Learn to make this savory staple to keep at home or collect pretty glassware to give it as a gift.
By Jehanne Ali
How to Make Homemade Ketchup
- Total Time: 25 mins
Description
Learn to make this savory staple to keep at home or collect pretty glassware to give it as a gift.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 kg ripe tomatoes, chopped
- 1 half red pepper
- 1 medium sized chilli,
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 onion
- 1 celery
- 2 cloves
- a pinch of nutmeg
- 100g brown sugar
- 50g rice vinegar
- few basil leaves
- 1/4 cup ( 3 heaped tbsp corn flour)- mixed with 1/2 cup water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp olive oil
Instructions
- Chop all the tomatoes, chilli, red pepper, celery, garlic and onion.
- Heat the oil in a heavy bottomed pan, and add the cloves and saute the garlic and onions.
- Add in the tomatoes, red chilli, pepper, celery, brown sugar and nutmeg.
- Stir regularly until tomatoes are mushy.
- Add the basils, and puree using hand blender or food processor. Transfer back to the pot and simmer for another 10 minutes.
- Add in the corn flour mixed with water, along with vinegar and stir until thickens.
- Immediately transfer into sterilised bottles or jars, the ketchup will thicken more in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 5 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Condiment
How long will this last if stored In sterilised jars?