Filipina Banana Ketchup
In times of shortage people get creative! During war the tomato import got stuck causing a disaster for the ketchup loving nation. The overload of bananas lead them to be creative! The banana ketchup was born! Are you curious how it tastes?
Ingredients
- 3 overripe bananas
- 6 Tbsp cider vinegar
- 10 Tbsp ketchup
- 1 Tbsp brown sugar
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1 tsp curry powder
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg powder
- 1/2 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
- 1 pinch of hickory smoked salt or regular salt
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 red onion
- 1 tsp freshly grated ginger
- red peppers at taste
Instructions
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Add a tbsp of oil to a cast iron pan and toss the shredded red onion, freshly grated ginger and finely chopped red peppers in the pan. Put it on a medium fire to fry the ingredients.
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While frying the onion, add all other ingredients to a blender and blend them until you've obtained a smooth sauce.
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Add the yellow banana ketchup sauce to the fried onions and let simmer for an hour on a low heat fire. Stir every once a while to prevent the sugars in the sauce from burning. If the sauce is thickening too fast, add some more water.
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Taste your banana ketchup and add some more ingredients at taste.
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Pour the sauce through a strainer to remove the onion, pepper and ginger if you want a smooth sauce and pour it in a clean bottle.
I don't mind for pieces in my sauce and prefer the sauce with fried onions inside of it.