Homemade Tomato Ketchup Jamie Oliver Food

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP - JAMIE OLIVER

Steps:

• Heat oil in large non-stick skillet. Add onions and salt. Sweat onions for 15 minutes until soft, translucent and sweet.
• Combine fennel seed, coriander seed and cloves in a mortar, spice grinder or flavor shaker. Grind well. Add to onions with ginger, garlic and chile pepper. Add black pepper and salt.
• Quarter tomatoes and add to pan. Tear basil leaves off of stems and reserve. Chop stems coarsely and add to pan. Add tomato puree, vinegar and brown sugar. Bring to a boil, reduce to medium, and simmer 30-40 minutes.
• Roughly chop basil leaves. Turn off heat and add basil; stir well.
• Transfer to blender and puree smooth. Work in batches, filling the blender jar no more than half way. Pour into a fine sieve and push through.
• Sterilize some ketchup bottles and a funnel, either in boiling water, or dry in a roasting pan in a hot oven. Stir ketchup well and transfer to bottles. Fill bottles completely before sealing. Allow to cool completely, then store in a cool dark place for up to 6 months. Refrigerate after opening.

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Place all the vegetables in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan with a big splash of olive oil and the ginger, garlic, chilli, basil stalks, coriander seeds and cloves. Season with a teaspoon of black pepper and a good pinch of sea salt.
• Cook gently over a low heat for 10 to 15 minutes, or until softened, stirring every so often. Add all the tomatoes and 350ml of cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer gently until the sauce reduces by half.
• Add the basil leaves, then whiz the sauce in a food processor or with a hand blender and push it through a sieve twice, to make it smooth and shiny. Put the sauce into a clean pan and add the vinegar and the sugar.
• Place the sauce on the heat and simmer until it reduces and thickens to the consistency of tomato ketchup. At this point, correct the seasoning to taste.
• Spoon the ketchup through a sterilized funnel into sterilized bottles, then seal tightly and place in a cool dark place or the fridge until needed - it should keep for six months. Great served with steak and chips.

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Place all the vegetables in a large heavy-bottomed saucepan with a big splash of olive oil and the ginger, garlic, chili, basil stalks, coriander seeds and cloves. Season with the pepper and a good pinch of salt.
• Cook gently over a low heat for 10 to 15 minutes until softened, stirring every so often. Add all the tomatoes and 1 1/2 cups of cold water. Bring to the boil and simmer gently until the sauce reduces by half.
• Add the basil leaves, then whiz the sauce in a food processor or with a hand blender and push it through a sieve twice, to make it smooth and shiny. Put the sauce into a clean pan and add the vinegar and the sugar. Place the sauce on the heat and simmer until it reduces and thickens to the consistency of tomato ketchup. At this point, correct the seasoning to taste.
• Spoon the ketchup through a sterilized funnel into sterilized bottles, then seal tightly and place in a cool dark place or the refrigerator until needed - it should keep for 6 months.

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• In a large heavy pot heat the olive oil over moderate heat and cook the onion until golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for another minute.
• Add the tomatoes, vinegar, corn syrup, cloves, allspice, mustard seeds, celery seeds, salt and pepper stirring to combine. Bring the mixture to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 1 hour.
• Pass the mixture through a food mill (or cheesecloth) into a bowl and return to the pot. Bring the mixture back to a simmer and cook until very thick, stirring occasionally, about 45 minutes. Allow the ketchup to cool.

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan.
• Cover and bring to boil.
• Remove from heat and let stand.
• Wash, core, and quarter tomatoes.
• Drain in a colander, discarding liquid.
• Place tomatoes in a large pot.
• Add onion and cayenne.
• Bring to boiling.
• Cook for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Put mixture through a food mill; discard seeds and skins.
• Add sugar to the tomato juice.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until reduced by half (measure depth with a ruler from start to finish).
• Strain vinegar mixture into tomatoes, discarding spices.
• Add salt.
• Simmer for about 30 minutes or until it reaches desired consistency, stirring often.
• Water Bath Canning-------------.
• Prepare ketchup as above.
• Pour hot ketchup into hot, clean pint jars, leaving a 1/2 inch head space.
• Wipe jar rims clean.
• Adjust lids.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes (start timing when water boils).

HOMEMADE KETCHUP

Steps:

• Put the onions and celery into a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. Heat the oil in a very large saucepan, add the onions and celery, cover, then soften over a low heat for 5 mins. Add the garlic, cook 5 mins more, then tip in the spices and cook for 1 min.
• Now stir in all remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. Keep on a bubbling simmer, uncovered, for 1 hr until the tomatoes are squashy and the liquid has reduced by several inches. Discard the cinnamon stick.
• Whizz the mix with a stick blender until smooth, then sieve into a bowl. The ketchup will thicken a little when it cools, but if yours seems very runny (this will depend on the juiciness of your tomatoes), put it back on the heat and cook a little longer, stirring often, until reduced. Keep the ketchup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months, or freeze in batches. If you like, keep in sterilised bottles or jars for up to 6 months - see tip, below.

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan.
• Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to moderately-low.
• Simmer, partially covered, for an hour.
• Stir often and be sure ketchup doesn't scorch.
• Adjust seasonings and add more sugar or vinegar if you wish.
• Continue to simmer if not thickened.
• Process with a food mill using a medium size disc (approx. 5 mm). Pour ketchup into three sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
• The pulp and sauce should be about the consistency of a thick tomato sauce.
• If not, return to the pot over medium heat until thickened.
• The ketchup will thicken further after canning and cooling.
• Cover jars loosely with new, two-piece lids.
• Let jars stand until ketchup cools and lids are slightly indented in center.
• Screw jars tightly closed and store in refrigerator.
• Ketchup will keep well for up to 6 months.