18 ketchup recipes

Kick up your Independence or Flag day celebration an extra notch by making your own home-made ketchup (catsup) to make your barbecued hot dogs and burgers extra special. This is an easy way to really impress your friends and family and it's much better tasting than store bought varieties.

Homemade ketchup from scratch: fresh tomatoes, onion, and garlic cooked down and simmered with vinegar and spices into a thick, smooth, tangy-sweet ketchup. No corn syrup, all real flavor.

Homemade tomato ketchup simmers fresh tomatoes, garlic, onion, and pickling spices into a tangy-sweet condiment. Thinner and livelier than store-bought, great with fries, eggs, or burgers.

Mushroom ketchup, a Victorian-era umami bomb of salted fresh mushrooms and dried boletus simmered with vinegar, warm spices and sherry. A shelf-stable savory condiment worth the two-day project for real depth.

Homemade mango ketchup with fresh mangos, vinegar, white wine, ginger, allspice, cinnamon, and cayenne. A fruity, spiced condiment cooked down and strained smooth.

Spiced apple ketchup made with unsweetened applesauce, vinegar, and warm spices like ginger, cinnamon, and cloves for a tangy condiment perfect with pork or chicken.

Homemade Filipino-style banana ketchup simmered with raisins, tomato paste, allspice, cayenne, and dark rum. Sweet, tangy, and warmly spiced. Makes 3.5 cups and keeps for a month.

The tomatoes are getting ready in the garden, if you are like me you have an overabundance. I came up with this recipe to put on chopped steak and sausage sandwiches. I gave some to my sister and they like it on hamburgers and with stuffed peppers so I say it goes with everything. It is fresh-tasting and delicious.

Blueberry ketchup blends ripe berries with tomato, plums, ginger, and warm spice into a savory-sweet condiment. Pair with grilled meats, cheese boards, or burgers for unexpected depth.

Worcestershire tomato ketchup is a homemade burger condiment built from caramelized red onion, fresh roma tomatoes, garlic, Worcestershire, cider vinegar, and warm spices. Serve chunky or blended smooth.

Classic ketchup meatloaf with ground beef, breadcrumbs, onion, egg, and oregano. A simple, old-school comfort food recipe that bakes in one hour with no fuss.

Tomato-free ketchup made from cooked carrots and beets blended with lemon juice and spices. A clever low-sugar, nightshade-free condiment that looks and tastes surprisingly like the real thing.

Doctored ketchup spiked with garlic, hot sauce, liquid smoke, and minced peppers. Turns the cheapest store-bought ketchup into a smoky, chunky table sauce with a kick.

Five-spice-rubbed roast beef served with a homemade spiced blackberry ketchup, sweet, tart, and gently fiery with cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne. An elegant roast with a surprising fruit condiment.

Fog City Diner's homemade tomato ketchup: fresh roma tomatoes simmered with cider vinegar, sugar, pickling spice, and cinnamon for a restaurant-style condiment. Makes 5 cups, lasts a month.

This is so great, low-fat, low-calories, and very easy to make, hard to find which part is not good. Perfect recipe.