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vanessao Aug 19, 2007 07:28 PM

Homemade Ketchup

Hey does anyone have a great homemade ketchup recipe, using fresh tomatoes? I had Planet Ketchup (www.ketchup.wonderland.org) bookmarked, but it seems to have disappeared! I'd really love it if someone had possibly copied the tomato ketchup recipe from that site to their computer files.
Thanks!

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    AAQjr Aug 21, 2007 03:59 PM

    Ketchup

    7 3/4 lb tomatoes Rough chopped
    2lb apples Peeled, cored and quartered
    6 ea onion Peeled and rough chopped
    4C sugar
    1Q cider vin.
    1t cyanne pepper
    2T sea salt

    Sachet
    12 peppercorns
    12 cloves
    12 Allspice berries

    Equiptment

    Dry and wet measuring cup
    5Q sauce pan
    wood spoon
    china cap or food mill
    OPTIONAL: Canning equiptment.

    Method:

    Combine ingredients and simmer for 2 hours or until all solids are broken down. Strain and Can if desired.
    **Note: based on a recipe by Fergus Henderson, with minor changes.

    1. Olivia Aug 21, 2007 09:20 AM

      Jamie Oliver made some on his show Jamie at Home (or something like that) recently, but it looks like the recipe will only be in his new book, and not online.
      It looked marvellous, and likely wasn't too spicy (i.e. cloves, cinnamon spicy, not heat spicy) and included a chile or two.
      It also included a big handful of fresh basil which sounded weird to me at first, but didn't make the ketchup brown like I thought it would.

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        maffu Mar 28, 2008 07:51 PM

        Hi there...does anyone have a copy of the jamie oliver tomato catsup recipe that was on his jamie at home show as i saw it but didnt get to tape it in time or to write it down but i would really like to make it as i have some nice homegrown tomatoes ready to go now!!! PLEASE HELP

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          drgreg Apr 6, 2008 10:50 AM

          Found this in a google search (and this post at the same time)... Is this it?
          http://forums.vogue.com.au/showthread...

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        LabRat Aug 20, 2007 09:04 AM

        Found this cached on Google from Ketchup Wonderland.

        Tomato Ketchup

        10 lb Tomato; totally ripe
        1 Bell pepper, red; seeded
        -& chopped
        4 lg Onion; chopped
        1 1/2 c Vinegar, cider
        2 Garlic clove; crushed
        1 ts Peppercorns
        1 ts Allspice, whole
        1 ts Cloves, whole
        5 Cinnamon stick
        1 ts Celery seed
        1/2 t Mustard, dry
        1/4 ts Cayenne
        4 T Sugar, brown
        3 T Sugar, white
        1 ts Salt

        Cut tomatoes in quarters and puree them in food processor along with
        bell pepper. Strain puree through a coarse sieve to remove skins and
        seeds. (You can dump the puree into a colander and work it through
        with your hands until there is nothing left in the colander but a
        dryish pulp of skins and seeds.) Now puree onions, combine with
        tomato and pepper puree, and pour into a large stainless steel or
        enameled kettle. Cook and stir occasionally over low heat until it is
        reduced by about a third and is considerably thicker. Meanwhile put
        garlic, peppercorns, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and celery seed into
        the vinegar in a small pot and simmer covered for 1/2 hour to steep
        spices in the vinegar. Pour about half the spiced vinegar through a
        tea strainer into the thickened tomato mixture. Stir. Also add sugar,
        mustard, cayenne, and salt at this point. Here is where the tasting
        comes in. You can adjust any of these ingredients to suit you. You
        can add more spiced vinegar. Or a little plain vinegar. More or less
        sugar, mustard, cayenne. Just sort of tinker with it. Cook it some
        more, stirring often, until it looks like catsup should look. Taste
        and adjust again. You may notice that it looks slightly curdled. Not
        to worry. Hit it a lick in the food processor. Smooths right out.
        Pour into sterile jars leaving 1/8" of head space. Process in a
        boiling water bath 15 minutes.

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          vanessao Aug 20, 2007 04:39 PM

          Thanks to all! That's what I was looking for!

        2. jdm Aug 20, 2007 09:03 AM

          3 tsp whole cloves
          3 tsp broken cinnamon stick
          2 tsp celery seed
          1 tsp cayenne
          2 C white vinegar ( I use Cider Vin)
          16 lbs ripe tomatoes
          1 med onion chopped
          2 cloves garlic
          2 C sugar
          3 TBS salt
          Put the spices and vinegar in a pan; cover and bring to a boil. Turn off and let the vinegar steep while you prep the tomatoes. Wash and chop the tomatoes into a large kettle. Add the onion and the garlic. Cover and over medium low heat bring to a boil. Once the tomatoes start to release their juice, you can raise the heat. Stir every now and then so that the tomatoes don't catch on the bottom of the pan. Cook the vegetables for 15 minutes or so...
          Put the tomatoes through a food mill into a large HEAVY bottomed pan. (i use le crueset). Add the sugar and boil the puree until reduced by half.
          Strain the vinegar into the tomato / sugar puree and discard the spices. Season the catsup with salt and simmer until the catsup is thick enough to jar.
          Pour into sterile jars and seal.

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            rochfood Aug 20, 2007 08:23 AM

            " Real tomato ketchup, Eddie ?? "...

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              Calamityville Aug 20, 2007 08:11 AM

              Here's another link to try - several links to recipes at the bottom of the page.

              http://www.globalgourmet.com/food/sle...

              You might try putting your link in the search blank on Google and seeing if there is a cached page.

              1. jinet12 Aug 20, 2007 04:20 AM

                Here is a version that looks very good...from Emeril...http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recip...

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