This stuff is great. It can go anywhere ketchup goes, and goes even better on things like grilled poultry burgers. Excellent on crackers or crostini with any of the stinky cheeses - brie, feta, parmesan, etc.
You can make this with fresh tomatoes, just make sure they are very ripe, it's just easier with canned.
1 can of tomatoes
2/3 cup sugar
1/4 cup lime juice
2 tsp grated ginger
pinch ground clove
pinch ground cinnamon
1 tsp chili flakes
5-6 leaves of fresh basil
salt and pepper to taste
Strain tomatoes, separate the cores and stringy insides and remove. Finely chop the strained tomatoes, with the seeds. Don't remove the seeds, keep them, they help offset the sweetness of the tomatoes and sugar.
Bring all ingredients, except basil and sugar, to a boil in a sauce pot and reduce to a simmer. Stir in the sugar a bit at a time, tasting as you go, careful to not make too sweet. Stir regularly for about an hour until it is thick and sticky. Remove from heat and let cool.
When it is cool to room temperature, finely chop the basil and stir into the jam. scoop the jam into a jar and refrigerate. It will keep in the fridge for about a week or so - if it lasts that long!
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