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Most people think ketchup is American, but actually it originated in China as a dipping sauce. English sailors took it home with them and by the late 19th century they invented the tomato ketchup. This recipe makes about 1.6 kg of ketchup. A great gift!
1 Add all the ingredients together in a large pan (soup pan is great) and bring to a boil.
2. Turn the heat down and cook the mixture for another 2 hours and reduce by at least a third.
3. Pass the mixture through a sieve and check the thickness. If you want you could cook it down further or use a thickening agent.
4. Save the ketchup in sterilized bottles. Unopened, the ketchup will keep for 8 – 10 months. After opening save in the fridge.
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kathrynwitte on 8.1.2013
Also, not quite sure how to measure a “pinch” of vinegar… (American here) we only use “pinch” in measuring granular ingredients.
kathrynwitte on 8.1.2013
I looked up 1.6 kg (yield) and found out that it is 56.3 ounces or just over 3.5 lbs.
Stef at TooMuchToDoSoLittleTime.com on 5.6.2010
Janet (aka kennybent), TastyKitchen has a US or Metric option. All you have to do is click the radio button underneath the “servings” and then the [Update] button. Also, if you live near a Le Creuset outlet mall, they have a great sale going on for the month of May (see http://www.lcstores.com to see sale and on the left is a link to see if there’s a store near you.)
Marjolein, I love the idea of homemade ketchup. Thanks!
Have you tried omitting the sugar for a “no-sugar” added version? If so, how did it turn out? Thanks again for the recipe!
kennybent on 4.28.2010
Hi Marjolein, thank for your reply, also culinarycapers
150ml cider vinegar
75 grams sugar
3 kilograms tomatos
Went shopping the other day to buy a food mill just for
this recipe. And you all must excuse me as I am an old lady of
77 years and got on this site last week. I get the urge to
try everything on it as it looks so good.
I made the brisket and it was absolutely wonderful. Now
I need to get a Le Creuset dutch oven.
Too old for old dogs to learn new tricks? Hope not. janet
Marjolein on 4.27.2010
Janet:
I do live in Europe, The Netherlands to be precise. So this makes sense to me. But help me out, what would you like to have changed? Is it the ingredients you don’t know or are the measurements not familiar to you?