Spicy Corn Salsa

Grab the chips! This Spicy Corn Salsa is the perfect recipe to enjoy with your favorite drink, along side your favorite Mexican dish, or even give as gifts! I am back again today showing you how easy it is to preserve your food. 

Over the last couple weeks, we have been sharing tips on how to can and preserve your food. First there was the easiest Italian Pasta Sauce ever with just 2 ingredients, and then the luscious Chocolate Raspberry Sauce.

One of the nicest things about this recipe, besides it’s ease, is that you can easily adjust how spicy you want it. We used a poblano pepper and jalapeno pepper without the seeds, so it wasn’t really too spicy, however, you can easily leave the seeds in the peppers or even use a pepper with more heat, like a habanero. We have a great guide to cooking with chile peppers.

The very first thing you need to do is cook the corn. We found the FreshTech Automatic Home Canning System to be great for cooking the corn, as well as canning. We actually cooked a dozen ears of corn, had some for dinner then used the rest in the Spicy Corn Salsa recipe. I love when I have an appliance that can be used different ways.

After the corn is cool, and cut off the cob, chop the rest of the vegetables; tomatoes, peppers, onion and garlic. In a small bowl, combine the cilantro, cumin, salt, and sugar with the vinegar, whisk and add it to the vegetables. Cook the mixture until it comes to a boil, then reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, you will need to prepare the jars for canning. We set the FreshTech Automatic Home Canning System right next to the sink, making it super easy to fill. The jars should be slightly covered with water. It’s easiest to add a little water at first, then fill the jars with water, then add more, that way the jars don’t float around in the water.

Turn the canning system on, bring to a simmer and heat for 10 minutes to sterilize the jars. While the jars are heating, wash the lids and rings in hot soapy water and set on a towel.

The tools that Ball® Canning sells, make the process super easy. Using the funnel, fill the jars with the Corn Salsa.

Be sure that the air bubbles are removed with the Bubble Remover and Headspace Tool. And be sure you leave 1/2 inch of headspace.

Wipe off the rim and edge of the jar, then add the lid using the Lid Lifter.

Then add the ring and tighten.

Using the Secure-Grip Jar Lifter, add the filled jars back into the canner. I like the spring loaded lifter the best.

After all the jars are in the water, add more water so there is about 1 inch above the jars. Then add the Diffuser Rack, this rack adds to the heat efficiency, and diffuses the boiling evenly within the pot. Then turn the dial to canning, and process for 25 minutes once it has come to a boil.