I was raised on chow chow, recipes from my grandmother and her ancestors all from the Southern United States. Our chow chow was chopped a bit finer with the addition of cabbage and bell peppers. In my immediate family we would serve it with our Pinto Beans with a side of corn bread.
Nice! Thank you for sharing your families way of making it, I hope you try ours and please follow up if you do. I have this chow with almost every meal and sandwiches too. Enjoy and stay safe :) Bonita
Hi Bonita & friends. I'm from South Eastern Manitoba & until last fall, I had never had the pleasure of tasting Green tomato Chow Chow. Jeez! I'm in my 50's !!! Where has this been all my life? My neighbour gave me a sample jar. This year I intentionally planted a few extra tomatoes to make a nice stash in my pantry. I like to make only small batches, due to a bad back ; so this amount in the video is perfect. Several batches over the next couple of weeks will be made. The first batch is almost finished simmering & is perfuming my kitchen. My tummy is growling in anticipation! Thank you for posting this video blog !
Oh my gosh!! That is so lovely and thank you so much for sharing your message with us. Green tomato chow chow is indeed a tasty batch of pickles and you will love them. I agree the aroma through the house is amazing. We have so many lovely pickle recipes so when you get time check out the videos on our website and here. :) Bonita
Thanks for refreshing my chow-chow recipe. You can’t buy chow-chow in the grocery store any more. Just have to make it. Homemade is the best.👍 Thanks for reminding me how to go about the steps.
Hi Bonita, I just made your chow recipe and it’s delicious. Thank you so much from a down home gal. 🤗♥️ This is the first chow chow recipe I’ve made that I’m 100% happy with. Love you and Raymond’s videos
@@bonitaskitchen I just made the Chow Chow it's delicious 😋 yummy I grow my own tomatoes first time ever I got five bottles 500 ML bottles of IT thank you again God bless U beautiful lady
Hi Richard: Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me know, I always love to here if our recipes are helping our viewers and their families. Having homemade chow chow or pickles at winter time is the best and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Nice! You are very welcome and thank you for stopping by, please share it with your facebook page for your family and friends to enjoy as well. We also post a NEW video here every Sunday if you wish to stop back, or subscribe to our channel. Thank you :) Bonita
I loved your video I had Homemade Green tomato Chow Chow as a child When my mother used to make it I worked in a nursing home and all of our residents looked forward to the day we had fish cakes and Chow Chow it is such inexpensive treat to make My BF is allergic to tomatoes but I will make a small batch for my for my self and family that can enjoy it💞
Oh my, thank you so much for letting me know and for sharing your lovely story with us. Sorry your BF is allergic to tomatoes we would love this recipe. But I do have other pickles on our channel you can make for him, like cabbage pickles www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/traditional-newfoundland-mustard-cabbage-pickles/or zucchini pickles www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/mustard-zucchini-pickles-bonitas-kitchen/ enjoy to the fullest and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita
I LOVE THIS, thank you! I ALWAYS have green tomatoes left in the fall and usually I make green tomato salsa, this year is different!!!❤️ Thank you again!! SO EASY!!👍
Sorry Gary for the late responds I just noticed your message, I glad you enjoyed it and now we can use up all of those tomatoes that don't turn red. :) Have a lovely day. :) Bonita
That is wonderful and its tastes amazing, plus I love serving this chow chow with so many lovely meals. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by... :) Bonita
Hi Bonita. I had some green tomatoes from my plants and decided to make some chow chow, which brought me here. I realized that the water from the juices would be too salty, so out it goes. I also realized that this isn't the kind of food that is full of healthy vitamins---it's the wonderful flavour it adds to whatever good and healthy meals you make. You're a sweetheart. Thanks.
Dimi K Thank you for your message and for visiting our channel, the water from the soaking you toss away and if you wish you can use half for it. I understand totally about using to much salt and but I hope you get to make some and if you do please let me know. Enjoy and have a lovely day. Bonita
Thanks so much Bonita. I am going to make some this week. So many green tomatoes and the frost is about to hit. My favorite use for chow chow was when we ate salt cod. Lord, my mouth waters
You are very welcome Kim, I'm glad to help and enjoy to the fullest. Chow chow is good with so many lovely meals, but fried or deepfried cod is the best for sure. :) Bonita
Oh Nice! I'm so glad you are going to make our recipe, its so nice you have your own veggies. Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen I made it! Looks so pretty! I’ll taste it tomorrow. I shared this video on my Facebook in case family wants to try your traditional recipe. Thank you Bonita! ✌️💚😊
Just started a batch of this chow-chow this morning; turmeric and mustard is new to me but very excited to see how it tastes. You have an awesome channel.
My mother and my grandmother put the pickling spice right into the pot and never used a cheese cloth bag. I come from a long line of Nova Scotia ancestors that called it Green Tomato Chow. They thinly sliced the green tomatoes and the onions and they rinsed the salt the next day so your chow wouldn't be so salty. They also let it simmer on the back of the stove for nearly two hours. We had the Chow with turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
That sounds lovely Shirley and thank you so much for sharing your families recipe with us. This is indeed a lovely recipe for that time of the year. Having chow with big meals and then with leftover turkey!! Oh my..so good. Have a lovely day!! Bonita
My sister has lots of green tomatoes in a garden so I'll be making this. It's so good with eggs and ham, also great on hotdog and hamburgers. Thanks for the recipe. ❤️
You are very welcome and thank you for your message and for stopping by, please use up all of those green tomatoes because they were so hard for me to find and this recipe is so tasty with lots of meals. Enjoy Bonita
Also as a side with pretty much any type of beans. I know a lot of people use it with pinto beans but since I will never, ever eat another pinto bean in my life unless I am literally starving, I can't comment on that. It's pretty good with white, navy, or great northern beans though.
@@angelriani Thank you for your message and for your suggestion, i can't say I've had pinto beans before unless it was in something and I didn't done they were there. :) Bonita
That is wonderful, I'm glad to help and we have mean trying to get green tomatoes for two years to make this recipe. We finally found some and we glad to make this video for everyone to enjoy. :) Thank you for your message. Bonita
That is wonderful and the same to you and your family, chow chow is so good with many meals. My husband likes chow chow on his hamburger, thank you for your message and have a lovely day. :) Bonita
That is so sweet Rodney, thank you for your message and for enjoying our recipes and videos. Please don't forget to subscribe and share with your Facebook friends so more people can get to enjoy them as well. :) Have a wonderful evening....Bonita
Thank you thank you so much for this recipe! My grandmother made this and I also made it with my mother but I can't find my grandmother's recipe! Thank you. ❤
You are very welcome Elizabeth I'm glad to help, this is what happens over time with our family recipes they get misplaced and its hard to remember every ingredient and method. Enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Okay my grandmother's did not have mustard or turmeric but other than that it's the exact same recipe. We also made Mustard Pickles and the last batch my mother and I ever made together she burned the mustard sauce and had to throw out the whole batch of pickles! Now I've got to find a good Mustard Pickle recipe that looks like my grandmother's. :-)
OMG !!! one of the things I really miss of my mothers ........ going to have to try do it myself but going to add some jalapenos, my mom never would have .....lol Thanks so much Bonita
My Mom would always rinse the tomatoes and onions in the morning with lots of cold water. It can be very salty tasting if you dont rinse. She then let it drain for awhile in a colander before making the chow. I know make it yearly. I just finished beets - mustard beans - bread n butter pickles - muustard pickles as well.
Thank you for stopping by and sharing that with us, for sure you can rise the veggies off with cold water before continuing on with the sauce. You got your pickling started and the mustard beans sounds lovely. Bonita
Thank you Bonita! I have a chowchow recipe that was handed down through I don't know how many generations that has a bunch more ingredients but I've never been able to get the spice balance just *right.* I going to try this, without the tomatoes because I can't seem to find green tomatoes either (this year I managed to find enough to make one single dish (for two people) of fried green tomatoes) just so that I can check out the seasonings.
Thats great Angel, they are very hard to get in the fall for sure, i'm sure you can add some other vegetable and the seasonings in this batch of green tomato pickles are so good. I even put the juice on a sandwich when I'm making one. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita
You are very welcome, I'm glad to help and thank you for your message. We have had a lovely thanksgiving weekend for sure, have a lovely day. :) Bonita
Hello Bonita, should I want to double the recipe how would I go about doing this? Do I double the spices? especially the salt. I love your recipes and have tried many. Thank you
Hi Marcel, Thank you so much for your message and for stopping by, If you need to add more salt to cover the layers of tomatoes thats ok but I'm thinking you don't need to double everything. Maybe you might need more of the sauce but you will know after you get the tomatoes cut up. Enjoy :) Bonita
Oh my, not here in gardens in our community. But if you can get those green tomatoes, I would suggest you makes this recipe and even if you have a garden green tomato chow chow sale people will be glad to get them from you, enjoy and thank you for your message and have a blessed day. :) Bonita
Thank you for the recipe. I must try this as I love chow chow with breakfast. Has anyone ever substituted Stevia for the sugar? If so how much. And was the taste good? Thank you.
Hi Francine, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, you can substitute with Stevia for sweeting low follow the guideline. Sugar Stevia Sucrevia ein powder Stevia Sucrevia liquid Stevia Sucrevia in tablets Stevia Sucrevia in sticks 1 teaspoon 1 measuring spoon ( 0,03g) 4 drops 1 tab 1 stick (0,03g) 2 teaspoons 2 measuring spoons (0,06g) 8 drops 2 tabs 2 sticks (0,06g) 1 tablespoon 3 measuring spoons (0,09g) 12 drops 3 tabs 3 sticks (0,09g) 50 g 10 measuring spoons (0,3g) 40 drops 100 g 20 measuring spoons (0,6g) 80 drops 200 g 40 measuring spoons (1,2g) 160 drops 1 kg 6g 320 drops This is from there website if you wish to follow that, or google another website. I hope this helps and enjoy our recipe.....:) Bonita
Bonita, I love your channel! Your recipes are so fun to learn about and so is your culture.. I am from New Jersey which really isn't that far! Your recipes make me want to discover more! ps. Interesting how close your accent is to an Irish one.. :) Keep cooking!
Hi Kevin: Thank you for your message and I'm so glad to help. Our accent is part Irish because we were a British Colony before 1949, the Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation of Canada. I guess its hard to loss an accent that was all we know. I'm glad you are enjoying our channel and recipes. Have a lovely day :) Bonita
@@almostgaymous haha that is totally ok and I'm glad to share this information with our viewers so you can know a little more about me and where I'm from. :) Have a lovely day Bonita
Yes it can, and I'm glad to help. I've been looking for green tomatoes for the last two years. I've had many requests for this recipe and of course for ourselves to enjoy. Thank you for your message and enjoy. :) Bonita
It's not necessary but you can if you like to remove more salt. This is a lovely recipe and very tasty with a lot of meals. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. Enjoy Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen Didn't rinse them , turned out great . Will tell you tho , not used to chow not being green. My nannies recipe from N.S. doesn't have turmeric or mustard in it. I got 24 500ml bottles 2- 2lt bottles 1-750ml bottle and 1- 500ml bottle and a half bottle in the fridge ,and that was 4 batches. I did put some diced red pepper in mine for color . After I canned the 24 jars ,what was left I decided to thicken it a bit with corn starch lol I think the color change was confusing my mind and kept thinkin mustard pickles lol. Gave some to me brother and my ex wife , so far everyone is loving it . printed the recipe and pit it in my book. once my Family finds out I'm back into canning this won't last long. Making pickled tomatoes for my brothers in-laws . never made them before but they sound good. I went thru your playlist and saved a lot of your canning videos to watch later. Will be making more , cheers
@@MUSICMAN0055 Nice! I'm so glad you enjoyed the pickles and looks like you got a nice few and I'm sure you will be sharing those to friends and family. I never can have a full stock of pickling because I gift most of it. Thank you for following up with us and letting me know how your pickles turned out. Pickling is fun and you get so much amazing food from it.....I'm glad you bookmarked more recipes and enjoy them all to the fullest. :) Bonita
Thanks so much for this! Chow Chow was one of my favourite things I discovered while living in Nova Scotia ten years ago. I had a question - why do you not use some of the water/juice removed from the tomatoes and onions instead of replacing it with plain water? I would think that would improve the flavour and nutritional value? Or is it too acidic that way?
Hi Patti: Thank you so much for your message and for noticing this. The reason you remove the water that come out of the veggies is because of the salt, now this is a part of the pickling process. You salt it first and remove some of the acidic juices and start the pickling, then remove that and the next step is the vinegar, pickling spices and sugar. This is a lovely recipe for green tomato chow chow and please let me know what you think after you make it. Enjoy and have a lovely evening. Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen Ahhh....of course! I didn't think of the salt. Yah, that would be pretty salty if you used the tomato juices! Thanks for clearing that up and I sure will let you know if I make it. I posted a link to your recipe video on my facebook and a lot of people are commenting on it :-)
Hi Evelyn thank you for your message and for making our recipe. The liquid is not as thick as mustard pickles. It will thicken a little more as it sets in with the ingredients and it will soak up the liquid in the tomatoes and onions. Please we love the liquid to dip our bread or pour over the meal we are eating. I'm sure you will love them, enjoy. :) Bonita
Hi Bonita! Thanks for the video. Have you heard of adding green pepper into Chow Chow? I think I remember my Grandpa from Miramachi adding a couple to his batch.
My grandmother used to put her tomatoes and onion through a clamp-on meat grinder. As time went on we preferred a little more texture. You can put this on the side of a plate of any meal!
Yes for sure, I like more texture as well. Thank you for sharing your grandmothers method with us and for stopping by, I love having a little taste of chow chow on my plate with so many meals. :) Bonita
Hi Doreen, Thank you for your message and for stopping by...I not sure if you seen the video or recipe posted below the video. It will give you all the ingredients to get started. Enjoy to the fullest... :) Bonita
HI Evelyn: Thank you for your message and for stopping by, this is a tasty chow. I used a yellow mustard the recipe is under the video link on youtube just touch the down arrow or see more message. Plus we have a printable recipe www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/green-tomato-chow-chow/ on our website. Enjoy Bonita
hi Bonita, In the written recipe it doesn’t say anything about. 1 1/2 cup of water as in the video. Love the recipe,making it as we speak. Smells amazing.!
Thank you for pointing that out, I try to read over my recipes but most times I just get to write them and post. It was 2 1/2 cups of water, and I fixed the error in the recipe. I'm glad you enjoy this recipe they are so tasty. :) Bonita
You can copy and paste it or this is a link to the website link and print it there. www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/green-tomato-chow-chow/ thank you for stopping by and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Hi Evelyn, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, this is just a yellow regular mustard in this recipe. This one you would use for a plain old hotdog. Enjoy and thank you :) Bonita
Yes I agree, I can't wait for the green tomatoes so I can make some for the fall and winter. Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Thank you for your message and for stopping by. I'm not sure of your question? But when you let it rest overnight, just drain off the salty water from the green tomatoes and onions that was brining. Then add the veggies to your boiler again....then add the other ingredients. My recipe is posted under this video and please watch the video for more details. If you can't use as much salt or sugar to your recipe use what you can..... :) Thanks Bonita
Hi Dianne, Thank you so much for your message and for making our recipe. Sorry I'm just getting to your message. I would put it all back in the boiler and add more sugar, then start the boil it again and rewash the bottles and start all over again with filling them. I'm sure you got them all sealed and everything cleaned up. It's always best to taste the pickles in between cooking them to always make sure you are happy with the taste. But lucky for you it can be fixed but it will be extra work. I hope this helps and enjoy them to the fullest. :) Bonita
Sorry I just seen your message and if anytime you put to much salt over the green tomatoes rinse them off with tap water and just add what you need. But if you already got them soaked over night but not started to cook still rinse some salt off before cooking them. Sorry but if you need faster response try emailing me at bonitakitchen@gmail.com thanks Bonita
Hi Pat, Thank you for your message and for stopping by. If you are still cooking it you can add more sugar or add one cup of hot water. The recipe don't call for water but it will take some of the vinegar sharpness down. I hope this helps and thank you for making our recipe, :) Bonita
Hi Margaret, Thank you for stopping by and for watching our video for green tomato chow chow, these are tasty pickles. I did use the 2 and half cups but the video clip was missed. It will give you extra liquid and use what you need when bottling the chow chow. Enjoy and thank you :) Bonita
Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I use cauliflower in my cabbage pickles this is the link ruclips.net/video/_HyYBJGmDJw/видео.html but that one for green tomato chow is onions and green tomato. Enjoy Bonita
Hi Darryl, Thank you for stopping by and leaving a message,. I'm not sure what you mean by no bottles were harmed. ? They all sealed and the green tomato chow chow is so tasty. Bonita
Hi Frank, Thank you for stopping by and for your message, you can reduce the amount of sugar or replace it with a splenda or low sugar. This is a tasty green tomato chow chow and I hope you get to make it. :) Bonita
Chow Chow is a the name of our green tomato relish. This is a lovely tasty recipe and I hope you get to make it soon. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita
I was raised on chow chow, recipes from my grandmother and her ancestors all from the Southern United States. Our chow chow was chopped a bit finer with the addition of cabbage and bell peppers. In my immediate family we would serve it with our Pinto Beans with a side of corn bread.
Nice! Thank you for sharing your families way of making it, I hope you try ours and please follow up if you do. I have this chow with almost every meal and sandwiches too. Enjoy and stay safe :) Bonita
Hi Bonita & friends. I'm from South Eastern Manitoba & until last fall, I had never had the pleasure of tasting Green tomato Chow Chow. Jeez! I'm in my 50's !!! Where has this been all my life? My neighbour gave me a sample jar. This year I intentionally planted a few extra tomatoes to make a nice stash in my pantry. I like to make only small batches, due to a bad back ; so this amount in the video is perfect. Several batches over the next couple of weeks will be made. The first batch is almost finished simmering & is perfuming my kitchen. My tummy is growling in anticipation! Thank you for posting this video blog !
Oh my gosh!! That is so lovely and thank you so much for sharing your message with us. Green tomato chow chow is indeed a tasty batch of pickles and you will love them. I agree the aroma through the house is amazing. We have so many lovely pickle recipes so when you get time check out the videos on our website and here. :) Bonita
Thanks for refreshing my chow-chow recipe. You can’t buy chow-chow in the grocery store any more. Just have to make it. Homemade is the best.👍 Thanks for reminding me how to go about the steps.
You are very welcome and I'm glad to help. Thank you for stopping by and enjoy to the fullest!! :) Bonita
Hi Bonita, I just made your chow recipe and it’s delicious. Thank you so much from a down home gal. 🤗♥️ This is the first chow chow recipe I’ve made that I’m 100% happy with. Love you and Raymond’s videos
Aww! You are very welcome and thank you so much for making our recipe. It's always nice the hear from our viewers letting us know. Enjoy :) Bonita
I love a good maritime recipe 😍
I love green tomato chow on buttered bread…….and on buttered toast. ♥️
I just made this. Had a lot of green tomatoes. This recipe is AMAZING! Thank you Bonita!
Nice! I'm so glad you enjoyed our GREEN TOMATO CHOW CHOW recipe. I can't get enough of this recipe. Thank you for letting us know. :) Bonita
So happy for this.
Going to make this Saturday awesome thanks 👍
Nice! Thank you for letting me know and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen I just made the Chow Chow it's delicious 😋 yummy I grow my own tomatoes first time ever I got five bottles 500 ML bottles of IT thank you again God bless U beautiful lady
@@joypayne5534 Aww! That is so wonderful, I'm glad you made and enjoyed our recipe. Thank you Joy for stopping by and have a lovely day. :) Bonita
I tried this chow chow recipe last fall as I had a ton of green tomatoes left in my garden. The results were fantastic. Thanks Bonita.
Hi Richard: Thank you so much for stopping by and letting me know, I always love to here if our recipes are helping our viewers and their families. Having homemade chow chow or pickles at winter time is the best and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
This is the best recipe for chow I've seen. All the details I needed to make chow chow like my Mom used to make. Thank you!
Nice! You are very welcome and thank you for stopping by, please share it with your facebook page for your family and friends to enjoy as well. We also post a NEW video here every Sunday if you wish to stop back, or subscribe to our channel. Thank you :) Bonita
Making Chow right now. Thanks ma ducky.
You are very welcome and enjoy :) Bonita
I loved your video I had Homemade Green tomato Chow Chow as a child When my mother used to make it I worked in a nursing home and all of our residents looked forward to the day we had fish cakes and Chow Chow it is such inexpensive treat to make My BF is allergic to tomatoes but I will make a small batch for my for my self and family that can enjoy it💞
Oh my, thank you so much for letting me know and for sharing your lovely story with us. Sorry your BF is allergic to tomatoes we would love this recipe. But I do have other pickles on our channel you can make for him, like cabbage pickles www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/traditional-newfoundland-mustard-cabbage-pickles/or zucchini pickles www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/mustard-zucchini-pickles-bonitas-kitchen/ enjoy to the fullest and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita
Great recipe I made this recipe over this past weekend…just love it!
Nice! Thank you for letting me know and for stopping by......Enjoy to the fullest and visit anytime you are looking for a tasty recipe.... :) Bonita
I LOVE THIS, thank you! I ALWAYS have green tomatoes left in the fall and usually I make green tomato salsa, this year is different!!!❤️ Thank you again!! SO EASY!!👍
Sounds great! Enjoy to the fullest, thank you Bonita :)
I've made chow chow with cabbage but never green tomatoes. This looks even better!
Sorry Gary for the late responds I just noticed your message, I glad you enjoyed it and now we can use up all of those tomatoes that don't turn red. :) Have a lovely day. :) Bonita
Great video! Making some chow chow for the first time today! Thank you
I can't wait to make this Chow Chow! It looks so good!
That is wonderful and its tastes amazing, plus I love serving this chow chow with so many lovely meals. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by... :) Bonita
Thank you for the instructions! ♥️
You are very welcome. :) Bonita
Hi Bonita,your green tomato Chow Chow looks delicious.Thank you for this recipe.You & Raymond have a blessed Sunday.
You are very welcome Linda, I'm so glad you enjoyed our chow chow recipe and you as well have a lovely day. Thank you for your message. :) Bonita
Hi Bonita. I had some green tomatoes from my plants and decided to make some chow chow, which brought me here. I realized that the water from the juices would be too salty, so out it goes. I also realized that this isn't the kind of food that is full of healthy vitamins---it's the wonderful flavour it adds to whatever good and healthy meals you make. You're a sweetheart. Thanks.
Dimi K Thank you for your message and for visiting our channel, the water from the soaking you toss away and if you wish you can use half for it. I understand totally about using to much salt and but I hope you get to make some and if you do please let me know. Enjoy and have a lovely day. Bonita
Thanks so much Bonita. I am going to make some this week. So many green tomatoes and the frost is about to hit. My favorite use for chow chow was when we ate salt cod. Lord, my mouth waters
You are very welcome Kim, I'm glad to help and enjoy to the fullest. Chow chow is good with so many lovely meals, but fried or deepfried cod is the best for sure. :) Bonita
I’m going to make this tomorrow! I grew up on it in NS, now I’m in Ontario and grow my own veggies. So excited to try it myself.
Oh Nice! I'm so glad you are going to make our recipe, its so nice you have your own veggies. Thank you for stopping by. Enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen I made it! Looks so pretty! I’ll taste it tomorrow. I shared this video on my Facebook in case family wants to try your traditional recipe. Thank you Bonita! ✌️💚😊
@@madonnadove Thank you so much and we so appreciate your support by sharing our video. :) Enjoy Bonita
Perfect. I have a lot of green tomatoes.
That is wonderful and I'm so glad you enjoyed and found our channel. This is a lovely recipe and so tasty. :) Thank you for stopping by...Bonita
Just started a batch of this chow-chow this morning; turmeric and mustard is new to me but very excited to see how it tastes. You have an awesome channel.
You will love it and thank you for letting me know, please followup with me after you tasted them. Enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
My mother and my grandmother put the pickling spice right into the pot and never used a cheese cloth bag. I come from a long line of Nova Scotia ancestors that called it Green Tomato Chow. They thinly sliced the green tomatoes and the onions and they rinsed the salt the next day so your chow wouldn't be so salty. They also let it simmer on the back of the stove for nearly two hours. We had the Chow with turkey at Thanksgiving and Christmas.
That sounds lovely Shirley and thank you so much for sharing your families recipe with us. This is indeed a lovely recipe for that time of the year. Having chow with big meals and then with leftover turkey!! Oh my..so good. Have a lovely day!! Bonita
My sister has lots of green tomatoes in a garden so I'll be making this. It's so good with eggs and ham, also great on hotdog and hamburgers. Thanks for the recipe. ❤️
You are very welcome and thank you for your message and for stopping by, please use up all of those green tomatoes because they were so hard for me to find and this recipe is so tasty with lots of meals. Enjoy Bonita
Also as a side with pretty much any type of beans. I know a lot of people use it with pinto beans but since I will never, ever eat another pinto bean in my life unless I am literally starving, I can't comment on that. It's pretty good with white, navy, or great northern beans though.
@@angelriani Thank you for your message and for your suggestion, i can't say I've had pinto beans before unless it was in something and I didn't done they were there. :) Bonita
I like putting this on mashed potatoes.
Just did this using your recipe and shared your video on Facebook. Thanks.
Thank you Wayne, I'm so glad you made our recipe and share it. Thank you for your message and support, enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen ,it's 2021 and once again we used your recipe. :)
Looks great Bonita I must try it !
Thanks, Bonita! I just picked a ton of green tomatoes from my garden! I’m going to make this and let you know how it comes out!
That is wonderful, I'm glad to help and we have mean trying to get green tomatoes for two years to make this recipe. We finally found some and we glad to make this video for everyone to enjoy. :) Thank you for your message. Bonita
Looks wonderful 🥰
Thank you Mary, so sorry I just noticed your message. Not sure why they got lost. Bonita
I think nothing beats a good chow chow! Although mustard beans are a close seconds! Nice job on everything❤️
Hi Georgia, Thank you for stopping by and I'm so glad you enjoyed our video and recipe. Mustard beans so pretty tasty as well. :) Bonita
I Love Chow Chow,Another Great Video,Happy Thanksgiving To You And Your Family.
That is wonderful and the same to you and your family, chow chow is so good with many meals. My husband likes chow chow on his hamburger, thank you for your message and have a lovely day. :) Bonita
Love your channel!
Thank you :) Bonita
Love your videos Bonita!!
That is so sweet Rodney, thank you for your message and for enjoying our recipes and videos. Please don't forget to subscribe and share with your Facebook friends so more people can get to enjoy them as well. :) Have a wonderful evening....Bonita
Thank you thank you so much for this recipe! My grandmother made this and I also made it with my mother but I can't find my grandmother's recipe! Thank you. ❤
You are very welcome Elizabeth I'm glad to help, this is what happens over time with our family recipes they get misplaced and its hard to remember every ingredient and method. Enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Okay my grandmother's did not have mustard or turmeric but other than that it's the exact same recipe. We also made Mustard Pickles and the last batch my mother and I ever made together she burned the mustard sauce and had to throw out the whole batch of pickles! Now I've got to find a good Mustard Pickle recipe that looks like my grandmother's. :-)
OMG !!! one of the things I really miss of my mothers ........ going to have to try do it myself but going to add some jalapenos, my mom never would have .....lol Thanks so much Bonita
Making this today
Nice! Enjoy and thank you for picking our recipe to make. :) Bonita
My Mom would always rinse the tomatoes and onions in the morning with lots of cold water. It can be very salty tasting if you dont rinse. She then let it drain for awhile in a colander before making the chow. I know make it yearly. I just finished beets - mustard beans - bread n butter pickles - muustard pickles as well.
Thank you for stopping by and sharing that with us, for sure you can rise the veggies off with cold water before continuing on with the sauce. You got your pickling started and the mustard beans sounds lovely. Bonita
Thank you Bonita! I have a chowchow recipe that was handed down through I don't know how many generations that has a bunch more ingredients but I've never been able to get the spice balance just *right.* I going to try this, without the tomatoes because I can't seem to find green tomatoes either (this year I managed to find enough to make one single dish (for two people) of fried green tomatoes) just so that I can check out the seasonings.
Thats great Angel, they are very hard to get in the fall for sure, i'm sure you can add some other vegetable and the seasonings in this batch of green tomato pickles are so good. I even put the juice on a sandwich when I'm making one. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita
Thanks Bonita, for another interesting recipe, which I will try soon. Hope your having an enjoyable Thanksgiving weekend. God Bless.
You are very welcome, I'm glad to help and thank you for your message. We have had a lovely thanksgiving weekend for sure, have a lovely day. :) Bonita
Bonita, you are adorable!
Aww! Thank you so much for your lovely message and for stopping by. I hope you get to make some Chow chow and enjoy. :) Bonita
Hello Bonita, should I want to double the recipe how would I go about doing this? Do I double the spices? especially the salt. I love your recipes and have tried many. Thank you
Hi Marcel, Thank you so much for your message and for stopping by, If you need to add more salt to cover the layers of tomatoes thats ok but I'm thinking you don't need to double everything. Maybe you might need more of the sauce but you will know after you get the tomatoes cut up. Enjoy :) Bonita
A good idea against food waste. Because every year in autumn there are many green tomatoes left over in the gardens.
Oh my, not here in gardens in our community. But if you can get those green tomatoes, I would suggest you makes this recipe and even if you have a garden green tomato chow chow sale people will be glad to get them from you, enjoy and thank you for your message and have a blessed day. :) Bonita
Thankyou so very much
You are very welcome and thank you for stopping by and enjoy :) Bonita
Thank you for the recipe. I must try this as I love chow chow with breakfast. Has anyone ever substituted Stevia for the sugar? If so how much. And was the taste good? Thank you.
Hi Francine, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, you can substitute with Stevia for sweeting low follow the guideline.
Sugar Stevia Sucrevia ein powder Stevia Sucrevia liquid Stevia Sucrevia in tablets Stevia Sucrevia in sticks
1 teaspoon 1 measuring spoon ( 0,03g) 4 drops 1 tab 1 stick (0,03g)
2 teaspoons 2 measuring spoons (0,06g) 8 drops 2 tabs 2 sticks (0,06g)
1 tablespoon 3 measuring spoons (0,09g) 12 drops 3 tabs 3 sticks (0,09g)
50 g 10 measuring spoons (0,3g) 40 drops
100 g 20 measuring spoons (0,6g) 80 drops
200 g 40 measuring spoons (1,2g) 160 drops
1 kg 6g 320 drops
This is from there website if you wish to follow that, or google another website. I hope this helps and enjoy our recipe.....:) Bonita
Bonita, I love your channel! Your recipes are so fun to learn about and so is your culture.. I am from New Jersey which really isn't that far! Your recipes make me want to discover more! ps. Interesting how close your accent is to an Irish one.. :) Keep cooking!
Hi Kevin: Thank you for your message and I'm so glad to help. Our accent is part Irish because we were a British Colony before 1949, the Newfoundland and Labrador joined Confederation of Canada. I guess its hard to loss an accent that was all we know. I'm glad you are enjoying our channel and recipes. Have a lovely day :) Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen Very interesting! Thanks for that!! I sound like a typical Jersey Boy.. "Tawk" "Cawfee" "Dawg" lol.. '_
@@almostgaymous haha that is totally ok and I'm glad to share this information with our viewers so you can know a little more about me and where I'm from. :) Have a lovely day Bonita
Thanks Bonita! I've been looking for this for years! Can coarse salt be used instead of sea salt?
Yes it can, and I'm glad to help. I've been looking for green tomatoes for the last two years. I've had many requests for this recipe and of course for ourselves to enjoy. Thank you for your message and enjoy. :) Bonita
great recipe , you don't rinse your veggies after the soak ?
It's not necessary but you can if you like to remove more salt. This is a lovely recipe and very tasty with a lot of meals. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. Enjoy Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen Didn't rinse them , turned out great . Will tell you tho , not used to chow not being green. My nannies recipe from N.S. doesn't have turmeric or mustard in it. I got 24 500ml bottles 2- 2lt bottles 1-750ml bottle and 1- 500ml bottle and a half bottle in the fridge ,and that was 4 batches. I did put some diced red pepper in mine for color . After I canned the 24 jars ,what was left I decided to thicken it a bit with corn starch lol I think the color change was confusing my mind and kept thinkin mustard pickles lol. Gave some to me brother and my ex wife , so far everyone is loving it . printed the recipe and pit it in my book. once my Family finds out I'm back into canning this won't last long. Making pickled tomatoes for my brothers in-laws . never made them before but they sound good. I went thru your playlist and saved a lot of your canning videos to watch later. Will be making more , cheers
@@MUSICMAN0055 Nice! I'm so glad you enjoyed the pickles and looks like you got a nice few and I'm sure you will be sharing those to friends and family. I never can have a full stock of pickling because I gift most of it. Thank you for following up with us and letting me know how your pickles turned out. Pickling is fun and you get so much amazing food from it.....I'm glad you bookmarked more recipes and enjoy them all to the fullest. :) Bonita
Thanks so much for this! Chow Chow was one of my favourite things I discovered while living in Nova Scotia ten years ago. I had a question - why do you not use some of the water/juice removed from the tomatoes and onions instead of replacing it with plain water? I would think that would improve the flavour and nutritional value? Or is it too acidic that way?
Hi Patti: Thank you so much for your message and for noticing this. The reason you remove the water that come out of the veggies is because of the salt, now this is a part of the pickling process. You salt it first and remove some of the acidic juices and start the pickling, then remove that and the next step is the vinegar, pickling spices and sugar. This is a lovely recipe for green tomato chow chow and please let me know what you think after you make it. Enjoy and have a lovely evening. Bonita
@@bonitaskitchen Ahhh....of course! I didn't think of the salt. Yah, that would be pretty salty if you used the tomato juices! Thanks for clearing that up and I sure will let you know if I make it. I posted a link to your recipe video on my facebook and a lot of people are commenting on it :-)
@@pattimoran2020 Thank you so much and I so appreciate your support, enjoy our recipe and we look forward to your follow up. :)
Bonita
A lot of salt in it
Thank you
Good morning Bonita I made this recipe this morning
There was a lot of liquid leftover, so not quite what I expected
Will it thicken?
Hi Evelyn thank you for your message and for making our recipe. The liquid is not as thick as mustard pickles. It will thicken a little more as it sets in with the ingredients and it will soak up the liquid in the tomatoes and onions. Please we love the liquid to dip our bread or pour over the meal we are eating. I'm sure you will love them, enjoy. :) Bonita
Happy Thanksgiving, Bonita!
That same to you and your family, and enjoy our recipe. :) Bonita
Do I need to wash the salt off on the morning by rinsing in water ?
The recipe is posted below the video, you don't need to rinse off the salt but you can, just follow the recipe and you will do find.Enjoy Bonita
Love chow 💜💚
Thank you it is pretty tasty. :) Enjoy and stay safe :) Bonita
Hi Bonita! Thanks for the video. Have you heard of adding green pepper into Chow Chow? I think I remember my Grandpa from Miramachi adding a couple to his batch.
My grandmother used to put her tomatoes and onion through a clamp-on meat grinder. As time went on we preferred a little more texture. You can put this on the side of a plate of any meal!
Yes for sure, I like more texture as well. Thank you for sharing your grandmothers method with us and for stopping by, I love having a little taste of chow chow on my plate with so many meals. :) Bonita
Is it mustard seeds or yellow mustard?and how much vinegar ? And water 💧
Hi Doreen, Thank you for your message and for stopping by...I not sure if you seen the video or recipe posted below the video. It will give you all the ingredients to get started. Enjoy to the fullest... :) Bonita
What kind of mustard did you use
HI Evelyn: Thank you for your message and for stopping by, this is a tasty chow. I used a yellow mustard the recipe is under the video link on youtube just touch the down arrow or see more message. Plus we have a printable recipe www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/green-tomato-chow-chow/ on our website. Enjoy Bonita
hi Bonita,
In the written recipe it doesn’t say anything about. 1 1/2 cup of water as in the video. Love the recipe,making it as we speak. Smells amazing.!
Thank you for pointing that out, I try to read over my recipes but most times I just get to write them and post. It was 2 1/2 cups of water, and I fixed the error in the recipe. I'm glad you enjoy this recipe they are so tasty. :) Bonita
Can you use a funnel to fill jars without mess?
For sure that will be the best, I didn't have one for this video but I do have one now and they are the best. :) Enjoy Bonita
How do you print the recipe/ingredients/directions?
You can copy and paste it or this is a link to the website link and print it there. www.bonitaskitchen.com/recipe/green-tomato-chow-chow/ thank you for stopping by and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Did u use ordinary mustard
Hi Evelyn, Thank you for your message and for stopping by, this is just a yellow regular mustard in this recipe. This one you would use for a plain old hotdog. Enjoy and thank you :) Bonita
I want to make this because it’s hard to find
Yes I agree, I can't wait for the green tomatoes so I can make some for the fall and winter. Thank you so much for stopping by and enjoy to the fullest. :) Bonita
Didn't rinse after it was all.night resting?? morning
Thank you for your message and for stopping by. I'm not sure of your question? But when you let it rest overnight, just drain off the salty water from the green tomatoes and onions that was brining. Then add the veggies to your boiler again....then add the other ingredients. My recipe is posted under this video and please watch the video for more details. If you can't use as much salt or sugar to your recipe use what you can..... :) Thanks Bonita
What if I added to much vinegar;what can I do; way to strong 😢?
Hi Dianne, Thank you so much for your message and for making our recipe. Sorry I'm just getting to your message. I would put it all back in the boiler and add more sugar, then start the boil it again and rewash the bottles and start all over again with filling them. I'm sure you got them all sealed and everything cleaned up. It's always best to taste the pickles in between cooking them to always make sure you are happy with the taste. But lucky for you it can be fixed but it will be extra work. I hope this helps and enjoy them to the fullest. :) Bonita
My grandmother and mother's recipe is similar and I make it as they did. But we grind the vegetables after the salt bath. My whole family begs for it.
Sounds lovely and its nice to have a recipe that works for you, thank you for stopping by and enjoy :) Bonita
Don't have to rinse?
No you don't have to rinse the salt off but you can if you wish. This is a lovely recipe and enjoy to the fullest!!! Bonita
I put zo much salt in chow how do i delate
Sorry I just seen your message and if anytime you put to much salt over the green tomatoes rinse them off with tap water and just add what you need. But if you already got them soaked over night but not started to cook still rinse some salt off before cooking them. Sorry but if you need faster response try emailing me at bonitakitchen@gmail.com thanks Bonita
What can you do if your chow chow is too bitter?
Hi Pat, Thank you for your message and for stopping by. If you are still cooking it you can add more sugar or add one cup of hot water. The recipe don't call for water but it will take some of the vinegar sharpness down. I hope this helps and thank you for making our recipe, :) Bonita
My mother used to seal the jars with a layer of wax and then put the lid on.
I've heard of that but never done it, I'm sure that worked lovely. hank you for leaving a message. :) Bonita
That was not dry mustard 🤔
No Marie, that was turmeric and yellow liquid mustard.The recipe is posted below the video, if you can't find it please let me know. :) Bonita
Not really sure about amounts. You say 2 1/2 cups water but only use a cup
Hi Margaret, Thank you for stopping by and for watching our video for green tomato chow chow, these are tasty pickles. I did use the 2 and half cups but the video clip was missed. It will give you extra liquid and use what you need when bottling the chow chow. Enjoy and thank you :) Bonita
My sister in law used cauliflower
Thank you for your message and for stopping by, I use cauliflower in my cabbage pickles this is the link ruclips.net/video/_HyYBJGmDJw/видео.html but that one for green tomato chow is onions and green tomato. Enjoy Bonita
No bottles were harmed in this video
Hi Darryl, Thank you for stopping by and leaving a message,. I'm not sure what you mean by no bottles were harmed. ? They all sealed and the green tomato chow chow is so tasty. Bonita
Cheers
That is lovely and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita
Don't rinse take salt
Thank you carl for stopping by. :) Bonita
You lost me with a ton of sugar, but thanks anyway..
Hi Frank, Thank you for stopping by and for your message, you can reduce the amount of sugar or replace it with a splenda or low sugar. This is a tasty green tomato chow chow and I hope you get to make it. :) Bonita
What the hell is Chow Chow?
Chow Chow is a the name of our green tomato relish. This is a lovely tasty recipe and I hope you get to make it soon. Enjoy and thank you for stopping by. :) Bonita