Homemade ketchup?

Question

I need a recipe for homemade ketchup. Nothing fancy, just plain. Hopefully something that tastes similar to Heinz.

Answer 1

Heinz Ketchup Clone
1 6oz can tomato paste
½ cup light corn syrup
½ cup white vinegar
¼ cup water
1 tbsp. Sugar
1 tsp. Salt
¼ tsp. Onion powder
1/8 tsp. Garlic powder

Combine all ingredients in saucepan over medium heat. Bring to boil, reduce heat and simmer 20 minutes. Remove from heat. Cover until cool. Place in lidded container in refrigerator.

Answer 2

Homemade Tomato Ketchup:

1½ hours 30 min prep
96 servings 3 half pints

4 lbs slightly overripe tomatoes, cored,seeded,and chopped
1 large onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
2/3 cup cider vinegar
3 tablespoons dark brown sugar
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon mustard powder
1 teaspoon ground mace
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 teaspoon freshly-ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon cayenne

1. Combine all ingredients in a large saucepan.
2. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to moderately-low.
3. Simmer, partially covered, for an hour.
4. Stir often and be sure ketchup doesn't scorch.
5. Adjust seasonings and add more sugar or vinegar if you wish.
6. Continue to simmer if not thickened.
7. Process with a food mill using a medium size disc (approx. 5 mm). Pour ketchup into three sterilized half-pint jars, leaving 1/2-inch headspace.
8. The pulp and sauce should be about the consistency of a thick tomato sauce.
9. If not, return to the pot over medium heat until thickened.
10. The ketchup will thicken further after canning and cooling.
11. Cover jars loosely with new, two-piece lids.
12. Let jars stand until ketchup cools and lids are slightly indented in center.
13. Screw jars tightly closed and store in refrigerator.
14. Ketchup will keep well for up to 6 months.

Answer 3

1 (28-oz) can whole tomatoes in purée
1 medium onion, chopped
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon tomato paste
2/3 cup packed dark brown sugar
1/2 cup cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt



Purée tomatoes (with purée from can) in a blender until smooth.
Cook onion in oil in a 4-quart heavy saucepan over moderate heat, stirring, until softened, about 8 minutes. Add puréed tomatoes, tomato paste, brown sugar, vinegar, and salt and simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until very thick, about 1 hour (stir more frequently toward end of cooking to prevent scorching).

Purée ketchup in 2 batches in blender until smooth (use caution when blending hot liquids). Chill, covered, at least 2 hours (for flavors to develop).

Cooks' note:
Ketchup can be chilled up to 3 weeks.

Makes about 2 cups.

Answer 4

I'm not really sure, but once, I mixed some salt in some tomato paste and dipped my french fries in it. It was definitely no Heinz, but it worked when I didn't have ketchup.

Answer 5

I made my own ketchup while following a strict diet and it was pretty good:

Open small can of tomato paste

Add the following to taste:
salt
splenda
onion powder
garlic powder

water to desired consistency

Answer 6

You may want to try recipezaar.com, they have lots of good recipes. I have a ketchp recipe, but there are lots of ingredients to it and some are harder to obtain.