Classic home tomato ketchup

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Ingredients

• 5 kg of ripe tomatoes;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 250 g of sugar;
• 2 tablespoons of salt;
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon;
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper;
• 1 teaspoon paprika or ground red pepper;
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves;
• 50 ml of vinegar 9% - optional.
  
  

Preparation

Cut the tomatoes into large slices, removing the core. Put into a saucepan and put on a weak fire. If after 10-15 minutes the tomatoes do not give juice, pour in a little water. Stir and simmer the vegetables over medium heat for another 40-50 minutes.

Add the chopped onion, bring to a boil and simmer for another 1.5-2 hours. All this time the mass should be a little boiling.

Remove the pan from the heat. Add sugar, salt, cinnamon, black pepper, paprika or red pepper and cloves. Mix and grind the mass with a blender until smooth. After that, you can strain the ketchup through a sieve, if you want to get rid of the seeds of tomatoes.

Put the pot back on the stove again, bring to a boil and cook for another 1.5-2 hours. During this time, the ketchup thickens. 10 minutes before the end of cooking, pour vinegar into a saucepan and mix.

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