Chefs Market Blackberry Ketchup Recipes

BLACKBERRY KETCHUP (CATSUP)

Steps:

• In a large pan, stir berries often over medium heat until they get juicy and begin to fall apart (10 minutes). Using a fine strainer, rub berries and juice into a bowl (discard seeds).
• Put berries back into original pan and stir in all other ingredients. Bring to a boil over high heat and simmer gently, uncovered and stirring often, until reduced to 2 1/2 cups (about 1 hour).
• Cool ketchup (catsup) and serve, or chill air-tight for up to 2-weeks (freeze to store longer). Makes 2 1/2 cups.

QUEBEC FRUIT KETCHUP

Steps:

• 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.