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Homemade Curry Ketchup

July 10, 2012 by Joy the Baker 115 Comments

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I’m a big fan of lists.  Grocery lists.  To-do lists.  Not to-do lists.  To-read lists.  Covet lists.  I-totally-want-to-drink-that lists.  I’m-jealous-of-your-hair lists.  Wake-up-early-and-change-the-world lists.  Sweep-the-dang-kitchen-floor lists.

My favorite, and most recent list is the Summer Bucket List:  a dreamy list of things I want to do while the sun (and I) stay up late.  Do you have one of these lists?  ooh I hope so!  Tracy and I have talked about our Summer Bucket List on the Joy the Baker Podcast (are you hip to that yet!?).  Here’s a peek at the Bucket List happenings:

– Go on and Get Crafty!

– Walk around New York City like I know what’s up!  Sometimes this is hard for a California girl… but I’m totally doing it riiiight now!

– It’s time for a public dance spectacle.  Oooh ya.  It’s real.  As soon as I learn some moves I’m doing this!

– Eat too many hotdogs, in a pool, wearing floaties, during sunset.  Sounds like the weirdest, most romantic eating contest ever.  Awesome.

– Beach bonfire.  With a trampoline. Does this only happen in The Big Lebowski?

Also on my list: Make Homemade Ketchup!  It’s happening!

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Yes… you can totally buy ketchup at the grocery in a squeeze bottle.  Pffft.  It’s so satisfying to make and majorly easy to customize.  Buck-it!  It’s summer!

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Ketchup starts with onion, garlic, and spices.

Did you know that ketchup has so many spices in it?  Heck yes!  A good base to start with is clove, allspice, mustard powder, and smokey paprika.

As a kick in the pants, I added a big bit of yellow curry powder!

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Other ketchup heavy-hitters are:  crushed canned tomatoes, vinegar, brown sugar, and tomato paste.  It just needs a good boiling.  About an hour of slow boiling turns this mixture into a luscious ketchup creation.

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I like to blend the ketchup with an immersion blender and strain it through a fine mesh strainer.

No seeds and super smooth!

… Just look at this!  This is inappropriately exciting.

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The presence of ketchup really just means one thing:  FRENCH FRIES!!!  You best believe I’m showing you how to make these little fried potato gems on Friday.  Get your ketchup going in preparation.  It’s totally a weeknight activity.

The curry in this ketchup lends a subtle yet really enticing flavor to the mixture.  It’s sweet and round, has just the right amount of acid, and the combination of clove, mustard, paprika, and curry really just knows how to work.  I love that I can boil this in my kitchen.  It feels like magic.

I hope you’re inspired to make this!  We have fries in our future!

Homemade Curry Ketchup

makes about 3 cups

recipe adapted from What’s Gaby Cooking and Saveur

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2 tablespoons olive oil

1 medium onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, minced

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1 teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon ground yellow curry

1 teaspoon ground mustard

1/2 teaspoon smokey paprika

big pinch ground cloves

1/4 teaspoon ground allspice

1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 28-ounce can crushed tomatoes with juice

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/4 cup apple cider vinegar

Place oil in a medium saucepan, over medium heat.  I used a 3 quart sauce pan and it seemed like the perfect fit.  Saute onions until they are transparent, tender, and begin to brown, about 6 to 8 minutes.  Add the garlic and cook for about 1 minute more.  Add the tomato paste, salt, and all of the spices to the pan.  Stir until the tomato paste is evenly distributed, and the spices are fragrant, about 1 minute.  Add brown sugar, vinegar, and crushed tomatoes.  Stir to combine.

Let mixture simmer over low heat for about 45 minutes.  Mixture will thicken to a ketchup consistency.  Stir occasionally.

Remove pan from heat, and use an immersion blender to blend to the chunky ketchup smooth.  If you don’t have an immersion blender, you can carefully place the warm ketchup in a regular blender to blend smooth.  Just be sure to leave the blender lid slightly ajar so the warm contents don’t burst.  After using either an immersion or regular blender, strain ketchup through a fine mesh strainer into a clean bowl.  This will remove any unwanted seeds.

Taste and adjust seasoning as necessary.  Store ketchup in glass jars in the fridge.  Ketchup will last for up to 1 month in the fridge!

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  1. savourthis2013

    August 10, 2015 at 11:54 am

    Can you can this recipe so it lasts without refrigeration?

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    • joythebaker

      September 1, 2015 at 1:53 pm

      Sure!

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  2. keely

    March 17, 2015 at 9:09 am

    Lol I lived in Germany for many yrs and after coming back to UK have always missed currywurst. I made this today and shall be testing out on.the family later. This tastes pretty close but it’s rather sweet maybe I will use less sugar next time :))

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  3. mgrubb

    July 31, 2013 at 7:10 pm

    was so bored that i made this ketchup today changed only a few ingredients, I am not that crazy about curry ,so I cut the amount in half. Turned out great. I putting everything in jars this summer. I love your blog. You inspire creativity. Thanks M.G.

    Reply
  4. Lesley

    July 4, 2013 at 1:13 am

    Joy, so wait.. is that 1/2 an 8-ounce can crushed tomatoes with juice? So 4 ounces? Just checking before I make a batch. Thanks!

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    • joythebaker

      July 4, 2013 at 1:34 am

      One 28-ounce can of crushed tomatoes. The large can.

      Reply
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