looking for ketchup recipe

[Arduinna]

I want to make my own ketchup so I'm looking for a recipe. Preferably a bulk recipe since I plan on canning it and I want to put up about 6 quarts. No allergy considerations. I just want something like basic ketchup because I use mostly in other recipes like homemade bbq sauce and baked beans.

[cristeen]

I made a pretty good one a few weeks back, but I was actually looking for a small recipe - this one uses only 3 lbs of tomatoes and yielded me 5 half-pint jars.

And, of course, i cant find the book it's in. I'll keep looking.

[Otto]

You could maybe halve this, from one of my grandmother's cookbooks:

Pour boiling water over half a bushel of tomatoes, peel and place in a granite or enameled kettle to boil. When soft, strain through a fine sieve, place on the fire again, add six medium-sized onions and three green peppers from which the seeds have been taken. Boil until thick and strain once more, then add two cups of cider vinegar, half a cup of sugar, two teaspoons of salt, one teaspoon of ground cinnamon, one teaspoon of ground allspice, a teaspoon of grated nutmeg and a half a teaspoon of ground cloves. Boil ten minutes and seal while hot.

I'll cop to just enjoying dragging it out.

[cristeen]

Found the book!

3 lbs toms, chopped
2 red onions, chopped
2 celery stalks, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1 c brown sugar
2/3 c cider vinegar
1/2 tsp cayenne
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp kosher salt

cook the veggies together until the tomatoes are pulpy and the mixture thickens. Puree and strain. Over low heat stir in the rest, stirring until the sugar dissolves and simmer until thick.

I packed it into 1 c jars, but the recipe calls for bottles. Water bath process for 40 minutes. Store at least a month before using.

[Arduinna]

thanks!

[Ethelpea]

Nourishing Traditions has a ketchup recipe...are you into that sort of thing?

Here it is :
From Sally Fallon's Nourishing Traditions
3 cups canned tomato paste (IIR, this is about 6 small cans)
1/4 cup whey
1 tbs sea salt
1/2 cup maple syrup
1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
3 cloves garlic
1/2 cup fish sauce (I have the Thai Kitchen brand, found in the Asian section)

Mix all ingredients until blended then put in a quart size mason jar. I like the wide mouthed jars. Leave 1 inch below the top of the jar. Leave at room temp for 2 days then transfer to the refrigerator.

[Arduinna]

Thanks, I do incorporate some TF stuff in my diet. I'm not sure about fish sauce in my ketchup although it is an interesting concept to make it out of tomato past instead of fresh tomatoes.

[Cullens_Girl]

Originally Posted by Arduinna

Thanks, I do incorporate some TF stuff in my diet. I'm not sure about fish sauce in my ketchup although it is an interesting concept to make it out of tomato past instead of fresh tomatoes.

It would definitely be more cost effective this time of year unless you're able to find tomatoes on the reduced produce rack - that's where I look for tomatoes for salsa. If you're using the ketchup in other recipes and not as a condiment I don't see why tomato paste wouldn't work.