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Stone fruit ketchup

30 minutes

Stone fruit ketchup

Serves Makes 500 g

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cooking Time 30 minutes

Ingredients

¼ cup oil
1 onion, roughly chopped
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 sprig thyme
100 g nectarines, halved and stoned
100 g plums, halved and stoned
100 g peaches, halved and stoned
½ cup red wine vinegar
67 g brown sugar
1 t salt
4 T apricot jam

Method

1. Heat the oil in a saucepan and gently fry the onion and garlic until the onion is soft and translucent. Add the thyme and fry until fragrant.

2. Add the stone fruit, vinegar and sugar. Simmer for 20 minutes, or until slightly reduced, then season with salt.

3. Stir in the jam and simmer for a further 5 minutes. Allow to cool, then blend until smooth.

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Photographs: Toby Murphy
Production: Khanya Mzongwana
Food Assistant: Unathi Taffa

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