Quebec Fruit Ketchup
Ingredients
- 2 fresh tomatoes (use canned if the recipe is done in winter) or (28 ounce) cans tomatoes (use canned if the recipe is done in winter)
- 6 apples ⓘ
- 3 celery ribs ⓘ
- 1 mild green pepper
- 3 big onions ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon coarse salt ⓘ
- 2 cups white vinegar ⓘ
- 4 cups white sugar ⓘ
- 1 cinnamon sticks or 1 teaspoon of dried cinnamon ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons pickling spices (in a cheesecloth) ⓘ
- 1 (28 ounce) can fruit cocktail ⓘ
Instructions
- Peel and cut the tomatoes in big chunks.
- Peel, cut the core away and cut the apples in pieces.
- Slice the celery stalks thinly.
- Cut the pepper, slice off the seeds and cut in small pieces.
- Peel the onions and slice them to obtain nice thin slices.
- Pour the fruit cocktail can through a sieve and keep only the fruits.
- Put all the ingredients except the fruit cocktail in a big pot, bring to a boil and reduce heat so that it only makes little bubbles (slow to medium-slow heat).
- For the whole cooking period, put 3 pennies evenly spaced on your burner to avoid the sticking in the bottom of your pot. Also, it is important to stir often: cook for one hour then add the fruit cocktail pieces and cook for another hour. The consistency of the liquid part of this ketchup is similar to a thick syrup and you can verify by putting a spoonful in a cold saucer when near the end of the cooking time.
- Put in sterilized jars (Mason type) and close the lids.
- Store in a dark cool place.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
327
kcal
16% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).