( This recipe is a modification of Ferran Adriá's recipe, used in the famous, but now closed restaurant, El Bulli)
Ingredients:
1 large red onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
Zest of 1 lemon
2 tsps powdered ginger
2 medium oranges, juiced
Splash of oil
70 gms (about 1/3 cup) dark brown sugar
30 gms ( about 2 Tbsps) honey
30 gms (about 2 Tbsps) molasses or treacle
40 mls (1/6 cup) cider vinegar or malt vinegar
1 small tin ( about 300 gms) tomatoes
200 gms (1 cup) tomato ketchup
1 Tbsp your favourite mustard
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp smoked paprika
salt and pepper to taste
Method:
- Heat the oil over medium heat and add the onion and garlic. Cook gently until the onion begins to brown
- Now add ALL the other ingredients except the ketchup, bring to a boil and then lower the heat to medium low. Cook for about 30 minutes until the tomatoes begin to fall apart. The liquid should have reduced by about 1/3rd and the sauce should have thickened a little.
- Allow to cool for a while, then blend the sauce until very smooth.
- Return to the pan, add the ketchup and continues cooking for another 10-15 minutes, or until you achieve the desired consistency.
- The sauce will last months in the fridge.
