Yesterday we shared our recipe for Homemade Tater Tots – and what goes better with those than some Homemade Ketchup! Homemade ketchup is surprisingly quick and easy to make, and it has a noticeably deeper, richer tomato taste that is so much better than any store-bought ketchup brands!
We make our homemade ketchup using fresh tomatoes year round – in fact, we’ve been using some garden tomatoes that we froze last summer when our tomato harvest was going strong!
You can use any variety of fresh tomatoes available at your local market – or if you can’t find good, fresh tomatoes at this of the year, feel free to substitute an equal amount of canned tomatoes in the recipe. The flavor will vary a bit based on whether you’ve used fresh or canned – but either version will still be delicious!
This is an extremely simple recipe to make, and a batch of homemade ketchup will last for a few weeks in the refrigerator.
PrintHomemade Ketchup
- Prep Time: 20 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 3 cups 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound fresh ripe tomatoes of any variety, cored and quartered
- 1 6–ounce can of tomato paste
- 1 tablespoon agave nectar or corn syrup
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tablespoon cider vinegar
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Colman’s dry mustard
Instructions
- Place all ingredients in a medium non-stick pan with a lid, bring to a boil and simmer for ten minutes.
- Remove from heat, cool, then pass through a food mill (like this one)
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- Store in a sealed jar refrigerated for up to two weeks.
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Ooh I was thinking for years making homemade ketchup. I especially felt the void when I made chicken cutlets the other day.
I’ve been toying around with the idea of homemade ketchup for a while now. If only I could grow more than one dinky tomato…
Aaah! I love this. SO much better than the stuff from the store filled with all the junk! And that lighting in the first picture. Wow. 🙂
Thanks Erin! (If only we could recreate that lighting for ALL of our photos…) 🙂
It sounds delicious and looks gorgeous!
This looks great! Homemade ketchup has been on my list of kitchen projects for forever, but I havent’ gotten around to it yet (although I have made “ketchups” with other fruits.)
Those fruit ketchups sound great Lauren!
I hope to have my own tomatoes to harvest this year and with your wonderful recipe, I’ll be all set 🙂 I agree – homemade ketchup is easier than you’d think!! Definitely better for you, too.
I love homemade ketchup, and yours looks really, really delicious! And those tater tots with this ketchup sounds like perfection.
Ketchup is my jam. My.Jam. I would probably eat this by the spoonful. I’d have to make a super size batch!
I think my life is forever changed after this recipe!!
Love the idea of making my own ketchup. I’ve never done this but am now inspired to give it a go. Thank you! P.S. Gorgeous photos!! 🙂
Thanks Susan!