Ketchup From Fresh Garden Tomatoes Food

OMG-WORTHY HOMEMADE KETCHUP USING GARDEN FRESH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Add the tomatoes, onion, garlic, chile, apple cider vinegar and honey to a large pot.
• Place the cinnamon stick, celery seeds, crushed red pepper, allspice and cloves on the cheesecloth. Bring the ends of the cloth together, and tie securely with kitchen twine or string.
• Add the spice bag to the pot.
• Cook over medium heat for 30 minutes.
• Remove from the heat.
• Discard the spice bag.
• Puree the mixture using an immersion blender.
• Strain the blended mixture through fine mash strainer.
• Put the mixture back to the pot.
• Cook over medium heat for 20-30 minutes or until thickened to your liking.
• Season to taste with salt.
• Serve immediately or store in a bottle and refrigerate until ready to use.

HOMEMADE KETCHUP - MADE FROM FRESH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Add all the ingredients to a large stockpot.
• Over medium-high heat, bring the mixture to a boil. Once boiling, reduce to a simmer and cook over low heat for 30-60 minutes.
• Use an immersion blender to puree. Continue to heat to reduce to desired consistency.
• Cool completely and transfer to an air-tight container.

HOMEMADE KETCHUP FROM FRESH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Cook tomatoes on medium heat uncovered in a large stock pot 10-15 mins, mashing them to help them cook down.
• Strain through a mesh strainer into a smaller pot or bowl, to remove the skin and the seeds from the tomatoes.
• Once it is strained, add the remaining ingredients and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook until thick, stirring occasionally, for about an hour.
• Puree the mixture in a food processor or blender, or use an immersion blender to get the prefect consistency.
• Transfer to jars 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).

FRESH TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Place the tomatoes, onions, bell pepper and garlic in a large pot.
• Bring to boil over high heat, reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally until the vegetables are very soft, about 30 minutes.
• Pass through the finest blade of a food mill to make a semi-smooth puree. Alternatively, puree in the blender until smooth and pass through a fine strainer. Place the puree back in the cleaned soup pot.
• Place the peppercorns, mustard seeds, allspice berries, cloves, celery seeds, ginger, cinnamon stick and bay leaves on a piece of cheesecloth and tie it up to form a bag.
• Add to the tomatoes, along with the brown sugar, paprika, mace, cider vinegar, salt and cayenne.
• Simmer slowly, stirring frequently, until the ketchup is very thick, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Remove the cheesecloth bag and discard.
• Ketchup can be cooled and stored in a sealed plastic container in the refrigerator for 2 weeks.
• Alternatively, you can put ketchup in sterilized jars. To do so, first wash the jars in hot, soapy water. Rinse well. Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 4 pint jars and lids and boil 1 minute. Remove with tongs and drain.
• While the ketchup is still hot, pour it into the sterilized jars, leaving 1/4-inch headroom. Seal and place in boiling water bath for 12 minutes. Remove and cool.