Citrus And Ancho Chili Ketchup Food

ANCHO CHILE AND CITRUS KETCHUP

Steps:

• Squeeze the Ketchup into a blender.
• Add the chili powder and the zests.
• Blend 'til smooth.
• Pour into a zip lock bag, scrap the blender with a rubber spatula.
• Seal bag, cut one of the bottom corners from the bag and pipe the ketchup back into its bottle.
• It's best to let the flavors meld at least overnight.
• Use as you would regular ketchup.
• It's especially good with wings, fries, and/or onion rings.
• Spread on a grilled cheese sandwich it's something else.
• You get the idea.
• Try it on just about everything, it will probably work.

CHILE-CITRUS KETCHUP

Steps:

• Puree diced tomatoes and juice, onion, garlic, and sugar in a food processor. Transfer tomato mixture to a large heavy-bottomed stockpot. Add vinegar, 1 cup water, the dry mustard, nutmeg, allspice, chili powder, orange zest, orange juice, espresso, bay leaf, and habanero chile.
• Bring mixture to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer, stirring occasionally until thickened, about 50 minutes.
• Remove chile. Puree half or whole chile (depending on desired heat) with 1 cup ketchup in the food processor. Return ketchup to pot; stir until well blended. Season with salt and pepper. Let cool completely.

THICK AND SAVORY CHILI

Steps:

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir beef, about half the sweet onion, and garlic powder in the hot skillet until completely browned, 5 to 7 minutes.
• Mix tomato chunks, chili beans, tomato sauce, kidney beans, ketchup, and tomato paste in a large pot; bring to a boil and reduce heat to low. Stir the ground beef mixture and mushrooms into the tomato mixture; season with chili powder, sugar, salt, and black pepper. Cook chili at a simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors blend, about 45 minutes. Top individual servings with diced sweet onion to serve.

MEATLOAF SANDWICH WITH CHIPOTLE KETCHUP

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
• For the meatloaf: In a large mixing bowl, combine the ground beef, eggs, marinara, parsley, salt, pepper and breadcrumbs. Mix thoroughly and put on a baking dish. Shape the meat into a loaf and cover the baking dish. Bake in the preheated oven for 60 to 90 minutes. Uncover the last 15 minutes of bake time. Remove the meat from the oven and let it sit for 15 minutes before slicing. Slice and keep warm.
• For the chipotle ketchup: Puree the tomatoes until smooth in a blender. Cook the onions in a heavy pan, over medium heat until softened. Add the pureed tomatoes to the onions, then add all the remaining ingredients except the lime juice. Simmer uncovered, stirring frequently, until thick, about 1 hour.
• Remove from heat and let the mixture cool down a little before adding it to a blender. Add the lime juice and puree again.
• Put 1 piece of sliced meatloaf on half of the wheat bread slices, add a slice of pepper jack cheese and top with chipotle ketchup. Cover with remaining bread slices and serve.

CHEF'S MARKET BLACKBERRY KETCHUP

Steps:

• In a saucepan over medium-high heat, bring the berries, vinegar, and water to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes. Strain out the seeds and return the liquid to the saucepan. Add the brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, salt, cayenne pepper, butter, and grated tangerine rind. Simmer until thickened, about 10 minutes. Let cool.

ANCHO CHILE AND CINNAMON TRUFFLES

Steps:

• Combine ground ancho chili, cinnamon, cayenne pepper, heavy cream, and salt. Bring to a boil cover and steep for 2 hours.
• Chop Valrhona dark bitter chocolate into one-inch pieces.
• Bring spice-and-cream mixture back to a boil and add the chopped chocolate pieces. Mix until combined and smooth. If lumps remain, stir over a double boiler until smooth.
• Pour mixture into a parchment-lined two-inch half pan. Refrigerate until set.
• With a small spoon, scoop out 50 equally sized ganache balls. Roll and smooth the balls with your hands.
• Mix cocoa powder and ancho chili powder in a small bowl. Roll ganache balls in cocoa and chili mixture.