Tomatoes
Homemade Ketchup & Barbeque Sauce
Here’s a great way to use your CSA tomatoes! Many thanks to CSA member Julie Parker for sharing these recipes. Julie says: “These are for people who can’t have store bought versions.”
Homemade Ketchup
10 pounds ripe tomatoes
2 medium onions
3 medium sweet red peppers
1 tablespoon whole allspice
1 teaspoon whole cloves
1 cup cider vinegar
3/4 cup honey
2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon dry mustard
1 teaspoon celery seed (or salt if you don't have seed)
2 tablespoons salt (less if you use celery salt)
Puree first three ingredients in food processor or Vita Mix, bring to a boil. Meanwhile, tie allspice and cloves in a cheesecloth bag. Add spice bag to mixture and cook, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and continue to cook until desired thickness, stirring fairly often. This takes a couple of hours. To get a more traditional smooth texture, blend in blender until smooth.
Makes 3 to 4 pints. You can put it in clean, hot preserve jars, adjusting covers as jar manufacturer directs, or chill and pour into ice cube trays and freeze; 2 cubes equal 1/4 cup.
Homemade Barbeque Sauce Using the Ketchup
1/3 cup minced onion
3 tablespoons butter or ghee
1 cup homemade ketchup
1/3 cup vinegar or lemon juice
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 cup water
2 teaspoons prepared mustard
1/8 teaspoon salt
Sauté onion in butter in saucepan. Add remaining ingredients. Simmer, covered, 10 minutes. Double, triple, or quadruple the recipe...it always turns out great. To get a more traditional smooth texture, blend in blender until smooth. You can put it in clean, hot preserve jars, adjusting covers as jar manufacturer directs, or, chill and pour into ice cube trays and freeze; 2 cubes equal 1/4 cup.
Thanks Julie!