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Making ketchup at home is one of the easiest things you can do. There's really no reason to buy it pre-made. I included the weight of some of the ingredients because I just put my blender pitcher on my kitchen scale which makes things go a little faster. This is just a basic ketchup recipe. The results taste pretty close to Heinz. If you want to get something even closer to Heinz you can sub white vinegar for apple cider vinegar, sub corn syrup for molasses, sub black pepper for cayenne, and leave out the allspice. If you want to go for a more exotic Ketchup you can add all sorts of other ingredients.
18 oz tomato paste (3 cans)
20 oz water (2.5 cups)
4 oz apple cider vinegar (.5 cup)
2 oz sugar (.25 cup)
1 Tbs molasses
1 Tbs onion powder
2 tsp salt
1 tsp garlic powder
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Mix all ingredients in a blender. This will fill one 40oz ketchup bottle.
Add more cayenne, salt, and sugar to taste.
maddezmom
(135,060 posts)but I'm one of those ketchup haters. Neither of my kids like it either. Thinking about it I should check to see if the one I bought this time last year has expired.
Angry Dragon
(36,693 posts)water : should that be 2 cups??
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)My original recipe is handwritten and I transposed it wrong. Thanks for catching that.
no_hypocrisy
(45,774 posts)This recipe sounds healthy as well as delicious.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)Of course most commercial ketchup uses HFCS these days if such a thing matters to you. Naturally you can adjust the sugar content as you see fit. There's a balance between the sugar and the vinegar that creates a sweet and sour taste. You just have to play with it to see what you like the best. Increasing the molasses and decreasing the sugar might be something worth trying.
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)LOTS of work. Very time consuming cooking them down enough and then the canning. Awesome taste when done, but still a bit watery.
Maybe i'll try your recipe. I don't have a garden anymore.
Major Nikon
(36,814 posts)I haven't been able to get it to turn out right. I'm sure there's a way to make it with fresh tomatoes, but yes it's going to be a lot more difficult.
pengillian101
(2,351 posts)Once was enough for me. What a job from fresh tomatoes! It took forever.
This idea of starting off using tomato paste - now that's a great idea, eh?
kestrel91316
(51,666 posts)but when I did it standing over the stove all day, IN THE SUMMER, with inadequate air conditioning, it was quite the adventure.