Canning Stewed Tomatoes Recipe using a Pressure Canner

Pressure canning stewed tomatoes is an excellent way of preserving tomatoes. This canned stewed tomatoes recipe is not only delicious but extremely easy to make. Home canned tomatoes are exceptional in flavor and do not have a metallic flavor. Once you begin canning, tomatoes store bought will no longer do!

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Preserving tomatoes is a necessity. Purchasing canned tomatoes from the market is an option, but why bother? The flavor found in home preserved tomatoes exceeds anything store bought. Also, canning stewed tomatoes at home allows for the recipe to be catered to your liking.

Add a minimal amount of spices, especially salt, and herbs to canned goods. The longer jars of food sits, the more the spices within the jar amplify in flavor. Additional herbs and spices can always be added once a jar has been opened.

There are a plethora of recipes which include canned tomatoes. Adding a jar of stewed tomatoes to these dishes will increase the flavor and the volume of food:

• Omelets
• Chili
• Spaghetti Sauce
• Mexican Rice
• Hunters Rabbit

Preserving Tomatoes

Aside from canning stewed tomatoes, there are a plethora of other tomato products which need to be preserved. Here is a list of the items found in our pantry:

• Canning tomatoes with basil and garlic
• Tomato jam
• Canning the basic whole tomato (with video)
• Dehydrated tomato peels for making tomato paste
• Tomato herbal conserve

However, a good tomato pie or the basic tomato sandwich are delicious food items to make during the growing season.

Pressure Canning Stewed Tomatoes

Unlike other home preserved tomato items, canning stewed tomatoes requires the use of a pressure canner. The ingredients within this versatile food item are not high enough in acidity to use a hot water bath or steam canner.

Do not let the thought of a pressure canner intimidate you, this preserving tool is quite easy to use. Learning about a dial gauge pressure canning prior to preserving season will build your confidence quickly.

Equipment

Because the ingredients are low in acidity, this recipe must be pressure canned. The bell peppers, onions, celery, and tomatoes are preserved in water and are not pickled. Because of this a pressure canner is needed.

A pressure canner is an investment. Select a pressure canner that will do the necessary job based on the altitude at which you reside.

• Pressure Canner
• Blanching Basket
• 7-pint size mason jars

Selecting the Best Pressure Canner for the Job

Ingredients

This recipe is very basic, containing very little salt, with the sugar being optional.

• 25 large plum Tomatoes, blanched and chopped
• 1/2 cup Green Pepper, diced
• 1 cup Yellow Onions, diced
• 1/2 cup Celery, diced
• 2 teaspoons Salt, optional
• 1 teaspoon Sugar, option
• Bottled Lemon Juice

Instructions

For those who are new to pressure canning, breathe. The process is quite simple and the equipment is much safer than what once existed. Additional tips on how to use a pressure canner can be found here.

1. Remove the skins by blanching tomatoes. Reserve the skins to be made into tomato powder.
2. Chop the tomatoes, removing the hard core. Removing the seeds is optional.
3. Combine all ingredients, except the lemon juice, in a nonreactive pot (stainless steel or enamel dutch oven). Cook over medium heat for 10 minutes. Remember to stir often to prevent scorching.
4. Fill the jars, leaving a 1-inch headspace.
5. Add lemon juice to each jar, 2 tablespoons per quart, 1 tablespoon per pint.
6. Process pint jars for 15 minutes, quart jars for 20 minutes.

Altitude in Feet	Dial Gauge Canner	Weighted Gauge Canner
0-1000 ft	11	10
1001-2000 ft	11	15
2001-4000 ft	12	15
4001-6000 ft	13	15
6001-8000 ft	14	15
8000-10,000 ft	15	15

Canning stewed tomatoes is an excellent way to preserve the tomato harvest. Another way of storing tomatoes is by canning whole tomatoes with garlic and basil. This way of preserving tomatoes is perfect for making instant tomato soup or spaghetti sauce.

My Book

For additional tip, trick, and recipes on how to preserve foods grab a copy of my book, The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest. Whether you are a novice or a seasoned home food preserver, this book has something for everyone. Learn how to can, ferment, dry, cure, freeze, and store raw the harvest as a sustainable homesteader would.

Copies of The Farm Girl's Guide to Preserving the Harvest can be purchased online at the following sites, Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Target, Walmart, Books a Million, and on my website. 

Printable Recipe Card – Pressure Canning Stewed Tomatoes

To make things easier, enjoy this printable recipe card for your convenience!

Pressure canning stewed tomatoes provides amazing flavor to many dishes. This is definitely an item which needs to be preserved each year.

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