Easy Tomato Ketchup Recipes

HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Mix the first 4 ingredients in a saucepan.
• Cover and bring to boil.
• Remove from heat and let stand.
• Wash, core, and quarter tomatoes.
• Drain in a colander, discarding liquid.
• Place tomatoes in a large pot.
• Add onion and cayenne.
• Bring to boiling.
• Cook for 15 minutes, stirring often.
• Put mixture through a food mill; discard seeds and skins.
• Add sugar to the tomato juice.
• Bring to boil and simmer for 1 1/2 to 2 hours or until reduced by half (measure depth with a ruler from start to finish).
• Strain vinegar mixture into tomatoes, discarding spices.
• Add salt.
• Simmer for about 30 minutes or until it reaches desired consistency, stirring often.
• Water Bath Canning-------------.
• Prepare ketchup as above.
• Pour hot ketchup into hot, clean pint jars, leaving a 1/2 inch head space.
• Wipe jar rims clean.
• Adjust lids.
• Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes (start timing when water boils).

EASY TOMATO KETCHUP

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Combine all of the ingredients-tomato paste, brown sugar, water, white wine, onion powder, garlic powder, ground mustard, salt, ground cinnamon, ground allspice, and if using, ground cloves and cayenne pepper-in a small pot, using just 1/2 cup of the water to start.
• Bring the ingredients to a boil over medium heat, stirring frequently.
• Once the mixture reaches a boil, reduce the heat to low and simmer the ketchup for 15 minutes. Stir every few minutes, scraping the mixture away from the sides of the pot and making sure that it isn't sticking to the bottom. Do not let it burn. Add more water if necessary to keep it from thickening too much.
• If after 15 minutes you find that you added a little too much water and the ketchup is too thin, raise the heat to medium-high and cook for a few minutes, stirring constantly, to boil off the excess liquid. The ketchup should be thick enough that when you drag a wooden spoon across the bottom of the pot, it leaves an empty trail that does not fill in right away.
• Turn off the heat and let the ketchup cool for 5 minutes. Transfer it to clean glass jars (it is not necessary to sterilize the jars for this recipe).
• Cover and store in the refrigerator for up to a month, or follow the canning instructions below.

HOMEMADE KETCHUP

Steps:

• Put the onions and celery into a food processor and whizz until finely chopped. Heat the oil in a very large saucepan, add the onions and celery, cover, then soften over a low heat for 5 mins. Add the garlic, cook 5 mins more, then tip in the spices and cook for 1 min.
• Now stir in all remaining ingredients and bring to the boil. Keep on a bubbling simmer, uncovered, for 1 hr until the tomatoes are squashy and the liquid has reduced by several inches. Discard the cinnamon stick.
• Whizz the mix with a stick blender until smooth, then sieve into a bowl. The ketchup will thicken a little when it cools, but if yours seems very runny (this will depend on the juiciness of your tomatoes), put it back on the heat and cook a little longer, stirring often, until reduced. Keep the ketchup in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 months, or freeze in batches. If you like, keep in sterilised bottles or jars for up to 6 months - see tip, below.

HOMEMADE KETCHUP

Steps:

• Pour ground tomatoes into slow cooker. Swirl 1/4 cup water in each emptied can and pour into slow cooker. Add sugar, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, celery salt, mustard powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and whole clove; whisk to combine.
• Cook on high, uncovered, until mixture is reduced by half and very thick, 10 to 12 hours. Stir every hour or so.
• Smooth the texture of the ketchup using an immersion blender, about 20 seconds.
• Ladle the ketchup into a fine strainer and press mixture with the back of a ladle to strain out any skins and seeds.
• Transfer the strained ketchup to a bowl. Cool completely before tasting to adjust salt, black pepper, or cayenne pepper.