How to Make Ketchup

Ingredients

• 1 kilo ripe red tomatoes
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup white vinegar or apple cider vinegar
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 1/2 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp black pepper
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp white pepper
• 1 tbsp cornstarch

Method

1. Peel the tomatoes and blend them well in an electric blender, then put them with half a cup of water in a pot over the heat and let them boil.
2. After about 5 minutes of boiling, once the sauce has thickened, strain it through a fine sieve.
   Timers: 5 min
3. Add the sugar, vinegar, spices, salt, paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder, mix well, and return the mixture to the pot over the heat until it boils and thickens a little.
4. Dissolve the cornstarch in 1/4 cup water and pour the mixture into the pot. Let it boil for only 3 more minutes, then remove from the heat.
5. Serve the ketchup cold and store it in jars or tightly sealed glass bottles in the refrigerator.
6. This useful and easy recipe is from a friend of the Shou Tabkhin El Yom website
7. Ruwaida Al-Haj Rifai
8. Click on Ruwaida's name to discover all her delicious recipes on our site
9. Also from Ruwaida, here is how to make paprika powder at home
10. Also from Ruwaida, here is how to make onion powder