How to make ketchup from plums for the winter?

Ketchup is a sauce made from tomatoes with seasoning.Traditionally it is added to meat to enhance the taste of the dish. Nevertheless, ketchup can be prepared not only from tomatoes, but also from plums.

Plum sauce is not unusual in cooking. It is perfect for meat (especially venison and veal), emphasizing the excellent taste of the dish. Only here from the plum can be cooked more ketchup. Such a product will in no way yield to its tomato counterpart, but only add an unusual flavor to the dish. For plum ketchup, greens, garlic and spices are used in the same way. And the addition of fruit makes the sauce sweetish.

For ketchup plums use different ingredients. It all depends on the imagination of the hostess and the combination of certain products. The classic recipe includes the following ingredients:

• plum (3 kg);
• greens: cilantro and dill (2 bunches);
• chilli for spicy sauce;
• garlic (2 heads);
• sugar (30 g);
• salt (the amount is determined independently);
• hops-suneli (15 g);
• Vinegar 9%.

In order to prepare the sauce of the above ingredients, you must strictly follow the instructions.

• Plums should be ripe and soft, but not crumpled. All fruits should be carefully selected to prevent the ingress of worms or rotten pulp. Washed plums pour water and bring to a boil. Fruit should be even softer. Plums will be ready as soon as their skin begins to separate. Fruits must be shifted to another dish (a colander works best) and left to cool. Next, you need to remove the bones.
• Cilantro and dill must be washed and finely chopped.
• Garlic should be divided into slices and peeled. Pieces should be medium sized. Therefore, large slices can be cut in half.
• Chilli is also cut into small pieces. Seeds are left on request if you want to make a sharper version of the sauce.
• Plums must be twisted in a meat grinder along with greens, garlic and pepper. All contents are poured into the pan and cook for 10 minutes.

• After time, the sauce must be rubbed through a sieve so that the mass is more uniform without large pieces.
• Hops suneli, salt and sugar to taste are added to ketchup. If the plums are not very sweet, you can add more sugar. The main thing is not to use it too much to maintain a harmonious blend with salt.
• After adding all the spices, put the pot back on the fire and boil the ketchup for another 45 minutes. Just do not forget about the film. It must be removed so as not to spoil the consistency of the sauce.
• For storage of ketchup use small glass jars. They should be pre-washed and sterilized over steam. Someone does it in the oven. It is better to take screw caps in order to conveniently open and close the cans in the future.
• Apple cider vinegar is added to cooked ketchup to keep it longer.
• Plum sauce is poured over cans and turned over, covering everything with a warm blanket.
• After a few days, all the jars are stored in a cellar or refrigerator.

Many housewives advise in the cooking process not to use a metal sieve, as the drain is a rather acidic product. Fruit acids will react with the metal.

All submitted products are part of the classic recipe. But there are also other unusual modifications of the sauce, which are not inferior in taste.

The recipe for ketchup with the addition of tkemali refers more to Georgian cuisine. A recipe came to us from this region not only using plums, but also other fruits.Georgian cooks recommend adding sour apples or cherry plums to the sauce. This ketchup goes well with chicken dishes and even vegetarian cuisine. Rice or potatoes are good for garnish.

The composition of ketchup with tkemali includes, in addition to plums:

• cherry plum (1 kg);
• cilantro and dill (2 bundles);
• garlic (6 large cloves);
• sugar (60 g);
• hot pepper, except chili (1 pc.);
• salt (to taste).

The cooking process is almost the same as the classic version. Only water that remains from boiling plums, you must leave. You will need it later if it turns out that the sauce turns out to be too thick.

Plums are still cooked, then wipe them through a sieve with the addition of herbs, garlic and pepper. When the ketchup is ready, it should be distributed in banks, which also pour vegetable oil for better storage.

Curry has always been an indispensable seasoning to any dish. In ketchup, it helps to emphasize the sweetish taste of plums. As ingredients use:

• plums (1 kg);
• any hot peppers (2-3 pods);
• curry (15g);
• garlic (100 g);
• salt (25 g);
• sugar (80 g).

The method of preparation of this recipe is different in that the plums are cooked after they have been ground in a blender along with greens and garlic. Next, put salt, sugar and curry. The sauce is brought to a boil, and then poured into jars. And this recipe also differs in that cooking takes only 10 minutes to prepare all the ingredients and 10 minutes for cooking.

The combination of vegetables and fruits is no longer considered something exotic. All the cuisines of the world blend sweet and salty flavors to create contrast on the plate. Therefore, ketchup with tomatoes will never spoil the dish. For this recipe, you must prepare the following products:

• tomatoes (3 kg);
• drain (1 kg);
• green apples (5 pieces);
• onion (4 pieces);
• sugar (200 g);
• salt (25 g);
• ground allspice (7 g);
• table vinegar (50 ml);
• ground cinnamon (3 g);
• ground clove (3 g).

All ingredients must be heat treated to make ketchup. Plums should choose purple and soft. To grind all products necessary after cooling. Cake after this is no longer used. This ketchup is fragrant and spicy. Sauce can be stored for six months.

Oregano, another name for Oregano, is traditionally used in Italian cuisine. Many may notice it in the composition of curry. This spice is very well suited to fish or for making marinades. In Italy, oregano is added to pasta or lasagna, as well as soups. Even for cooking porridge, you can use this spice. In Russia, oregano is often called oregano and is added to various beverages (beer and kvass, compotes and wine). Oregano goes well with olive oil.

Therefore, for ketchup, oregano will never be an extra ingredient. In order to prepare such a sauce, it is enough to take:

• tomatoes (4 kg);
• onions (4 pieces);
• plums (1.6 kg);
• oregano and basil (10 g);
• salt (50 g);
• dried chilli (10 g);
• apple cider vinegar (80 ml);
• garlic (2 heads);
• a mixture of peppers (10 g).

As mentioned earlier, the process of cooking all the recipes listed is similar. Only time and any special rules for preparing vegetables can differ. In this recipe, the housewives spend about two hours on all stages of cooking. And ketchup is less homogeneous, but the taste of this does not spoil.

Bulgarian pepper is a good alternative to ketchup tomatoes. It goes well with plums, adding notes of freshness to the sauce. For this ketchup will need:

• plum (3 kg);
• Bulgarian pepper (10 pieces);
• garlic (8 cloves);
• sugar (to taste)
• curry (15g);
• hops-suneli (15 g);
• cinnamon (1 tsp);
• ground black pepper (5 g);
• ground cloves (5 g).

Spices for this recipe for the winter can be any. It all depends on the desire to get sharper ketchup or more spicy.The main thing is not to add too many different herbs, so as not to spoil the product.

The main ingredients for ketchup with fruit will always be plums (sweet variety), green apples. In Georgia they use cherry plum. Then you can add tomatoes and peppers. The main thing is that vegetables and fruits are ripe and sweet. Sour taste will only spoil the sauce.

The next important ingredient is a mixture of herbs and pepper. Curry, oregano and basil are best. You can add ready-made seasonings "Provencal herbs" or "Italian herbs." The amount of garlic cloves depends on the desire to get more or less spicy ketchup.

Gourmets can experiment and add ginger and cinnamon sticks to plum sauce for a more savory taste. It all depends on your preferences and desire to try something new and unusual.

Ketchup from plums has long been not something outlandish. Hostesses actively use together with tomatoes and fruits for canning. After all, the combination of sweet and salty always decorates the dish. Especially such ketchup like to add to meat, to further emphasize the taste of the product. Therefore, do not be afraid to cook something new. According to reviews of women who cooked a similar ketchup, this sauce is delicious and unusual for dishes.

To learn how to make spicy ketchup from plums for the winter, see the video below.