In-a-Pinch Ketchup

I made this one night when I ran out of ketchup and was making a meatloaf. I kept adding and writing it down, and Voila! I had a homemade ketchup with simple ingredients and went well with just about anything.

• Preparation Time: 5 mins
• Cooking Time: 45 mins
• Total Time: 50 mins
• Calories: 41 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 ¼ cups water
• 5 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon corn syrup
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon molasses
• 2 tablespoons white vinegar
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• ¼ teaspoon allspice

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Mix together the tomato paste, white vinegar, brown sugar, garlic powder, onion powder, allspice, salt, molasses, corn syrup, and water in a saucepan over low heat; simmer gently until you get the consistency of ketchup, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Taste and adjust salt if necessary before serving.