Ketchup (Classic Homemade)

Name: Ketchup (Classic Homemade)
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup tomato paste; 1/2 cup water; 1/3 cup apple cider vinegar; 1/4 cup brown sugar; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 1/2 tsp salt; 1/4 tsp ground allspice; 1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

A tangy-sweet tomato ketchup from scratch, better balanced than the bottle and ready in under an hour.

American 45 min 16 servings

CondimentsSaucesVegetarian

Ingredients

16 srv

1 cuptomato paste
1/2 cupwater
1/3 cupapple cider vinegar
1/4 cupbrown sugar
1 tsponion powder
1 tspgarlic powder
1/2 tspsalt
1/4 tspground allspice (or a pinch of ground cloves)
1/8 tspground cinnamon

Instructions

1
Whisk the tomato paste and water together in a small saucepan until smooth.
2
Stir in the vinegar, brown sugar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, allspice, and cinnamon.
3
Bring to a gentle simmer over medium-low heat, then reduce to low and simmer 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally, until thickened to a ketchup consistency.
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4
Taste and adjust — more vinegar for tang, more sugar for sweetness.
5
Cool completely, then transfer to a jar. Keeps refrigerated up to 3 weeks.

Notes

The base for Salsa Rosada (Tico pink sauce) — stir together 1:1 with homemade Mayonnaise and a squeeze of lime.

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