Here are 2 more super simple recipes for everyday staples to be homemade. I have tried many different recipes but these are the best for us. ALL of the seasoning ratios are approximate! Some days it may take less honey, other days more honey, this is just a base that you can build on and customize for your own family's tastes.
Not only do I try to save money and cut down on excess/chemical ingredients but also saving time. By combining ketchup and barbeque sauce on the same day I can use the same pot and cut cut time and dishes!! From start to finish today including breaking to take pictures, the sauces were actually done in 50 minutes!
I start with the ketchup by adding 2- 12oz cans of tomato paste, 1 cup of honey, 1 cup of apple cider vinegar, 1/2 cup of water, few splashes of worcestershire sauce, heaping tablespoon of garlic and onion powder, and about 3/4 tablespoon of salt. Stir this all together and let it bubble and reduce heat to a simmer for 20 minutes. I leave my spatula in the pot and place a lid on top. The spatula keeps the lid propped up and the lid keeps the splatter from going all over the place! After 20 minutes taste and adjust seasoning as needed or can also add more water (small amounts at a time) if the consistency is too thick. It will also thicken more as it cools. That's it! Your ketchup is done!!
I take out enough to fill my squeeze bottle and a pint jar. I fill the squeeze bottle in ice water because the ketchup is so hot that I don't want to damage the plastic.
Here's roughly the amount left in the pot.
To this pot add in 2 heaping palm fulls of brown sugar, about a tablespoon of molasses, tablespoon of garlic and onion powder, tablespoon of chili powder, a few splashes of cider vinegar, splash of worcestershire sauce, a few drops of liquid smoke. Let this simmer just like the ketchup and after 20 minutes give it a taste and adjust as needed.
After it cooks down it will begin to darken. It is actually darker than the picture shows.
So here's the final product! BBQ and ketchup and you know exactly what's in them!!
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