An Experiment

Two Types of Ketchup

Preparation info
  • Makes up to

    3 pounds

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mouthfeel: How Texture Makes Taste

By Ole Mouritsen and Klavs Styrbæk

Published 2017

  • About

Make two versions—one with a coarse consistency and the other finely pureed. Taste the difference.

Ingredients

  • ½ pound (225 g) apples, peeled and cored
  • pounds (2

Method

  • Peel and core the apples and chop them into small cubes (about ½ inch [1 cm]).
  • Blanch and remove the skin from the fresh tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are ready for use.
  • Remove the seeds and stalk from the peppers and cut them into small pieces.
  • Chop the shallots.
  • Remove the seeds and stalk from the chile peppers and mince them.