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Thermomix Recipes for TM5 and TM31 => Special Diets => Topic started by: greenie on January 14, 2012, 08:19:48 am

Title: Failsafe Pear ketchup
Post by: greenie on January 14, 2012, 08:19:48 am

Modified version of Sue Dengate's recipe as follows:

1 x 825g tin pears in syrup.  Drain pears, reserve 1/2 liquid
1 t citric acid
80g white sugar
2T golden syrup

blend 10 secs speed 7
cook 15 mins, 100C, speed 1 with MC off (unless it spatters)

The kids are VERY happy with this tomato sauce substitute :)

Title: Re: Failsafe Pear ketchup
Post by: andiesenji on January 14, 2012, 06:24:23 pm

That seems like a lot of sugar, on top of the syrup in which the pears are canned as well as the sugar in the fruit itself.

I love the banana ketchup I made for years but rarely make it now because it is so high in sugar content.

Title: Re: Failsafe Pear ketchup
Post by: greenie on January 15, 2012, 01:34:44 am

yeah, it does and apparently it is really sweet.  I bet it has the same or less than tomato sauce though, which is what it's meant to be replacing. 

Many failsafe recipes seem high in sugar to me, but if it helps the kids stay excited about their failsafe diet then i guess it is worthwhile.  We have noticed a massive shift in behaviour, in a good way :)

Title: Re: Failsafe Pear ketchup
Post by: faffa_70 on January 15, 2012, 01:39:13 am

If it is splattering when cooking greenie and you want it to reduce, just place your steaming basket on top of the lid.

The BBQ sauce recipe I use has 100g brown sugar and 40g treacle to 400g of tomatoes, 3 plums and 1 apple so about on par I think  ;)

Title: Re: Failsafe Pear ketchup
Post by: greenie on January 21, 2012, 02:08:04 pm

thanks faffa!  I didn't know that