Papaya ketchup
A tropical fruit ketchup good with spring rolls, shrimp, palm hearts, crab fritters, hot dogs.
Ingredients
2 tablespoons cooking oil (vegetable oil)
1 tablespoon butter
1⁄2 onion (sliced thin)
1 tablespoon ginger (minced)
2 papaya (large, ripe, peeled and cut into chnks)
1⁄2 cup vinegar (cider vinegar)
1⁄4 cup water
1⁄2 cup sugar
1 pinch clove (ground)
2 pinches allspice (ground)
1⁄2 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (or to taste)
Instructions
Heat the oil and butter in a medium saucepan over high heat.
Toss in the onion and ginger.
Reduce heat to medium, cook for 5 minutes.
Stir in the papaya, cooking an additional 4 minutes.
Add the cider vinegar, water, sugar, cloves, allspice and the hot sauce, bring this to just a boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes.
Puree in a food processor until smooth.
Allow to cool completely to room temperature before serving.
Yield
2 cups
Preparation time
15 minutes
Cooking time
30 minutes
Total time
45 minutes
Notes
For more flavor, add 1 clove of garlic, minced, with the onion and ginger.
Source
See other unusual ketchups.
easy, simmer
fruit, sauces, condiments
American food recipes
Food in U.S.A.
Food in U.S.A.