Homemade Ketchup
Homemade Tomato Ketchup is an easy and delicious spread or dip that is easy to whip up with a few simple everyday ingredient, tastes better than store bought and loved by the whole family.
This family favorite condiment, aka homemade ketchup from fresh tomatoes is easy to make with ingredients you already own or can easily get from the grocery store.
This version is a delectable combination of slightly sweet and sightly tangy, with just the right amount of spice in a give me more kind of way.
This American classic dip or spread is the best thing to serve along with Air Fryer Hamburgers, Crispy Air Fryer French Fries, Air Fryer Fried Chicken and juicy Venison Burgers and other family favorites.
Why Make This Recipe
- It is easy to make from scratch so you know exactly what is in it, with less sugar than store bought ketchup.
- It is a great way to use up an abundance of fresh tomatoes in the summer or fall.
- You can vary the spices to your family’s taste and needs.
- Whip up a big batch and refrigerate or freeze for later!
- Dietary – suitable for vegan and gluten free diets.
Ketchup Ingredients Notes
- Tomatoes – use your favorite fresh tomatoes. The sweeter the better. But this is also great for using up tomatoes just about past their prime.
- Sugar – I used golden caster sugar to sweeten the tomato ketchup but you can use bronw sugar or white sugar too.
- Vinegar – Adds sharpness. Although I prefer red wine vinegar, you can use apple cider vinegar too.
- Ginger – Adds a little hint of spice. I used fresh ginger but feel free to use store bought puree ginger.
- Garlic – use fresh minced garlic, store bought minced garlic or garlic powder.
- Spices – this gets it flavour form the simple combination of ground cinnamon, smoked paprika, allspice, ground coriander and cloves. Vary the amount you put in to your taste.
- Salt – Use your favorite sea salt to complete this.
How To Make Homemade Ketchup
Get the complete ingredients list and instructions from the recipe card below.
- Mix together all the ingredients into a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat, bring to the boil and reduce to a dimmer for 30 minutes.
- Switch off the heat, let cool for a few minutes and puree using a immersion blender or table top blender.
- Strain ketchup, to remove the seeds.
- Returned sieved ketchup back into the sauce pan and simmer for another 30 minutes or until thickened to your taste.
- Let cool, decant and serve or store till needed.
Recipe Tips And Variations
- Please do blend the ketchup up carefully, so that you don’t get splattered with hot liquid.
- If doing a large amount and using a blender, then blend carefully in batches.
- Add heat – toss in some red pepper flakes or chipotle for some heat.
- Vary spices – add onion powder, cumin or curry powder for extra flavors.
Storage
- Store – Stored in a glass container in the refrigerator for up to 2 week.
- Freeze – Follow the handy tips below for how to freeze these;
- Pour the cooled ketchup into ice cube trays. Allow To freeze, then remove form the ice cube tray and freeze in air tight ziplock bags.
FAQs
Sweeter tomatoes like Roma Tomatoes are great for this. However feel free to use which ever tomatoes you have.
Depends on how you store it. A couple of week in the refrigerator or longer in the freezer.
Use glass containers to refrigerate since the the acidic tomatoes react with other materials.
The overall cook time time depends on your tomatoes as if they are more watery then it will take a little bit longer for the spiced ketchup sauce to thicken perfectly.
For this recipe, you only need to simmer the ketchup and it will thickens.
Serving Suggestions
- Juicy Air Fryer Burgers and easy Venison Burgers.
- Serve alongside some Crispy Air Fryer Fish Fillets from frozen and Air Fryer Fish Sticks.
- It goes great with Air Fryer French Fries, Air Fryer Waffle Fries.
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Homemade Tomato Ketchup
Ingredients
- 2 lb (900g) tomatoes roughly chopped
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar or white wine vinegar
- 4 tbsp sugar
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tsp minced ginger
- 3/4 tsp ground coriander
- 3/4 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground all spice (pimento)
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- salt to taste
- ground cloves a pinch
Instructions
- Mix together all the ingredients into a heavy bottomed saucepan over medium heat, bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer for 30 minutes.
- Switch off the heat, let cool for a few minutes and puree using a immersion blender or table top blender.
- Strain ketchup, to remove the seeds.
- Return sieved ketchup back into the sauce pan and simmer for another 30 minutes or until thickened to your taste.
- Let cool, decant and serve or store till needed.
Notes
- Please do blend the ketchup up carefully, so that you don’t get splattered with hot liquid.
- If doing a large amount and using a blender, then blend carefully in batches.
- Add heat – toss in some red pepper flakes or chipotle for some heat.
- Vary spices – add onion powder, cumin or curry powder for extra flavors.
I so seldom use ketchup I’d never make the ‘full’ version. But, I can see the beauty of making a smaller quantity for a one person household as a pasta sauce etc.
As well as the beauty of adding the flavours that you like to it.
Wow that looks fab! I am a total ketchup monster and would love to try this out!
Hope you like it.
I have never really thought to make ketchup but love the sound of your spiced one!
Thanks Anne.
It turn out great, super consistency, lively colour!
Oh wow. Thank you for coming back to tell me that you made it. I am soooooooooo pleased. Enjoy it.
I love spice and I love ketchup so the two together sounds heavenly!http://www.fadedspring.co.uk
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Yeah, you can’t eat fries without ketchup, I would have gone to the ends of the world to find ketchup too. I grew tomatoes in pots on my little balcony, and I’m just about to harvest them, I think I have enough to make ketchup!
Thank you. I am glad I have some foodies agreeing with my ketchup obsession.
I love your spin on this ketchup recipe. DIY is always a big plus to a recipe.
Thanks Peter.
Fab recipe Bintu. Like some of your other readers, I’ve never made my own ketchup. I really must give it a go. Thanks for the recipe. Stumbled, Yummed, Tweeted and Pinned.
Thanks Jacqueline – I really appreciate your shares.
Oh yum, this looks like heaven. I would put it on EVERYTHING. Seriously craving now – will have to add to my ‘to make’ list.
Hahaha – I love your enthusiasm.
Sounds amazing—i need this cooker!!
Yeap – it is a must have cooker.
You can’t have fries without ketchup – i’m totally with you on that one! We get through an alarming amount of tommy k in our house, largely down to the fact that my 6 year old son squeezes it on his food about three times during one meal. I’ll have to have a go at making my own once our tomatoes have ripped out on the patio.
My youngest almost pours ketchup right into her mouth.
What a great recipe I’d love to try Pinned and shared!
Thanks masses Joanne.
I think that this looks good. How long does it last? Because I only eat tomatoes rarely and I wouldn’t want to waste it.
Mine have lasted about a month in the fridge – we go through the ketchup quickly
Well, I always find that tomatoes are so much cheaper and better in the market at this time of year too, so I’ll give it a go, thank you. I can see that the multicooker is useful for this kind of thing, especially in my tiny Brixton flat.
Well I hope you get yourself a Multicooker Thomas.
I’ve actually always wanted to make my own ketchup and cooking it in a multicooker makes it look so easy.
Yeap – kind of like a really good one pot ketchup Jemma.
I’m not a fan of bought tomato ketchup, but I love homemade and this looks super delicious and super easy too using your amazing multi cooker.
Thanks Choclette – I hope you get a Multicooker Redmond as it is a really good gadget.
Ketchup is literally my least favourite thing in the entire world, but this one looks amazing!!
The spices might make this one worth it for you Alyssiarose.
Gosh i love tomato sauce. This looks rich and creamy and adding a kick of spice is a good move! Thanks for the recipe x
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Gosh i love tomato sauce. This looks rich and creamy and adding a kick of spice is a good move! Thanks for the recipe x
Very happy to help Joanna. Super easy in the Multicooker too.
How funny making my own ketchup is always something Ive wanted to have a go at, Ive book marked your recipe and will now give it a try. K x
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