Red Pepper Ketchup

BellaFina™ peppers may be used to create a wide variety of recipes, from appetizers to main dishes. BellaFina™ peppers are often used in salads, vegetables trays with or without dip, cooked in stews and sauces and stuffed with meat, cheese and grains.

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Ingredients:

  • 4-6 Bellafina peppers (cored and coarsely chopped)
  • 2 garlic cloves (peeled and sliced)
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1 star anise
  • 1 Tsp tomato paste
  • lime juice
  • salt

Optional

  • 1 red chile pepper (freshly chopped)

Note

The pepper-ketchup, tightly closed, keeps fresh in the refrigerator at least for one week.

Directions

Add the pepper pieces with the garlic slices, the sugar, star anise and chili pepper in a saucepan and cover them with water. Bring to boil and then simmer covered on low heat for 1 hour.
Remove the star anise. Then, with a slotted spoon, take the peppers, chilli and garlic out of the water and mash them together with the tomato paste. Add some sud until a ketchup-like consistency is achieved.
Season the pepper ketchup with a few drops of lime juice and salt.

 

Adapted from food-vegetarisch.de