Homemade Ketchup

A community recipe by AliceM

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Introduction

Sweet, spicy, tangy ketchup... mmmm

Ingredients

Serves: as required

Metric Cups

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 onions (finely chopped)
4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
3½ kilograms tomatoes (skinned and roughly chopped)
500 millilitres red wine vinegar
250 grams brown sugar
2 teaspoons dried mustard powder
2 tablespoons Maldon salt
3 leaves bay leaves
10 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 small dried red chilli
1 teaspoon allspice

2 tablespoons olive oil
4 onions (finely chopped)
4 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
7¾ pounds tomatoes (skinned and roughly chopped)
17½ fluid ounces red wine vinegar
9 ounces brown sugar
2 teaspoons dried mustard powder
2 tablespoons sea salt flakes
3 leaves bay leaves
10 cloves
2 cinnamon sticks
1 small dried red chile
1 teaspoon allspice

Method

Homemade Ketchup is a community recipe submitted by AliceM and has not been tested by Nigella.com so we are not able to answer questions regarding this recipe.

Put the bay leaves, cinnamon, chili, cloves & allspice into a pop sock & tie up (or if you find this a bit too unorthodox wrap it in cheesecloth).

Heat the olive oil in a large saucepan and sligthly soften the onion & garlic. Add the vinegar, sugar, mustard, salt & tomatoes, give the mixture a good stir. Then add the spice bundle. Cook, stirring now and then, for 40 minutes.

Remove spice bundle & puree the mixture in a blender until smooth.

Strain sauce through a fine sieve back into the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened. This will take 30 to 40 minutes.

Add more vinegar, sugar, salt or other seasonings if you wish.

Pour the ketchup into sterilized jars.

Put the bay leaves, cinnamon, chili, cloves & allspice into a pop sock & tie up (or if you find this a bit too unorthodox wrap it in cheesecloth).

Remove spice bundle & puree the mixture in a blender until smooth.

Strain sauce through a fine sieve back into the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened. This will take 30 to 40 minutes.

Add more vinegar, sugar, salt or other seasonings if you wish.

Pour the ketchup into sterilized jars.