Plum ketchup

Name: Plum ketchup
Yield: Makes about 500ml/17½fl oz
Ingredients: 1 shallot, halved lengthways; 3 garlic cloves, unpeeled; knob of fresh ginger root (8 cm/3 in long), unpeeled; 1.5 kg/3 lb 5 oz plums, halved and pitted; 1 lemon, juiced; 1 tbsp soy sauce; 100 g/3½ oz light muscovado sugar; salt and pepper, to taste; salt and pepper, to taste

Preparation info

Makes about
500
ml

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Jam Maker's Garden

By Holly Farrell

Published 2017

About

Plums’ tart sweetness lends itself well to a ketchup such as this. The ginger and garlic flavourings make it an ideal accompaniment to anything that would traditionally be served with plum sauce: try it with shredded duck meat and lettuce in a brioche bun.

Ingredients

1 shallot, halved lengthways
3 garlic cloves, unpeeled
knob of fresh ginger root (

Side dish
Garnish
Vegan
Summer
Spring

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4.
Unfurl the shallot layers and spread them and the garlic cloves over the base of a baking dish. Roughly chop the ginger and add to the dish.
Add the plum halves to the dish in a layer over the shallot, g