12 Steps to Canning Stewed Tomatoes

Step 1, Chop Vegetables

In our stewed tomato recipe we use onions, green pepper and fresh basil. The onions and green pepper we chop into small, perhaps 1/4 cubes. The basil we like to mince using a Chinese knife that looks like a meat cleaver to get it really fine. We chop up the veggies so they are ready for use when the tomatoes get finished being peeled and cored.