Recipe: Home-Made Spicy Hot V8

Home-Made Spicy Hot V8
Recipe by: Tom Solomon

8 quarts water
4 lb homegrown tomatoes; chopped
1 bunch celery; chopped
8 green jalapeno peppers; chop
1 cup vinegar
3 bay leaves
2 tbsp oregano
1 large onion; chopped
1 garlic; pressed
4 tbsp salt
4 tbsp sugar

In a large pot, combine all ingredients except the sugar, bring to a boil, and cook at a steady boil for 2 hours. Remove from heat and strain through a relatively fine mesh, making sure to express all the liquid you can.

Discard the pulp, return the liquid to the pot, and boil for another couple of hours, or until the liquid is reduced to roughly three quarts. Add four tablespoons of sugar, remove from heat, stir, and let cool.