Homemade Tomato Juice

MAN does this stuff LOOK GOOD! I get a garden going back in Wisconsin with a crop of nice tomatoes and I'm going to make this...



Homemade Tomato Juice Recipe


Some tomatoes are sweeter than others, depending on their ripeness and the variety of tomato. Use the ripest tomatoes you can. Added sugar will balance the natural acidity of the tomatoes, use more or less to taste. Tabasco hot sauce is also to taste, depending on your desired level of spiciness.

Ingredients

3 pounds very ripe garden tomatoes, cored, roughly chopped
1 1/4 cups chopped celery with leaves
1/3 cup chopped onion
2 Tbsp sugar (to taste)
1 teaspoon salt
Pinch black pepper
A couple shakes of Tabasco sauce, about 6-8 drops (to taste)

Method

1 Put all ingredients into a large non-reactive pot (use stainless steel, not aluminum). Bring to a simmer and cook, uncovered, until mixture is completely soupy, about 25 minutes.

2 Force mixture through a sieve, chinoise, or food mill. Cool completely.

Store covered and chilled. Will last for about 1 week in the refrigerator.

Makes about 1 quart.

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Actually hot sauce tomato juice is the ONLY way you will see me eat tomatoes

theironlady wrote:Actually hot sauce tomato juice is the ONLY way you will see me eat tomatoes

My Ma and Pa have made this... home made tomato juice. Ma likes it regular, but Pa likes a little tobasco in it, and so do I. It's freagin' great. I'll drink a pint of it almost straight down.