How to Make Homemade Green Tomato Ketchup

Name: How to Make Homemade Green Tomato Ketchup
Prep time: 8 h
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h
Yield: 80
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 177 milliliters agave nectar (I used raw agave. Any type is fine.); 473 milliliters cider vinegar; 3 kilograms green tomatoes; 1 Tbsp ground dry mustard; 2 teaspoons ground black pepper; 2 Tbsps bottled lemon juice (do not used fresh juice as its not acidic enough); 1 kilograms onions; 2 teaspoons mixed pickling spices; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

How to Make Homemade Green Tomato Ketchup might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 80. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 23 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat per serving. Head to the store and pick up ground pepper, cider vinegar, pickling spices, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 8 hours.

Instructions

Slice green tomatoes and onions.

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Green Tomato

Onion

Place in a large pot with pepper, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce.

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Worcestershire Sauce

Mustard

Pepper

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Pot

Put the mixed pickling spices in a small cheesecloth bag and add to the tomato mixture.

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Pickling Spices

Tomato

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Cheesecloth

Pour cider over mixture.Cook for four to six hours over very low heat, stirring occasionally.

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Cider

Remove bag of pickling spices.Puree mixture with a wand blender or in a food processor or blender. Strain tomato mixture through a mesh strainer.Return to pot and bring to boil.

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Pickling Spices

Tomato

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Food Processor

Sieve

Blender

Pot

Add lemon juice and 3/4 cup of agave and stir until dissolved. Using a clean spoon, take a taste. If you feel the ketchup is sweet enough, stop. If not, add another 1/4 cup of agave nectar. Remember to use a clean spoon every time you taste test.Immediately fill six sterilized jelly jars with green tomato ketchup, leaving 1/4-inch head space.Wipe the jar tops and threads clean with a clean paper towel.

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Ketchup

Agave

Lemon Juice

Jelly

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Paper Towels

Place hot sealing lids on the jars and apply the screw on rings loosely.Process in boiling water bath in a deep canning pot for 5 minutes, adjusting for altitude.

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Water

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Pot

Remove the jars and cool completely. Tighten the jar screw rings to complete the sealing process.After the jars of green tomato ketchup cool, check seals by pressing middle of lid with finger. If lid springs back, your green tomato ketchup didnt seal and must be refrigerated.

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Ketchup

Let jars of green tomato ketchup stand at room temperature 24 hours. Dont forget to apply a dated label!Store unopened product in a cool dry place up to one year. Refrigerate green tomato ketchup after opening.

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Ketchup