Name: Turnip ketchup
Yield: Makes 500 ml
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, finely chopped; 50 g dark soft brown sugar; 600 g yellow turnip (or swede), peeled and roughly chopped; 1 onion, sliced; 2 tsp cider vinegar; salt; 1 tbsp black treacle; 1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil

Preparation info

Makes
500 ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Changing Tides

By Roberta Hall McCarron

Published 2024

About

This makes more than you need but it will keep in a jar in the fridge for a week.

Ingredients

1 tbsp vegetable or sunflower oil
1 onion, sliced
600

Method

Put the oil in a pot with a lid and put over a medium heat. Add the onion and a pinch of salt, sauté until soft, then stir in the chopped turnip and garlic and sauté for 2 to 3 minutes. Cover and cook over a low heat until the turnip is tender. Add the sugar, treacle and vinegar and cook until there is no liquid left and everything is very soft.

Blend to a smooth purée, then taste and a