Preparation: 2 H
Cooking: 4 H
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My Grandmother’s Green Tomato Ketchup

Name: My Grandmother’s Green Tomato Ketchup
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 4 h
Total time: 6 h
Ingredients: 30 green tomatoes; 1/4 cup (60 ml) coarse salt; 1/3 cup (75 ml) pickling spices; 8 large onions, chopped; 3 apples, peeled, cored and diced; 2 celery stalks, diced; 4 cups (1 litre) white vinegar; 6 cups (1.5 litres) sugar

Ingredients

30 green tomatoes
1/4 cup (60 ml) coarse salt
1/3 cup (75 ml) pickling spices
8 large onions, chopped
3 apples, peeled, cored and diced
2 celery stalks, diced
4 cups (1 litre) white vinegar
6 cups (1.5 litres) sugar

Preparation

With a knife, cut a small cross cut on the skin of tomatoes, on the opposite side of the stem end. Place the tomatoes in a large pot of boiling water and blanch for about 4 minutes. Place in cold water, then peel. If the tomatoes do not peel easily, use a vegetable peeler. Thinly slice the tomatoes. Place in a large saucepan with the salt. Let drain overnight.
Drain.
Place the pickling spices in a tea-infuser ball or a piece of cheesecloth and tie tightly.
In a large saucepan, add the tomatoes, onions, apples, celery, pickling spices and vinegar.
Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to medium and cook, uncovered, for about 2 hours 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the sugar and cook for 1 hour over low heat, stirring occasionally.
Pour into hot sterilized jars. Sterilize the filled and tightly seal the ketchup jars in boiling water for 15 minutes to ensure a long shelf life. You can also freeze the ketchup without sterilization.