Despite the strange combination of fruits and vegetables, plum ketchup, prepared at home, is very tasty and aromatic. With this sauce you can dress absolutely any dish. It is especially suitable for pasta and various goulash with gravy.
Plum ketchup: recipe
Components for procurement:
- ripe tomatoes - 3 kg;
- overripe purple plum - 1 kg;
- white onion - 4 heads;
- large green apples - 4 pcs.;
- granulated sugar - a full glass;
- table salt - a dessert spoon;
- allspice - dessert spoon;
- ground cinnamon - a dessert spoon;
- ground clove - dessert spoon;
- table vinegar - 50 ml.
Fruit processing
In order for plum ketchup to turn out tasty, only ripe fruits should be purchased for harvesting. Indeed, immature ingredients are too harsh and acidic, which adversely affects the taste and texture of the workpiece. It should be noted that for the preparation of such a sauce, it is best to purchase soft purple plums. They need to be washed well, remove the seeds, and then cut into quarters. It is also required to rinse the apples, remove the seed box from them and chop them into cubes.
Vegetable processing
In addition to fruits, plum ketchup includes vegetables: ripe tomatoes and
white onions. These components must be washed, cleaned, if necessary, and cut into small cubes. If desired, the presented products can be grinded in a blender or meat grinder, but this is not necessary, since in the future they will still be rubbed through a sieve.
The process of stewing vegetables
The recipe for plum ketchup requires a phased heat treatment of all the ingredients. To begin with, previously processed vegetables and fruits must be laid out in a large pot with a thick bottom and walls, and then mix them well and slowly bring to a boil. After that, cover the dishes with the contents and continue to extinguish at least one and a half hours. During this time, all the ingredients are converted into a viscous homogeneous gruel of a thick consistency.
The process of grinding fruits and vegetables
After the products are extinguished, they must be removed from the heat and cool a little. Next, you need to put a small sieve over deep dishes and grind the whole gruel. As a result, you should get a fragrant and dense mass, as well as unnecessary cake that can be thrown away.
The final stage in the preparation of sauce
Plum ketchup should be placed in small sterilized jars. But before that, the prepared gruel must be put on the stove again, brought to a boil, and then gradually add granulated sugar, ground cinnamon, table salt, cloves and allspice . In this composition, the ingredients should be stewed for 10-13 minutes, and then pour table vinegar to them and remove from heat. Next, the sauce needs to be distributed in banks and rolled up.
After the ketchup of fruits and vegetables has cooled, it must be removed to the refrigerator or cellar. In this place, the workpiece can be stored for 5-8 months.