This recipe for homemade ketchup is healthier, more flavourful and certainly worth every minute you spend making it. Fresh tomatoes, brown onions, red apples, apple cider vinegar, brown sugar and spices are all you need, to make a batch of your very own tasty ketchup.
Cut the tomatoes in small chunks. Peel the onions and cut in dices. Peel and core the apples and cut in dices. Wrap the whole spices in a muslin cloth and crack gently with the back of a knife.
Add all ingredients in a wide pan and place on stove on high heat. Once it starts boiling reduce the heat to medium and let simmer away for 1 ½ hours.
By now the liquid should have cooked away. Remove the whole spices and mix in a food processor to a fine puree. Strain through a sieve and place back on the stove.
Reduce the sauce further by constantly stirring. You want it to be thick and sticky. Store in the fridge for up to 3 months.