Homemade Smoked Ketchup

Name: Geräucherter Ketchup – Selbstgemacht
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 1000 g Reife Tomaten; 80 g Tomatenmark; 60 ml Apfelessig; 50 g Brauner Zucker; 100 g Zwiebel; 8 g Geräuchertes Paprikapulver; 10 g Salz; 2 g Cayennepfeffer

Sauce / DipOtherHot SmokingMedium90 minutes

Homemade tomato ketchup with deep smoky flavor, natural sweetness, and a hint of spice – perfect for grilling.

Ingredients(for 0.5 kg)

Ripe Tomatoes1000 g

Tomato Paste80 g

Apple Cider Vinegar60 ml

Brown Sugar50 g

Onion100 g

Smoked Paprika8 g

Salt10 g

Cayenne Pepper2 g

Instructions

Smoking Tomatoes

30 Minuten

Halve tomatoes and place cut-side up in the smoker at 160°C with cherry or apple wood chips for about 30 minutes until the skin splits and tomatoes are fragrant.

Cooking the Base

25 Minuten

Sauté diced onion in a pot with a little oil. Add smoked tomatoes, stir in tomato paste, and simmer everything over medium heat for about 20 minutes.

Straining and Seasoning

10 Minuten

Pass the mixture through a fine sieve or blend smooth with an immersion blender. Stir in apple cider vinegar, brown sugar, smoked paprika, cayenne pepper, and salt.

Reducing

25 Minuten

Simmer the ketchup over low to medium heat, stirring occasionally, for 20–25 minutes until the desired consistency is reached. Take care not to let it burn.

Bottling

5 Minuten

Taste and adjust the hot ketchup, then immediately fill into sterilized bottles or jars, seal, and let cool upside down. Store in the refrigerator after opening.

Pro Tip

Fill the finished ketchup hot into sterilized jars – this keeps it for up to 3 months. Apple cider vinegar can be replaced with balsamic vinegar for more depth.

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