Blood Mary Ketchup
3# Canned Tomatoes in Juice
1 C Apple Cider Vinegar
1ea Yellow Onion, rough diced
½ ea Cinnamon Stick
2oz Dark Molasses
1Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
1ea Bay Leaf, fresh
2oz Brown Sugar
2ea Limes, zested, juiced
To taste Prepared Horseradish
Method
Strain the tomatoes from the juice, and reserve. Puree the tomato pulp in a blender until smooth.
In a heavy bottom pot, caramelize the onions until golden brown. Add the tomato juice and continue cooking until the juice is almost completely reduced. Add the sugar, and continue cooking for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Add the vinegar, cinnamon stick, bay leaf molasses, Worcestershire sauce and tomato puree. Simmer over medium heat stirring occasionally until desired consistency is reached. Puree the ketchup in small batches until smooth. Strain through a fine mesh sieve. Add the horseradish and lime zest and juice.