Homemade Ketchup

Homemade Ketchup

from allrecipes.com
Condiment
730 min
48 servings
16 kcal / serving

Chef John's homemade ketchup is easy to make in a slow cooker with crushed tomatoes and spices. It's tasty and thick and practically cooks itself.

Ingredients

  • 2cans crushed tomatoes
  • ½ cupwater, divided
  • ⅝6668653488 cup white sugar
  • ¾ cupdistilled white vinegar
  • 1 teaspoononion powder
  • ½ teaspoongarlic powder
  • 1 ¾ teaspoonssalt
  • ⅛ teaspooncelery salt
  • ⅛ teaspoonmustard powder
  • ¼ teaspoonfinely ground black pepper
  • ¼ teaspooncayenne pepper, or to taste
  • 1whole clove

Directions

  1. 1

    Pour tomatoes into slow cooker. Swirl 1/4 cup water in each emptied can and pour into the slow cooker. Add sugar, vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, celery salt, mustard powder, black pepper, cayenne pepper, and whole clove; whisk to combine.

  2. 2

    Cook on High, uncovered, until mixture is reduced by half and very thick, 10 to 12 hours. Stir every hour or so.

  3. 3

    Use an immersion blender for about 20 seconds to smooth the texture of the ketchup.

  4. 4

    Ladle ketchup into a fine strainer and press mixture with the back of a ladle to strain out any skins and seeds.

  5. 5

    Transfer strained ketchup to a bowl. Cool completely.

  6. 6

    Taste and adjust salt, black pepper, and cayenne pepper as desired.