Homemade Tomato Ketchup

Name: Homemade Tomato Ketchup
Total time: 3 h 59 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: american
Ingredients: 2 tbsp Olive oil; 1 piece Onion; 3 clove Garlic clove; 2 tbsp Tomato purée; 800 g Tinned chopped tomatoes; 80 ml cider vinegar; 50 g Soft dark brown sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 0.25 tsp Ground allspice; 0.25 tsp ground cloves; 0.5 tsp Smoked paprika; 0.25 tsp Black pepper; 1 piece Bay leaf

4 hr 3 min · 39 min active · makes ~1.15 kg · Medium · American

Homemade tomato ketchup with smoked paprika and allspice, serves four.

Homemade Tomato Ketchup

Homemade tomato ketchup with smoked paprika and allspice, serves four.

TOTAL TIME

4 hr 3 min

ACTIVE TIME

39 min

QUANTITY

~1.15 kg

DIFFICULTY

Medium

CUISINE

American

Who’s eating

Ingredients0/13

Tools0/7

Ingredients

0/13 gathered · 4 servings

2tbsp

1piece

3clove

2tbsp

800g

80ml

50g

1tsp

0.25tsp

0.5tsp

0.25tsp

1piece

#	Quantity	Notes	State
1	2tbsp	—	—
2	1piece	—	—
3	3clove	—	—
4	2tbsp	—	—
5	800g	—	—
6	80ml	—	—
7	50g	—	—
8	1tsp	—	—
9	0.25tsp	—	—
10	0.25tsp	—	—
11	0.5tsp	—	—
12	0.25tsp	—	—
13	1piece	—	—

Tools

7 items

Procedure

29 steps

1 of 29

Add olive oil

Olive oil · 2 tbsp

⏱ 30s

ResultOlive oil

2 of 29

Sauté the onion

Look for

until softened and translucent — stirring occasionally

Onion · 1 piece

medium heat

⏱ 9 min

ResultSautéed onion

3 of 29

Chop the 3 garlic cloves

Garlic clove · 3 clove

⏱ 1 min

ResultChopped garlic

4 of 29

Add the chopped garlic to the sautéed onion

Look for

until fragrant

Chopped garlic · step 3

⏱ 1 min

ResultOnion and garlic base

5 of 29

Add the tomato purée to the onion and garlic base

Look for

until it darkens slightly — stirring constantly

Tomato purée · 2 tbsp

⏱ 2 min

ResultTomato purée base

6 of 29

Add the tinned chopped tomatoes, cider vinegar and soft dark brown sugar to the tomato purée base

Tinned chopped tomatoes · 800 gCider vinegar · 80 mlSoft dark brown sugar · 50 g

⏱ 1 min

ResultTomato base

7 of 29

Add salt to the ketchup base

Salt · 1 tsp

⏱ 15s

ResultSeasoned ketchup base

8 of 29

Add the ground allspice, ground cloves and smoked paprika to the seasoned ketchup base

Ground allspice · 0.25 tspGround cloves · 0.25 tspSmoked paprika · 0.5 tsp

⏱ 45s

ResultSpiced tomato base

9 of 29

Add black pepper to the spiced tomato sauce

Black pepper · 0.25 tsp

⏱ 15s

ResultSpiced tomato sauce

10 of 29

Add the bay leaf to the spiced tomato sauce

Bay leaf · 1 piece

⏱ 15s

ResultSpiced ketchup base

11 of 29

Stir the spiced ketchup base

⏱ 30s

ResultSpiced ketchup base

12 of 29

Bring the spiced ketchup base to a boil

rolling boil

medium-high heat

⏱ 3 min

ResultBoiling ketchup base

13 of 29

Simmer the boiling ketchup base

Look for

until thickened and reduced — uncovered, stirring occasionally

low heat

⏱ 45 min

ResultReduced ketchup

14 of 29

Remove the reduced ketchup

⏱ 30s

ResultReduced ketchup

15 of 29

Blend the reduced ketchup

Look for

until completely smooth

⏱ 2 min

ResultBlended ketchup

16 of 29

Strain the blended ketchup in the saucepan

pressing with spatula to extract all liquid

⏱ 3 min

ResultStrained ketchup

17 of 29

Simmer the strained ketchup

Look for

until it reaches a pourable ketchup consistency — stirring occasionally

low heat

⏱ 8 min

ResultPourable ketchup

18 of 29

Taste the pourable ketchup

check seasoning

⏱ 1 min

ResultPourable ketchup

19 of 29

Add the pourable ketchup to the saucepan

adjust seasoning as needed

⏱ 30s

ResultPourable ketchup

20 of 29

Add the pourable ketchup to the saucepan

adjust seasoning as needed

⏱ 30s

ResultPourable ketchup

21 of 29

Stir the pourable ketchup

⏱ 30s

ResultPourable ketchup

22 of 29

Simmer the pourable ketchup

further simmer for one minute

low heat

⏱ 1 min

ResultPourable ketchup

23 of 29

Cool the pourable ketchup

leave to cool to room temperature

⏱ 30 min

ResultCooled ketchup

24 of 29

Transfer the cooled ketchup from the saucepan into the sterilised glass bottle

Cooled ketchup · step 27

⏱ 1 min

ResultCooled ketchup

25 of 29

Chill the cooled ketchup

refrigerate before serving

⏱ 2 hr

ResultHomemade Tomato Ketchup

Total Time4 hr 3 min

#	Product	Tool	Action
1	2 tbsp		Add olive oil⏱ 30sResultOlive oil
2	1 piece	medium heat	Sauté the onionLook foruntil softened and translucent — stirring occasionally⏱ 9 minResultSautéed onion
3	3 clove		Chop the 3 garlic cloves⏱ 1 minResultChopped garlic
4	Chopped garlicstep 3		Add the chopped garlic to the sautéed onionLook foruntil fragrant⏱ 1 minResultOnion and garlic base
5	2 tbsp		Add the tomato purée to the onion and garlic baseLook foruntil it darkens slightly — stirring constantly⏱ 2 minResultTomato purée base
6	800 g		Add the tinned chopped tomatoes, cider vinegar and soft dark brown sugar to the tomato purée base⏱ 1 minResultTomato base
	80 ml
	50 g
7	1 tsp		Add salt to the ketchup base⏱ 15sResultSeasoned ketchup base
8	0.25 tsp		Add the ground allspice, ground cloves and smoked paprika to the seasoned ketchup base⏱ 45sResultSpiced tomato base
	0.25 tsp
	0.5 tsp
9	0.25 tsp		Add black pepper to the spiced tomato sauce⏱ 15sResultSpiced tomato sauce
10	1 piece		Add the bay leaf to the spiced tomato sauce⏱ 15sResultSpiced ketchup base
11	—		Stir the spiced ketchup base⏱ 30sResultSpiced ketchup base
12	—	medium-high heat	Bring the spiced ketchup base to a boil → rolling boil⏱ 3 minResultBoiling ketchup base
13	—	low heat	Simmer the boiling ketchup baseLook foruntil thickened and reduced — uncovered, stirring occasionally⏱ 45 minResultReduced ketchup
14	—		Remove the reduced ketchup⏱ 30sResultReduced ketchup
15	—		Blend the reduced ketchupLook foruntil completely smooth⏱ 2 minResultBlended ketchup
16	—		Strain the blended ketchup in the saucepan → pressing with spatula to extract all liquid⏱ 3 minResultStrained ketchup
17	—	low heat	Simmer the strained ketchupLook foruntil it reaches a pourable ketchup consistency — stirring occasionally⏱ 8 minResultPourable ketchup
18	—		Taste the pourable ketchup → check seasoning⏱ 1 minResultPourable ketchup
19	—		Add the pourable ketchup to the saucepan → adjust seasoning as needed⏱ 30sResultPourable ketchup
20	—		Add the pourable ketchup to the saucepan → adjust seasoning as needed⏱ 30sResultPourable ketchup
21	—		Stir the pourable ketchup⏱ 30sResultPourable ketchup
22	—	low heat	Simmer the pourable ketchup → further simmer for one minute⏱ 1 minResultPourable ketchup
23	—		Cool the pourable ketchup → leave to cool to room temperature⏱ 30 minResultCooled ketchup
24	Cooled ketchupstep 27		Transfer the cooled ketchup from the saucepan into the sterilised glass bottle⏱ 1 minResultCooled ketchup
25	—		Chill the cooled ketchup → refrigerate before serving⏱ 2 hrResultHomemade Tomato Ketchup
Total Time			4 hr 3 min

Nutrition

per serving

Estimated · pre-cooking · 100% ingredients covered

Nutrient	Per serving
	170kcal
	3g
	7g
	1g
	25g
	18g
	3g
	1,361mg

Ingredients0/13

Tools0/7

american · Recipe

Homemade Tomato Ketchup

Homemade tomato ketchup with smoked paprika and allspice, serves four.

Serves4

Total4 hr 3 min

LevelMedium

Ingredients

Olive oil2 tbsp
Onion1 piece
Garlic clove3 clove
Tomato purée2 tbsp
Tinned chopped tomatoes800 g
Cider vinegar80 ml
Soft dark brown sugar50 g
Salt1 tsp
Ground allspice0.25 tsp
Ground cloves0.25 tsp
Smoked paprika0.5 tsp
Black pepper0.25 tsp
Bay leaf1 piece

Tools

SpoonSieveSaucepanChef's knifeImmersion blenderSpatulaRefrigerator

Method

Add olive oil

30sSaucepanOlive oil · 2 tbsp

Sauté the onionLook foruntil softened and translucent — stirring occasionally

medium heat9 minSaucepanOnion · 1 piece

Chop the 3 garlic cloves

1 minChefs knifeGarlic clove · 3 clove

Add the chopped garlic to the sautéed onionLook foruntil fragrant

1 minSaucepanChopped garlic · step 3

Add the tomato purée to the onion and garlic baseLook foruntil it darkens slightly — stirring constantly

2 minSaucepanTomato purée · 2 tbsp

Add the tinned chopped tomatoes, cider vinegar and soft dark brown sugar to the tomato purée base

1 minSaucepanTinned chopped tomatoes · 800 gCider vinegar · 80 mlSoft dark brown sugar · 50 g

Add salt to the ketchup base

15sSaucepanSalt · 1 tsp

Add the ground allspice, ground cloves and smoked paprika to the seasoned ketchup base

45sSaucepanGround allspice · 0.25 tspGround cloves · 0.25 tspSmoked paprika · 0.5 tsp

Add black pepper to the spiced tomato sauce

15sSaucepanBlack pepper · 0.25 tsp

Add the bay leaf to the spiced tomato sauce

15sSaucepanBay leaf · 1 piece

Stir the spiced ketchup base

30sSpoon

Bring the spiced ketchup base to a boil → rolling boil

medium-high heat3 minSaucepan

Simmer the boiling ketchup baseLook foruntil thickened and reduced — uncovered, stirring occasionally

low heat45 minSaucepan

Remove the reduced ketchup

30sSpoon

Blend the reduced ketchupLook foruntil completely smooth

2 minImmersion blender

Strain the blended ketchup in the saucepan → pressing with spatula to extract all liquid

3 minSieve

Simmer the strained ketchupLook foruntil it reaches a pourable ketchup consistency — stirring occasionally

low heat8 minSaucepan

Taste the pourable ketchup → check seasoning

1 minSpoon

Add the pourable ketchup to the saucepan → adjust seasoning as needed

30sSaucepan

Add the pourable ketchup to the saucepan → adjust seasoning as needed

30sSaucepan

Stir the pourable ketchup

30sSpoon

Simmer the pourable ketchup → further simmer for one minute

low heat1 minSaucepan

Cool the pourable ketchup → leave to cool to room temperature

30 minSaucepan

Transfer the cooled ketchup from the saucepan into the sterilised glass bottle

1 minSpatulaCooled ketchup · step 27

Chill the cooled ketchup → refrigerate before serving

Result · Homemade Tomato Ketchup

2 hrRefrigerator

Printed 13 September 2026