Tomato ketchup is that one condiment that can instantly add a kick of flavor to any dish. The vibrant red color of the ketchup brings visual appeal and the tangy, spicy taste adds depth to the dish. Since tomato ketchup is such an essential part of our lives, why not make it ourselves? This article will provide you with the simplest yet most delicious recipe for making spicy tomato ketchup at home. With just a few basic ingredients and about an hour of your time, you can create a spicy tomato ketchup that will not only satisfy your taste buds but will also leave you feeling proud of your culinary skills.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
SPICY KETCHUP
When this homemade ketchup is bubbling on the stove, the aroma takes me back to childhood. One taste and I'm home again. -Karen Naihe, Kamuela, Hawaii
Provided by Taste of Home
Time 2h
Yield 1 cup.
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add onion; cook and stir until tender. Stir in tomatoes; cook, uncovered, over medium heat 25-30 minutes or until tomatoes are softened., Press tomato mixture through a fine-mesh strainer; discard solids. Return mixture to pot; bring to a boil. Cook, uncovered, until liquid is reduced to 1-1/2 cups, about 10 minutes., Place cinnamon, celery seed, mustard seed and allspice on a double thickness of cheesecloth. Gather corners of cloth to enclose spices; tie securely with string. Add to tomatoes. Stir in sugar and salt; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, 20-25 minutes or until thickened., Stir in vinegar, paprika and, if desired, chili sauce; bring to a boil. Simmer, uncovered, 10-15 minutes longer or until desired consistency is reached, stirring occasionally. Discard spice bag., Transfer to a covered container; cool slightly. Refrigerate until cold. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 week.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 46 calories, Fat 1g fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 152mg sodium, Carbohydrate 9g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
SPICED TOMATO KETCHUP
This sauce is a tomato jam that tastes more like a richly spiced ketchup. A long simmer is important. This is inspired by a recipe for a delicious tomato jam in the chef Matthew Kenney's cookbook, "Matthew Kenney's Mediterranean Cooking." My version is not as sweet as his; I decided to call it ketchup rather than jam because to me, it tastes like a richly spiced ketchup, with sweet and sour flavors and a little kick from the cayenne. A long simmer is important for cooking the sauce to the right consistency and for concentrating the flavors. After that, I put the ketchup through a food mill to achieve smoother texture, but that step is optional. I salt toward the end of cooking because the mix will reduce quite a lot and it's too easy to oversalt if you salt before that happens. However, be sure to use enough salt to balance out the sweetness and bring out the spice.
Provided by Martha Rose Shulman
Time 2h20m
Yield Makes 1 2/3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat olive oil over low heat in a heavy-bottom saucepan. Add ginger and garlic cloves and cook, stirring, until fragrant but not browned, about 1 minute. Add vinegar, turn up the heat and reduce volume by half, about 2 to 3 minutes. Add sugar and stir until it has dissolved in the vinegar. Add tomatoes and spices (but not salt), bring to a simmer, reduce heat to very low, cover partly and simmer slowly until mix has reduced to a thick purée and there is little liquid in the pan, about 1 hour 45 minutes. Uncover and continue to simmer until all the liquid has cooked off, about 15 minutes.
- Season to taste with salt and pepper and stir in honey. Continue to simmer, stirring, until mix is shiny, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Taste and adjust salt. Transfer to a jar and refrigerate if not using right away. Serve at room temperature as an accompaniment to fish, chicken, meat or vegetables; spread it on bread; or use as a sandwich condiment.
- Optional step: Before or after the mix cools, put through the fine blade of a food mill.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 219, UnsaturatedFat 7 grams, Carbohydrate 35 grams, Fat 9 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 3 grams, SaturatedFat 1 gram, Sodium 763 milligrams, Sugar 29 grams, TransFat 0 grams
SPICY TOMATO KETCHUP
Provided by Amanda Hesser
Categories condiments, side dish
Time 4h30m
Yield About 2 1/2 quarts
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Heat broiler. In a large bowl, toss onions with olive oil to coat. Place onions on a baking sheet and broil until blackened, about 10 to 12 minutes to a side.
- In a small iron skillet over medium heat, toast coriander, cumin and mustard seeds until fragrant, about 2 to 3 minutes. Grind toasted spices in a mortar and pestle or spice grinder.
- In a deep, heavy, nonreactive pot, combine onions, ground coriander, cumin and mustard and remaining ingredients. Simmer over medium-low heat about 3 hours, stirring every 15 minutes to break up tomatoes and to keep ketchup from sticking. Ketchup should reduce by a third. Let cool slightly.
- In a food processor or blender, puree ketchup in batches. Transfer to jars. Let cool completely, then refrigerate. Ketchup will keep for as long as 3 months in refrigerator, or frozen for as long as 6 months.
Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 64, UnsaturatedFat 1 gram, Carbohydrate 14 grams, Fat 1 gram, Fiber 2 grams, Protein 1 gram, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Sodium 248 milligrams, Sugar 12 grams
SUN-DRIED TOMATO KETCHUP
Steps:
- Puree 1/2 cup sun-dried tomatoes with 1 tablespoon of the oil from the jar, 2 tablespoons cider vinegar, 1 tablespoon brown sugar, 1/4 teaspoon each cayenne and ground ginger and 1/4 cup water until smooth.
CRISPY GARLIC POTATO SKINS WITH SPICY ROASTED TOMATO KETCHUP
Provided by Food Network Kitchen
Categories appetizer
Time 3h3m
Yield about 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- To make the ketchup: Place a rack about 4 inches from the broiler element and preheat. Arrange the tomatoes on a foil-lined baking sheet. Broil the tomatoes, turning occasionally, until blackened all over. Set aside to cool slightly. Core and roughly chop the tomatoes with their skins.
- Heat the 2 tablespoons olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden brown, about 10 minutes. Add the garlic, chipotles, cinnamon, allspice, and clove and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add the vinegar and brown sugar and cook, stirring, until the liquid is slightly syrupy. Add the chopped tomatoes and salt and season with pepper, to taste. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 15 minutes.
- Pass the ketchup through a food mill, discard the seeds and skins. Return the ketchup to the saucepan and place over medium heat. Simmer, stirring occasionally to prevent scorching, until very thick, about 15 minutes. Store in the refrigerator at least 3 hours or overnight for the flavors to come together.
- To make the potato skins: Place a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375 degrees F. Pierce the potatoes all over with a fork. Bake the potatoes on the rack until tender, about 55 minutes. Set the potatoes aside to cool, about 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put the garlic cloves and olive oil in a small saucepan and place over medium heat. Cook until the garlic sizzles, about 2 minutes. Reduce the heat and cook until the garlic is tender, about 10 minutes. Set aside to cool. Remove the garlic and reserve.
- Raise the oven to 500 degrees F. Halve the potatoes lengthwise and gently scoop out the flesh, leaving about 1/4 inch of the flesh intact. Reserve the potato flesh for other recipes (See Cook's Note.)
- Cut the potato halves in half lengthwise and transfer them to a baking sheet. Pour the garlic oil over the potato skins and turn them until completely coated. Arrange the potato skins skin-side down and bake until crispy, turning once, about 15 minutes.
- Season skins with salt, to taste. Transfer the skins to a serving platter and serve with the ketchup. For an extra garlicky punch, chop up the reserved garlic and sprinkle it over the skins.
- Cook's Note: Don't throw away that leftover potato flesh! Use it as thickener for soups or stews, make crispy potato cakes, or whip up a batch of impromptu croquettes.
- Copyright 2001 Television Food Network, G.P. All rights reserved
HOMEMADE TOMATO KETCHUP
Nothing tastes better then homemade ketchup on a grilled burger. With all the gardening plans coming up, I thought this would be a good time to post this recipe. Very easy to do.
Provided by Karen From Colorado
Categories Vegetable
Time 4h
Yield 2 Pints
Number Of Ingredients 9
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).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 770.5, Fat 4.2, SaturatedFat 0.9, Sodium 393.6, Carbohydrate 179.1, Fiber 23.1, Sugar 150.6, Protein 16.8
SPICY JALAPENO KETCHUP
A spicy Jalapeno flavored homemade ketchup that is just so easy and so delicious. This recipe actually tastes just like ketchup. It's super easy and so dang delicious. Once you've made your first batch, you will NEVER want to buy store bought again. You're going to be very proud of yourself too.
Provided by Ryda Mae
Categories Low Protein
Time 50m
Yield 3 cups
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Using at least a 3 quart sauce pan, medium heat, add your oil and saute your onions and jalapenos until tender, about 5-6 minutes.
- Add your garlic and cook for about 1more minute, stirring all the way through.
- Add tomato paste, salt and all your other spices to the pot. Stir well and cook for another minute. Now, add canned tomatoes, I use the juice from one can and poured off about half the juice from the second can (reserve just in case you need to thin).
- Add remaining ingredients and stir to combine all.
- Lower heat to a slow simmer and cook for 45 minutes. VERY IMPORTANT: Come back and check often and scrape the bottom of your pot good to prevent the settling particles from burning on the bottom. You will notice your mixture thickening up as you go along. Yes, you will not resist taking several taste-tests along the way, your going to be amazed.
- Once your 45 minutes is up, let cool. Once cooled, you will want to blend well. An immersion blender works very well, but, you can sure use a countertop blender too, working in small batches.
- I love to leave my ketchup a little chunky, but, you can also strain your ketchup for a more smooth texture. Just use a fines mesh strainer.
- At this point, I pour into pint jars (I always triple the recipe, makes great gifts) and electric-pressure can my little jars of heaven, but you most certainly can store yours in a jar in the fridge, it's shelf life is about a month, but, don't worry, it will not last that long. Good luck!
SPICY HOMEMADE KETCHUP
A more complex version of ketchup that will make your kitchen smell great and has a bit of a kick. I made this when I had some extra tomato juice and wanted to figure out a way to use it. I'm sure you could substitute different peppers depending on what is on hand but the shishito and roasted Anaheim added a wonderful flavor. Adjust chilies to your heat preference. These amounts make it spicy but not hot. I used the celery heart with two stalks because that is what was left.
Provided by Victory Garden
Time 2h50m
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Set an oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler. Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil. Place Anaheim pepper onto the prepared baking sheet.
- Cook, turning occasionally, under the preheated broiler until the skin of the pepper has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes. Place blackened pepper into a bowl and cover tightly with plastic wrap. Allow pepper to steam as it cools, about 20 minutes. Remove and discard skin.
- Heat tomato sauce in a pot until simmering.
- Meanwhile, remove seeds from Anaheim pepper, shishito peppers, and jalapeno peppers. Chop and place in a bowl. Chop serrano peppers, leaving seeds, and add to the bowl.
- Add peppers to the simmering tomato juice, along with onion and celery. Simmer for 1 hour.
- Add apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, mustard, cinnamon, salt, cloves, allspice, and salt. Simmer for 1 more hour, or until desired thickness. Puree ketchup with an immersion blender until smooth.
- Pour into sterilized jars or squeeze bottles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 28.1 calories, Carbohydrate 6.6 g, Fat 0.1 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.4 g, Sodium 129.1 mg, Sugar 5.8 g
HOMEMADE SPICY KETCHUP
This is not as sweet as commercial ketchup; but it's great with our Vegetarian Burger.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Healthy Recipes Gluten-Free Recipes
Yield Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Pass tomatoes and their juice through a food mill or large-holed strainer into a bowl. Discard solids, and set tomatoes aside.
- Heat olive oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, jalapeno, and garlic, and cook until translucent, about 15 minutes. Add tomatoes and brown sugar, and stir to combine.
- Cut a double thickness of cheesecloth into a 7-inch square. Place cloves, mace, cardamom, peppercorns, star anise, bay leaf, and cinnamon stick in the center. Fold the sides of the cheesecloth around the spices, roll up, and tie with kitchen string. Add sachet and mustard to the tomato mixture, and cook over medium-low heat until mixture is reduced by two-thirds, about 25 minutes.
- Stir in vinegar, cayenne, lime juice, and salt. Reduce heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove sachet of spices, squeeze out into ketchup, and discard.
- Transfer ketchup to a bowl, and let cool. Cover, and refrigerate until ready to serve.
HOMEMADE KETCHUP
This ketchup does come close to those name brands in terms of taste, texture and color. I've never had a tomato paste-based ketchup that I liked, so I decided to cook down crushed tomatoes instead. By using the slow cooker, we take most of the labor out of the process.
Provided by Chef John
Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes
Time 12h10m
Yield 48
Number Of Ingredients 11
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.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 16.2 calories, Carbohydrate 3.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 0.5 g, Sodium 139.1 mg, Sugar 3.4 g
Tips:
- Start with ripe, juicy tomatoes. This will ensure that your ketchup has a rich flavor.
- Use a variety of spices to give your ketchup a unique flavor. Some good options include garlic, onion, paprika, and chili powder.
- Simmer the ketchup for at least 30 minutes to allow the flavors to meld.
- If you want a smooth ketchup, strain it through a fine-mesh sieve before bottling.
- Store the ketchup in a cool, dark place for up to 6 months.
Conclusion:
Making your spicy tomato ketchup at home is a great way to control the ingredients and the level of spiciness. With a few simple ingredients and a little time, you can create a delicious and versatile condiment that can be used on a variety of dishes. So next time you're looking for a spicy ketchup, give this recipe a try!
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