Ketchup from tomatoes and bell peppers for the winter

Homemade ketchup is versatile. It complements many dishes: rice, potatoes, pasta, meat, scrambled eggs. Ketchup is also an ingredient in recipes for various types of pizza and hot dogs. That is why it is useful for every housewife to know several recipes for this simple and tasty preparation.

Ketchup made from tomatoes and peppers for the winter “You'll lick your fingers”

To make ketchup thick without adding a thickener, you need to boil the tomatoes longer. The product will turn out very tasty at home without various chemical additives.

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   How to make “finger lickin’ good” ketchup from tomatoes and bell peppers for the winter at home? First, wash the tomatoes and dry them with a kitchen towel. Then we free them from the peel. To make the skins easier and faster to remove, pour boiling water over the tomatoes for a couple of minutes and then lower them into cold water.
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   Squeeze the juice from the tomatoes using a juicer or any other convenient method into a saucepan. Place the container on the burner and turn on the stove.Cook the juice for about two hours. The mass should decrease by 2 times.
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   Rinse the peppers with running water. Wipe with a towel, remove the tails and core. Cut the vegetable into small pieces and grind through a meat grinder. Add chopped pepper to tomatoes. Add hot and black pepper, cloves, salt and sugar. Mix the products.
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   Place the container with the mixture on the burner. Turn on the stove and set the fire to low. Boil the mixture for approximately 50 minutes.
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   Peel the garlic. Cut it into small pieces and place it in a pan with ketchup 20 minutes before the end of cooking. Mix the contents of the container.
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   We sterilize jars and lids using any available method. Pour the prepared mixture into the container. Cover with lids and roll up. Turn them upside down and leave the jars of ketchup to cool. Later we store the seams in the cellar or pantry.

Bon appetit!

Ketchup from tomatoes and peppers with starch for the winter

This recipe is similar to the classic one. The only difference is that starch is added to ketchup according to this recipe. This is necessary for the thickness of the mass.

Cooking time: 2 hours 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings: 3-4.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 2 kg.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Sugar – 4 tbsp.
• Starch – 2 tbsp.
• Cloves – 1-2 pcs.
• Ground hot pepper – 1/3 tsp.
• Ground cinnamon – ½ tsp.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 pc.
• Salt – 1 tbsp.
• Vinegar 9% – 2 tbsp.
• Water – 2 tbsp.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Ground black pepper – ½ tsp.
• Garlic – 4 teeth.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the tomatoes and let them dry. Remove the peel: pour boiled water over the tomatoes and leave for a couple of minutes. Then put it in cold water. After 2-3 minutes, easily remove the skin.

2.Peel the peppers and onions. Remove the husk from the onion. Wash the bell pepper. Cut the fruit lengthwise into two parts and remove the core. Cut all ingredients into large pieces. Grind using a meat grinder or blender.

3. Turn on the stove to medium heat and place the container with chopped food on the burner. We simmer for 60 minutes. Stir the mixture periodically.

4. To get rid of the seeds and peel of the pepper, pass the mixture through a sieve. Place the pan with ketchup on the burner again. Add salt, sugar and spices. Remove the garlic peels in advance and chop the garlic using a garlic grinder. Place it in a container with ketchup. Mix the ingredients and cook them for about half an hour.

5. Pour water into a separate container. Then add starch and mix so that no lumps form. Leave for a while: the starch will swell a little.

6. After 30 minutes from the start of cooking ketchup, pour vinegar into it and begin to gradually introduce starch. At the same time, constantly stir the sauce. Leave for 5 minutes.

7. We subject the jars and lids to sterilization. Afterwards, pour hot ketchup into jars and roll up. Turn the jars over and place them with the lids down. Place on the floor to cool.

Bon appetit!

Ketchup from tomatoes and peppers through a meat grinder for the winter

The dish turns out slightly sweet, tasty and tender. Ketchup will be stored for quite a long time even without adding vinegar, since the mixture according to this recipe is subject to a certain preservation algorithm.

Cooking time: 2 hours 10 minutes.

Cooking time: 1 hour 5 minutes.

Number of servings: 10-12.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 5 kg.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 kg.
• Chili pepper – 1 pc.
• Apple – 1 kg.
• Onion – 1 kg.
• Garlic – 1 head.
• Sugar – 200 gr.
• Salt – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the chili pepper and remove the seeds inside so that the ketchup does not turn out too spicy. If the spiciness doesn't bother you, you can leave the seeds.

2. Wash the sweet peppers and tomatoes. Wipe with a kitchen towel. Remove the peel from the tomatoes. Cut the pepper into two halves along the vegetable. Remove seeds and white film. Cut the tomatoes into slices, and the peppers into pieces of arbitrary shape.

3. Trim the apple peel and remove the core. Peel the onions and garlic. Grind all the vegetables and apples into a saucepan using a meat grinder. Place the container on the stove. Set up a small fire. Bring the mixture to a boil.

4. Add sugar and salt to the mass. Mix the ingredients until smooth, continue cooking for about 40-60 minutes. Sterilize jars and lids.

5. Pour ketchup into jars. Cover them with lids and roll them up. Turn the containers over and place them on the floor to cool. Then we store the ketchup jars in the pantry.

Bon appetit!

Delicious tomato and pepper ketchup without vinegar

Ketchup without vinegar will turn out sweetish: the ingredient is suitable for those who like a spicier option. In any case, you can enjoy a tasty and aromatic dish.

Cooking time: 1 hour 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Number of servings: 2-3.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 1 kg.
• Sweet bell pepper – 2-3 pcs.
• Onions – 1 pc.
• Garlic – 3-4 teeth.
• Ground black pepper – 1 tsp.
• Sugar - to taste.
• Salt - to taste.

Cooking process:

1. Wash the peppers and tomatoes, pat them dry with a kitchen towel and peel them. Peel the tomatoes, remove the core and tails of the peppers.

2. Remove the husks from the onion and garlic heads. Grind the tomato pulp through a meat grinder. Next we add peppers and onions.Place the mixture in a saucepan and place on the burner. Turn on the stove and cook the mixture to a boil over high heat. Then reduce the heat and continue cooking the ketchup. At the same time, stir the mixture and add sugar and salt in small portions. The process will take 20-25 minutes.

3. We try to chop the garlic as finely as possible. Add it to the sauce 5-7 minutes before the end of cooking. Follow with ground black pepper. Bring the mixture to a boil again.

4. Clean the jars using soda and a sponge. We wash them thoroughly. We sterilize in any convenient way: in the oven, on the stove or in the microwave. We also wash and sterilize the lids in boiling water.

5. Pour ketchup into jars. Cover the containers with lids and roll them up. We twist the jars to check the tightness of the container. Place them bottom up on the floor and let cool. When this happens, we store jars of ketchup in the cellar.

Bon appetit!

How to prepare ketchup from tomatoes, peppers and onions for the winter?

Store-bought ketchup cannot be compared with home-made ketchup, either in quality or taste. The recipe can be slightly modified: for example, use tomato juice instead of fresh tomatoes.

Cooking time: 2 hours 35 minutes.

Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes.

Number of servings: 6-7.

Ingredients:

• Tomato – 4 kg.
• Sweet bell pepper – 1 kg.
• Onion – 1 kg.
• Sugar – 3 tbsp.
• Vinegar 9% – 100 ml.
• Salt – 1 tbsp.
• Ground black pepper - to taste.
• Ground paprika - to taste.
• Ground coriander - to taste.
• Garlic – 5-7 teeth.

Cooking process:

1. First, wash the tomatoes and remove excess moisture with a kitchen towel. Then we cut the vegetable into small pieces and squeeze the juice out of them using a special device or manually.If you decide to replace the tomatoes with tomato juice, this step is not necessary.

2. Now it’s the turn of the onions and sweet peppers. Wash the peppers with running water. We clean the vegetables: peel the onion, cut the pepper lengthwise into two halves and remove the core. The peeled onions and peppers can be lightly rinsed again. Cut the vegetables into small pieces.

3. Pour the juice into the pan and place the container on the burner. Pour onions and peppers into the liquid. Turn on the stove and bring the mixture to a boil. Continue cooking the mixture for an hour. Stir constantly.

4. When the mixture boils again, pour sugar, salt, seasonings and spices into the pan. Mix thoroughly and cook the contents of the container until thickened. Prepare vinegar and peeled garlic cloves (they must be chopped using a garlic clove). When the mass begins to thicken, add them to the pan and mix with the rest of the ingredients. Cook for about five more minutes.

5. Remove the pan with the prepared thick mass from the stove and grind it further using a blender. We sterilize containers and lids in any convenient way. Pour hot ketchup into jars and cover the containers with lids. Roll up and turn over the jars. Leave for a couple of days to cool.

Bon appetit!