- Blanch tomatoes for one minute, then into cold water.
- Peel all tomatoes and hull (remove the core).
- Take 2/3 of the tomatoes--quarter them and dig out seeds and water.
- Take remaining 1/3 of tomatoes and blend in blender.
- Pour blended tomatoes into a large pot. Simmer 1/2 hour or more, uncovered on med.-heat, stirring occasionally.\
- Dice remaining tomatoes. Fill colander so juice will seep out.
- Add diced tomatoes to pot of juice after it has simmered.
- Simmer on medium-heat or low-heat an additional 1/2 hour or more.
- Add to clean, empty pint jars:
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. citric acid (or 1 Tbl. lemon juice)
- 1/4 tsp. sugar
- Fill jars with diced tomatoes/juice
- Put jars in hot water bath on rack and process for 40 min. (Start timing after it comes to a boil--then turn heat to med.)
- After timing, place hot jars on towel.
Canning Diced Tomatoes
I decided the labor involved in this process isn't worth it to save money on canned diced tomatoes. I'd only do this if I had a TON of tomatoes that I didn't need for salsa, marinara, or something else.
