The Best Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe

Skip the store-bought bottles. Learn how to make traditional ketchup from scratch with this easy recipe. Perfect for burgers, fries, and backyard BBQs!

Ingredients:

• 4 cups tomato juice
• 2 1/2 cups white vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 3/4 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 cup sea salt
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 4 (13 oz) tomato paste

Instructions:

Cook for two hours. Add 1/2 cup cornstarch (mixed with water). Cook till thick. Remove from heat and ladle into sanitized canning jars. Cover with boiled lids (this makes the rubber soft so they seal better) and screw on rings. Bake jars at 225 for 45 mins.

Note: This is not an approved FDA canning method, but it is one that we’ve been using in our family for years with better success than water bath canning.

The Best Homemade Tomato Ketchup Recipe

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Skip the store-bought bottles. Learn how to make traditional ketchup from scratch with this easy recipe. Perfect for burgers, fries, and backyard BBQs!

Ingredients

• 4 cups tomato juice
• 2 1/2 cups white vinegar
• 6 cups sugar
• 3/4 tsp allspice
• 1/4 tsp ground cloves
• 1/2 cup sea salt
• 2 tsp onion powder
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 4 13 oz tomato paste

Instructions

• Cook the mixture for 2 hours.
• In a small bowl, mix ½ cup cornstarch with water until smooth.
• Stir the cornstarch mixture into the pot.
• Continue cooking until the mixture has thickened.
• Remove from the heat and ladle into sanitized canning jars.
• Add the prepared lids and screw on the rings.
• Process the filled jars according to a tested canning method appropriate for the recipe.

Notes

This is not an approved FDA canning method, but it is one that we’ve been using in our family for years with better success than water bath canning.