Homemade Ketchup Came Out Watery

By

Maryeileen

Thanks for all of the suggestions. Today I cooked it on low for awhile, and added a little bit of bottled ketchup and just a touch of Karo syrup and it came out great. I've got french fries in the oven now so I can use some!

By Arlene (Guest Post)

I would add that you should cook it with the lid off. The lid would cause steam and excess liquid. Cook on low. Crockpot is great.

By

kimhis

The commercial catsup companies came out with an all-natural sugar-free product some years ago that did not sell well. They discovered that the sugar gave a slightly scorched and carmelized flavor that people had to have. They simmer catsup for long times to do a reduction. Crockpots for home batches work well.

By jean (Guest Post)

Try cooking on low in the crock pot. Saves a lot of stirring. Just check occasionally until it is as thick as you want it to be.

By

T&T Grandma

I would say simmer it as well without adding anything. I do my tomatoes from the garden and at each thickness, take off and process what I want from tomato juice to sauce to paste. Just a matter of cooking it thicker ON LOW.

By

Suejaney

Hi I have been making and canning my own ketchup for years. Regardless of whether you can it for later use or want to use it right away you have to use what the ingredients call for. Tomato paste is a thickener. Try adding some paste and cook it on low stirring until it thickens. Sauce is very different from paste.

By

Maryeileen

I guess I should have said that the recipe did not say to cook it; just to whizz it all in a blender. So, I will try to cook it and see what happens. Also, I used tomato sauce because I did not have tomato puree or tomato paste.

By

Cyinda

Just cook it longer.

Add a dab of tomato paste; that should thicken it a little.

By

deebomb

Don't add any thing. Simmer it until you get the thickness that you want.