Blender Ketchup Recipe
Ingredients
| Ripe tomatoes | 8 Pound | |
| Sweet red peppers - 2 medium-size | ||
| Green peppers - 2 medium-size | ||
| Onions | 4 | |
| 5% acid strength cider vinegar - 3 cups | ||
| Sugar | 3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Pickling salt | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Dry mustard | 3 Teaspoon | |
| Red cayenne pepper | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Allspice | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Whole Cloves | 1 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Cinnamon stick | 1 | |
Directions
1. In a large pot of boiling water, dip tomatoes for 30 seconds until the skin is loose.
2. Transfer tomatoes to cold water for cooling.
3. Remove skin from tomatoes and core; cut into quarters.
4. Deseed peppers, remove membrane and cut into strips.
5. Into a blender jar, put together tomatoes, pepper and onion; process at high speed for 4 seconds.
MAKING
6. In a 5 quart kettle, cook tomato mixture for 5 minutes with constant stirring.
7. Stir in vinegar, sugar, salt, dry mustard, red pepper.
8. in a cheesecloth bag, put together spices and add to the tomatoes in the kettle.
9. Cook on medium heat for about 2 hours until mixture is reduced to half and rounds up on a spoon and there is no separation of sauce and liquids.
10. Remove and discard spice bag.
FINALISING
11. Into 4 hot pint jars, spoon mixture leaving 1/8 inch empty on top of the jar.
12. Using a clean and dry kitchen towel, wipe the rim of jar and adjust lid.
13. Into a canner of boiling water, place the jars and process for about 15 minutes; start noting processing time after water in the canner returns to boiling.
14. Remove jars and place over a clean towel.
15. Let the jars cool down and seal completely until they are self-sealing type.
SERVING
16. Serve Blender Ketchup with sandwiches or potato wedges.
2. Transfer tomatoes to cold water for cooling.
3. Remove skin from tomatoes and core; cut into quarters.
4. Deseed peppers, remove membrane and cut into strips.
5. Into a blender jar, put together tomatoes, pepper and onion; process at high speed for 4 seconds.
MAKING
6. In a 5 quart kettle, cook tomato mixture for 5 minutes with constant stirring.
7. Stir in vinegar, sugar, salt, dry mustard, red pepper.
8. in a cheesecloth bag, put together spices and add to the tomatoes in the kettle.
9. Cook on medium heat for about 2 hours until mixture is reduced to half and rounds up on a spoon and there is no separation of sauce and liquids.
10. Remove and discard spice bag.
FINALISING
11. Into 4 hot pint jars, spoon mixture leaving 1/8 inch empty on top of the jar.
12. Using a clean and dry kitchen towel, wipe the rim of jar and adjust lid.
13. Into a canner of boiling water, place the jars and process for about 15 minutes; start noting processing time after water in the canner returns to boiling.
14. Remove jars and place over a clean towel.
15. Let the jars cool down and seal completely until they are self-sealing type.
SERVING
16. Serve Blender Ketchup with sandwiches or potato wedges.
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