Â鶹ԼÅÄmade ketchup
Â鶹ԼÅÄmade ketchup is easy to make and so much fresher and tastier than the shop-bought version.
By Matt Tebbutt
From Saturday Kitchen
Ingredients
- 100ml/3½fl oz olive oilÌý
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 6 large garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 red chilli, chopped
- 1 red pepper, seeds removed and dicedÌý
- 1 apple, peeled, cored and dicedÌý
- 1.5kg/3lb 5oz plum tomatoes, chopped
- 1 tsp allspiceÌý
- 2 tsp celery saltÌý
- 50²µ/1¾´Ç³ú caster sugarÌý
- 100ml/3½fl oz cider vinegarÌý
- salt and freshly ground black pepper
Method
Preheat the oven to 200C/180C Fan/Gas 6.
Heat the oil in a large frying pan and sweat the onion, garlic, chilli, pepper, apple and tomatoes for 20 minutes. Add the allspice, celery salt, sugar, vinegar and 1 teaspoon of black pepper and cook for a few more minutes.
Put the pan into the oven and cook until browning and blistered.
Transfer to a food processor or blender and blend well and pass through a sieve. Taste and season with salt and pepper if preferred. Place in sterilized, sealed containers in the fridge and use within 1 week.
