Ketchup sauce is a very versatile and beloved sauce worldwide. Made with ripe tomatoes, sugar, white wine vinegar, and a variety of vegetables and spices, this sauce is perfect for accompanying hamburgers, hot dogs, french fries, and many other dishes. Its preparation requires some time, but the final result is a sauce with an intense and irresistible flavor. Follow our detailed recipe to make homemade ketchup sauce and surprise your guests with its delicious taste.
Ketchup Sauce
Ingredients
- 2000 G Tomatoes Seedless Ripe Tomatoes
- 200 G Sugar Sugar
- 400 G Vinegar White Wine Vinegar
- 350 G Onions Chopped Onions
- 3 Stalks Celery Chopped Celery
- 200 G Carrots Chopped Carrots
- 2 Cloves Garlic Chopped Garlic
- 2 Leaves Bay Leaves Bay Leaves
- 1 Pinch Thyme Thyme
- 1 Pinch Cinnamon Ground Cinnamon
- 2 Teaspoons Potato Starch Potato Starch Dissolved In Water
- 2 Tablespoons Mustard Mustard
- 5 Cloves Cloves
- 200 G Olive Oil Olive Oil
- Salt Salt
- Pepper Pepper
Instructions
- 1. Sauté the chopped vegetables in a large saucepan with olive oil.
- 2. When the vegetables are wilted, add the chopped tomatoes, cloves, bay leaves, and continue cooking over moderate heat, skimming occasionally.
- 3. When the tomatoes have lost most of their water, add all the other ingredients.
- 4. Season very lightly because the sauce tends to shrink when cooking.
- 5. Stir with a wooden spoon and let it simmer over very low heat for at least 3 hours, stirring frequently.
- 6. When the sauce has thickened, strain it through a very fine sieve, leaving the bay leaves and cloves, and collect it in another saucepan.
- 7. Taste the sauce and, if necessary, add more salt and pepper.
- 8. Put the sauce back on moderate heat and let it simmer gently for another ten minutes.
- 9. Pour the sauce into jars with airtight lids.
Notes
Add some chili for a spicy version of ketchup sauce.
