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    Chunky Apple Ketchup Recipe

    Last Modified: Jan 18, 2023 by Paleo Leaper · This post may contain affiliate links · Leave a Comment

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    Looking for a unique condiment to add some special flavor to your week? Here’s one: a sweet, fruity ketchup made with fresh tomatoes, apples, and pears.

    It sounds a little strange, but it’s actually delicious; just try it! Once it’s cooked, it’s almost like a very thick salsa, perfect for topping burgers, pork chops, or chicken breasts.

    Chunky Apple Ketchup

    For this recipe, you can use any tomatoes you can lay your hands on. If you feel like mixing a couple of different kinds, all the better: it can give the ketchup an interesting flavor.

    For the pickling spices, you can typically find them sold all together in one jar, but if you can’t, you can mix your own using any recipe for pickling spices that you like (there are plenty, which is great if you’re picky about spices or don’t like certain ones).

    To get the flavor of all those spices into the final product, you’ll wrap them in cheesecloth and let them simmer with the ketchup as it cooks. It’s a quick and easy way to get all the flavor without worrying about getting pieces of bay leaf or whole cloves when you go to enjoy your ketchup.

    Even with the spices, this recipe is very simple, and thanks to the sweetness of the fruit, it’s very low in added sweeteners (yes, there’s a cup of honey, but it’s such a big recipe that each serving only has a little). If you’re getting tired of ordinary ketchup, why not give it a try?

    Chunky Apple Ketchup Recipe

    PREP: 45 min COOK: 1 h

    Ingredients

    • 24 red tomatoes, peeled and diced;
    • 8 apples, peeled, seeded, and diced;
    • 2 pears, peeled, seeded, and diced;
    • 4 onions, diced;
    • 2 bell peppers, seeded and diced;
    • 1 cup apple cider vinegar;
    • 1 cup raw honey;
    • 2 tbsp. pickling spices;
    • Sea salt;
    Chunky Apple Ketchup Recipe Preparation

    Preparation

    1. Place the pickling spices in a piece of cheesecloth and tie it tightly closed.
    2. Combine all the ingredients, including the cheesecloth-wrapped spices, in a large saucepan placed over medium-high heat.
    3. Bring the ketchup to a boil, stirring frequently.
    4. Lower the heat to medium and let simmer for about 1 hour, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
    5. Remove the cheesecloth-wrapped spices. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Let cool and refrigerate.

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    Chunky Apple Ketchup Recipe

    Chunky Apple Ketchup Recipe

    Change up your ketchup habit with this tasty recipe for something just a little bit different.
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    Prep Time 45 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 45 minutes mins
    Course Compote
    Cuisine American
    Servings 4 people
    Calories 539 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 24 red tomatoes peeled and diced
    • 8 apples peeled, seeded, and diced
    • 2 pears peeled, seeded, and diced
    • 4 onions diced
    • 2 bell peppers seeded and diced
    • 1 cup apple cider vinegar
    • 1 cup raw honey
    • 2 tbsp. pickling spices
    • Sea salt

    Instructions
     

    • Place the pickling spices in a piece of cheesecloth and tie it tightly closed.
    • Combine all the ingredients, including the cheesecloth-wrapped spices, in a large saucepan placed over medium-high heat.
      24 red tomatoes, 8 apples, 2 pears, 4 onions, 2 bell peppers, 1 cup apple cider vinegar, 1 cup raw honey, 2 tbsp. pickling spices, Sea salt
    • Bring the ketchup to a boil, stirring frequently.
    • Lower the heat to medium and let simmer for about 1 hour, uncovered, stirring occasionally.
    • Remove the cheesecloth-wrapped spices. Pour into hot sterilized jars. Let cool and refrigerate.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 539kcalCarbohydrates: 132gProtein: 9gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 0.5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 0.3gSodium: 57mgPotassium: 2292mgFiber: 17gSugar: 105gVitamin A: 8084IUVitamin C: 193mgCalcium: 170mgIron: 4mg
    Keyword apple, chunky, ketchup
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