In-a-Pinch Ketchup

SUBMITTED BY: outnumbered  PHOTO BY: Trisha 

"I made this one night when I ran out of ketchup and was making a meatloaf. I kept adding and writing it down, and Voila! I had a homemade ketchup with simple ingredients and went well with just about anything."
In-a-Pinch Ketchup Recipe
PREP TIME  5 Min
COOK TIME  45 Min
READY IN  50 Min
Original recipe yield 1 1/2 cups

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2 tablespoons white vinegar
  • 5 tablespoons brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon allspice
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon molasses
  • 1 tablespoon corn syrup
  • 1 1/4 cups water

DIRECTIONS

  1. Mix together the tomato paste, white vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, allspice, salt, molasses, corn syrup, and water in a saucepan over low heat; simmer gently until you get the consistency of ketchup, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Taste and adjust salt if necessary before serving.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on mar. 30, 2008 by RAZBERISWRL 
Below is my original review, but I want to add that with a bit of experimentation (my goal was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on may 29, 2008 by Kim 
I've been developing a BBQ sauce that meets all my needs and I finally nailed the formula,... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on jul. 17, 2008 by AMWANGEL 
FANTASTIC! I make this now instead of buying ketchup. It's cheap and free of high fructose... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 3, 2007 by Unpampered Chef 
This is a fabulous little recipe. It was extremely simple and there isn't any one ingredient... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 28, 2008 by ebrunworth 
I used this recipe in place of ketchup in my usual sloppy joe recipe - and WOW - it was... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on nov. 15, 2008 by BrooksFamily 
Excellent! As little as we use ketchup, this is great! No store bought for us. Thank you so... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on apr. 24, 2008 by deedles 
Excellent, flavorful, spicy... really good ketchup. I'll be making my own from now on with... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on aug. 26, 2007 by Hot_trot 
this was good. I used in on a meatloaf and let it simmer while I shaped the loaf. Poured it... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on jun. 22, 2009 by AndiSue 
This ketchup tastes a lot like the Whataburger ketchup... which is my favorite. It is sweet... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.92 star rating.
Reviewed on jan. 1, 2009 by CHARI 
I'm impressed! Only change I made was to reduce the amount of brown sugar to 3T. This was... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
In-a-Pinch Ketchup

Servings Per Recipe: 12

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 41

  • Total Fat: 0.1g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: 310mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.2g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.6g
  • Protein: 0.6g

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