Recipe: Huguette Germain’s Fruit Ketchup

Marie Pier Germain, Vice President Sales and Marketing at Germain Hôtels, recently found her grandma Huguette's fruit ketchup recipe and shares it with you, so you too can enjoy this sweet pickled treat.

"This is my grandma Huguette's recipe. In fact, it might be her sister Margot's recipe, who cooked like a queen. It's an old family recipe that we try to make every year, when the fruits are beautiful and ripe. We eat fruit ketchup with shepherd's pie, but especially with Christmas dishes, such as meat pie or boiled meat and veggies. It is a sweet addition to any meal.

You do, however, have to be patient to do it! I suggest you get together with your family around the cutting board, because there are a lot of fruits to cut!"

Huguette Germain’s Fruit Ketchup (Christiane and Jean-Yves’ mom)

Ingredients 

• 4 cups of white sugar 
• 4 cups of white vinegar 
• 1 pinch of salt 
• 2 tbsp. ketchup spices 
• 6 onions 
• 8 peaches 
• 8 pears 
• 8-10 red tomatoes 
• 3 red peppers 
• 3 green peppers

Preperation

• Chop the fruits and vegetables into small cubes 
• Cook for two hours on the stove over medium-low heat 
• Add the sugar when the mixture boils