Nana King's Sweet Chili Sauce

Ingredients

• 2 (28 ounce) cans diced tomatoes, with juice

• 2 cups chopped white onions, 1 large
• 2 cups chopped red bell peppers or green bell peppers, 1 large
• 1 cup diced celery, 2 stalks
• 2-3 hot chili peppers, minced
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar
• 4 tablespoons pickling spices
• 4 teaspoons mustard seeds

Directions

1. 1

   Combine tomatoes with next 7 ingedients in a large sauce pot. Tie pickling spices and mustard seed in a cheesecloth bag and add to pot. Bring to a boil over medium high heat, stirring to prevent scorching. Reduce heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours until mixture thickens and becomes slightly syrupy. Stir frequently to prevent mixture from sticking to bottom of pot.

2. 2

   When sauce reaches desired thickness, discard spice bag and ladle hot sauce into 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace. Process jars according to directions or let cool completely and refrigerate for up to 3 months.