So I was watching Jamie Oliver on the Food network and saw him making homemade ketchup and I thought what an awesome idea and I could make some flavored ketchup (since I am a ketchup nut - and yes I do eat ketchup with my steaks). I've got a ton of peppers coming in and could made some spicy and sweet!! Jamie Oliver put a whole whack of herbs and spices in his which I wasn't very fond of but you can flavor it anyway you like. So I looked up recipes and found a good one from epicurious.com and thought I would try it out....it's simmering as we speak!! Here is the recipe I used:
1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes in puree
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon tomato paste (I don't have any right now so I didn't put any in)
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
**I've got some tabasco peppers growing outside, when they are ready to pick I will try some tabasco pepper ketchup......
Puree tomatoes (with puree from can) in a blender until smooth.
Cook onion in oil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add pureed tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, and salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until very thick, about 1 hour (stir more frequently toward end of cooking to prevent scorching).
Puree ketchup in 2 batches in blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Chill, covered, at least 2 hours (for flavors to develop).
Ketchup can be chilled up to 3 weeks.
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