Tomato Ketchup

Pound) packed brown sugar 1 Head garlic, cloves peeled 1/4 c Capers with their brine 1/4 c Hot sauce 3/4 ts Paprika 3/4 ts Ground cinnamon 3/4 ts Ground allspice 3/4 ts Ground ginger 3/4 ts Ground oregano 3/4 ts Freshly ground black pepper 4 ts Ground cardamom Salt to taste Three 28-ounce cans whole Tomatoes Two 12-ounce cans tomato Paste

Place onion slices on

grill .

Grill until the slices are blackened on both sides about 15 minutes per side.

In small black skillet toast the coriander seeds, cumin seeds, and mustard seeds.

Toast these spices about 5 minutes, and then grind them in a mortar and pestle or a spice grinder.

In saucepan

combine the blackened onions, the toasted spices, red wine vinegar, brown sugar, garlic, capers, and hot sauce.

Add the paprika, cinnamon, allspice, ginger, oregano, black pepper, cardamom, and salt to taste.

Then add the whole tomatoes and tomato paste.

Simmer this mixture for 3 hours, stirring every 15 minutes to break up the tomatoes and to prevent sticking.

Puree some of the mixture in blender.

If the pureed ketchup seems too thin, continue cooking it until it's reduced to a consistency you like