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Ingredients
- 2 lbs tomatoes (roughly chopped - I used vine ripened organic tomatoes for this recipe)
- 1 medium yellow onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon chopped green chile
- ½ cup plain white vinegar
- 5 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 1 stick cinnamon
- ¼ teaspoon celery seeds
- ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 4 whole cloves
- ¼ teaspoon whole allspice (approximately 5-8 depending on size)
- Mesh strainer
- Cheesecloth (or medical gauze – yes, it works)
- Kitchen twine (or white ribbon – yes again)
Steps
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Wrap bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, red pepper flakes and celery seeds in a double layer of cheesecloth or a triple layer of medical gauze. Tie into a bundle. (At this point, I had a lot of extra material, so I trimmed the extra off of the bundle.) Set aside.
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Place tomatoes, onions, chili, garlic, vinegar, salt and brown sugar in a 4 quart saucepan. Add the spice bundle and cook over medium heat. Stir frequently while cooking, until onions and chlie are very soft, approximately 45 minutes.
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Remove the spice bundle and carefully puree the sauce in a blender or use an immersion blender in the hot pot. Puree the sauce until smooth. Strain the sauce through a medium size sieve. (This meant pressing the sauce through a metal sieve, using the back of a spatula. It takes me about 10 minutes to do this.) Place strained sauce back in a clean 4 quart pot and return to medium low heat.
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Cook over medium low, stirring occasionally, until sauce is thickened, about 30 minutes.
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Transfer the finished ketchup to a glass jar and set aside to cool. Cover with lid and refrigerate. Enjoy!
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (13% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| tomatoes | 2 lbs | Rp 12.000/kg | Rp 2.400 |
| yellow onion chopped | 1 medium | - | - |
| chopped green chile | 1 tablespoon | - | - |
| plain white vinegar | 0.5 cup | - | - |
| brown sugar | 5 tablespoons | - | - |
| garlic | 1 clove | - | - |
| kosher salt | 1.5 teaspoons | - | - |
| bay leaf | 1 | Rp 25.000/kg | Rp 2.500 |
| cinnamon | 1 stick | - | - |
| celery seeds | 0.25 teaspoon | - | - |
| red pepper flakes | 0.25 teaspoon | - | - |
| cloves | 4 whole | - | - |
| whole allspice | 0.25 teaspoon | - | - |
| Mesh strainer | - | - | - |
| Cheesecloth | - | - | - |
| Kitchen twine | - | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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