Spiced ketchup

Inspired by Steamy Kitchen

Store-bought ketchup is all well and good most of the time, but there is something special about making your own. Our version is inexpensive, too, making use of canned tomatoes and just a few other ingredients. What makes it special, though, are the spices. It’s sure to be more impressive than just popping open some plastic bottle.

Time

30 minutes total: 20 minutes attended, 10 minutes unattended

Storage notes

Keeps in the fridge in an air-tight container for up to 5 days; freezer for 3 months

Difficulty

very easy

Yield

600 g (servings 12 )

Ingredients

Weight

Volume

Procedure

Grapeseed oil

41 g

3 tbsp

Heat in a saucepan over medium heat until almost smoking.

Mustard seeds

2 g

1 tsp

Cumin, seeds, whole

1.1 g

½ tsp

Add to pan and cover immediately.

Cook until seeds stop popping, about 1 minute.

Red onion, finely chopped

110 g

1 medium (2-½-inch dia

Add to pan and sauté until softened and starting to brown, about 10 minutes

Garlic, minced

12 g

3 medium cloves

Ginger, minced

6 g

3 tsp

Add to pan, stir to combine and sauté until fragrant, about 1 minute.

Water

30 g

2 tbsp

Turmeric, ground

1.1 g

½ tsp

Garam masala

1.1 g

½ tsp

Paprika

1.1 g

½ tsp

Add to pan, stir to combine and sauté until water has evaporated, about 1 minute.

Cider vinegar

60 g

¼ cup

Add to pan and reduce by half, about 3 minutes. (Check timing)

Tomatoes, diced, canned

400 g

1 can \ 14½ oz

Molasses

40 g

2 tbsp

Salt

3 g

½ tsp

Pepper, black

1.2 g

½ tsp

Add to pot and stir to combine.

Bring to boil. Reduce to simmer.

Cook, uncovered, until thickened, about 10 minutes.

Transfer to the jug of a blender and allow to cool.

Purée.

Pass through a fine tamis.

Original: 2011. Adapted: 2014.

Notes

You don’t need to purée the sauce (step -); it works just as well without this step and has a texture more like a chutney, which is quite pleasant.

Making ahead

Prepare the whole recipe ahead of time and store in the fridge

Nutrition

Serving size 50 g; calories 69.7 kcal, kilojoules 291.8 kJ, protein 1.2 g, carbohydrates 6.4 g, sugar 3.4 g, fat 4 g, saturated fat 0.4 g, unsaturated fat 2 g, trans fat 0 g, fiber 2.9 g, cholesterol 0 mg,

Type condiment sauce

Author bhsimon

Yield

Servings

Serving size 50 g

Serve	Per serve
Energy (kcal)	69.7
Energy (kJ)	291.8
Protein (g)	1.2
Fat (g)	4
Carbs (g)	6.4
Sugars (g)	3.4
Fiber (g)	2.9
Sodium (mg)	96.3
Cholesterol (mg)	0

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