Red Tomato Ketchup

Submitted by Sageca

"I found this great recipe on a Quebec recipe site. When you have many red tomatoes and want to make something special this is it! You can enjoy this condiment with hamburgers, hot dogs, any meats etc."

 

• Ready In: 4hrs
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 7 1/2quart jars

ingredients

• 6 quarts basket ripe tomatoes
• 4 onions
• 8 celery ribs
• 4 apples
• 1 red pepper
• 1 green pepper
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 tablespoons pickling spices, wrapped in cheesecloth
• 2 cups vinegar
• 3⁄4 cup white sugar
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar

directions

1. Blanch and peel tomatoes.
2. Cut them in large chunks.
3. Peel onions and apples.
4. In processor pulse onions, celery, apples and peppers; do not pulverize them--leave them in approx 1/2-inch cubes.
5. In large saucepan, stir everything together except the sugars.
6. Cook medium low heat for 1 hour stirring now and then.
7. Add sugars and continue cooking another 2 hours stirring now and then.
8. Do not cover while cooking your ketchup!
9. Pour into sterilized jars; wipe rim.
10. Cover to seal.