Homemade Tomato Juice
I found a recipe for bottled Sloppy Joe Sauce and decided it was the perfect solution to my problem of having too many frozen tomatoes in my freezer. However, the recipe calls for 5 quarts of Tomato Juice. I didn’t have tomato juice, I had tomatoes. So began my journey to turn tomatoes into tomato juice and tomato juice into sloppy joe sauce. Finding a juice recipe was quite easy but finding one that sounded really good was a bit more difficult. After analyzing many options I decided to write my own recipe. The flavor was just right and in the end I had 17 pints of Sloppy Joe Sauce.
Tomato Juice Sauce
| 16 C. Tomatoes (Peeled and chopped)
2 C. Onions 1 C. Celery 2 T. Sugar 2 tsp Salt |
1 tsp Cumin
1 tsp garlic 1 T. Worcestershire Sauce 15 – 20 Drops hot sauce ½ tsp black pepper |
Mix all ingredients in a large, stainless steel pot. Simmer for 30-40 minutes or until the vegetables are well cooked and tender. Carefully blend small batches in a blender or put through a food mill.
My tomato juice ended up quite thick, much more like a sauce but it still worked well for Canned Sloppy Joes.
