British · Sauce / condiment
Green Walnut Ketchup
An old English condiment made from unripe walnuts brined for nine days, blackened in the sun, then steeped in vinegar and simmered with garlic and spice. It becomes a dark, savory sauce for steaks and marinades.

- YieldServes 8
- Hands-on3 h
- Total18 d
- Difficulty
Ingredients
- 300 ggreen English walnuts, whole and unshelled, picked late June to mid-July while a needle still passes through easily (about 5/8 lb)
Brine
- 2 tbsppickling salt, used in three portions of 2 tsp
- 950 mlboiling water, 3 quarts in all, 350 ml per soaking
Ketchup
- 240 mlwhite wine vinegar, 1 cup
- 2 clovesgarlic, peeled
- 0.38 tspground cloves
- 0.38 tspground mace or nutmeg
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