Spicy Catsup Food

SPICY KETCHUP

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in tomatoes; cook, uncovered, over medium heat 25-30 minutes or until tomatoes are softened., Press tomato mixture through a fine-mesh strainer; discard solids. Return mixture to pot; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to 1-1/2 cups, about 10 minutes., Place cinnamon, celery seed, mustard seed and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. Add to tomatoes. Stir in sugar and salt; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until thickened., Stir in vinegar, paprika and, if desired, chili sauce; bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until desired consistency is reached, stirring occasionally. Discard spice bag., Transfer to a covered container; cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 week.

SPICY KETCHUP

Steps:

• Brush the bell and poblano peppers with the olive oil. Char over a gas flame using tongs, then peel and discard the skin and remove the ribs and seeds.
• Puree the peppers and ketchup in a blender until smooth.
• Transfer the puree to a bowl. Stir in the mustard, horseradish, paprika, chili powder, black pepper, garlic powder and hot sauce until well combined.
• Keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks.

SPICY CATSUP

Steps:

• Cook tomatoes, peppers and onions without adding water for 1 hour hard boil.
• Press mixture through a strainer.
• Return to heat and add salt, sugar and spices.
• Boil rapidly until thick again.
• Strain again to remove whole allspice and cloves.
• Return to heat, bring to hard boil and add vinegar.
• Boil till desired consistency.
• Laddle into hot jars and seal immediately.
• Can be processed in a hot water bath, boiling 5 minutes, I never do and have not had one spoil yet.

HOMEMADE SPICY KETCHUP

Steps:

• Pass tomatoes and their juice through a food mill or large-holed strainer into a bowl. Discard solids, and set tomatoes aside.
• Heat olive oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, jalapeno, and garlic, and cook until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add tomatoes and brown sugar, and stir to combine.
• Cut a double thickness of cheesecloth into a 7-inch square. Place cloves, mace, cardamom, peppercorns, star anise, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick in the center. Fold the sides of the cheesecloth around the spices, roll up, and tie with kitchen string. Add sachet and mustard to the tomato mixture, and cook over medium-low heat until mixture is reduced by two-thirds, about 25 minutes.
• Stir in vinegar, cayenne, lime juice, and salt. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove sachet of spices, squeeze out into ketchup, and discard.
• Transfer ketchup to a bowl, and let cool. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.

CURRANT CATSUP

Steps:

• The currants should be washed and picked over. Leave on the stems, but remove any leaves.
• Boil them with the vinegar until all are 'popped'.
• Strain well; discard seeds and stems. You should get about 5 cups of juice.
• Put the juice in a pot and add the spices mixed to a paste with a little of the currant juice.
• Bring to a boil and add the sugar.
• Boil hard for about 10 minutes.
• Start testing for "gel".
• There are several ways to do this, but the easiest is to put a drop on a frozen surface (like an ice cube) and see if it will wrinkle when pushed with your finger. Alternately, keep dipping you spoon in the mixture as it boils. Once it starts running off in two streams, keep careful watch: when it runs off in multiple streams, or in a sheet, it is done.
• When this is achieved, ladle into sterlized jars and seal with sterilized lids.
• The original recipe did not call for this, but I pop them back in the boiling water bath for 5 minutes just for safety sake.

SPICY HOMEMADE KETCHUP

Steps:

• Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place Anaheim pepper onto the prepared baking sheet.
• Cook, turning occasionally, under the preheated broiler until the skin of the pepper has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened pepper into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow pepper to steam as it cools, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skin.
• Heat tomato sauce in a pot until simmering.
• Meanwhile, remove seeds from Anaheim pepper, shishito peppers, and jalapeno peppers. Chop and place in a bowl. Chop serrano peppers, leaving seeds, and add to the bowl.
• Add peppers to the simmering tomato juice, along with onion and celery. Simmer for 1 hour.
• Add apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, cinnamon, salt, cloves, allspice, and salt. Simmer for 1 more hour, or until desired thickness. Puree ketchup with an immersion blender until smooth.
• Pour into sterilized jars or squeeze bottles.