Sweet And Pulpy Tomato Ketchup
- 10 medium-size ripe tomatoes
- 2 medium-size onions, minced
- 2 fresh red chili peppers, seeded and minced
- 1/2 tablespoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup cider vinegar
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon horseradish
- 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1/2 teaspoon allspice berries
- 1/2 teaspoon celery seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped ginger
- 1/2 teaspoon chopped garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon cloves
- Boil a large pot of water.
- Core tomatoes and score stem ends.
- Add to water and boil until skin begins to peel, about 10 seconds.
- Remove and let cool enough for handling.
- Peel skin from tomatoes and quarter them.
- In a large nonreactive pot, simmer tomatoes over low heat, stirring frequently, until they are soft.
- Press tomatoes through a large mesh sieve into a bowl and discard seeds.
- In a large, heavy, nonreactive pot, combine sieved tomatoes, onions and peppers.
- Bring to a boil over high heat and reduce until thickened slightly, about 10 minutes.
- Reduce heat to medium low, add salt, sugar, vinegar, paprika and horseradish, and stir until sugar is dissolved.
- Simmer, stirring occasionally to avoid scorching, until ketchup is slightly looser than bottled ketchup, about 2 1/2 hours.
- Combine peppercorns, allspice, celery seeds, cinnamon, mace, ginger, garlic and cloves in a cheesecloth and tie it closed.
- Add to ketchup and continue simmering 25 minutes, stirring to avoid scorching.
- Remove spice bag and discard.
- Pour hot ketchup into sterilized bottles or jars and seal.
- The ketchup may be used immediately but improves with 2 to 3 weeks' aging.
- It may also be frozen for as long as 6 months.
tomatoes, onions, fresh red chili peppers, kosher salt, sugar, cider vinegar, paprika, horseradish, black peppercorns, allspice berries, celery seeds, ground cinnamon, mace, ginger, garlic, cloves
Taken from cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/8570 (may not work)