Homemade Ketchup

also called catsup · tomato ketchup

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The table

Homemade Ketchup: ingredients down the left, what to do with them across. Tap any cell to cross it off.
1 medium(chopped)yellow onionsweat 8 minsimmer 45 minblend and sievesimmer 20 min
3 cloves(sliced)garlic
2 Tbsolive oil
28 oz(800 g)canned whole tomatoes
1/2 cup(105 g)dark brown sugar
1/2 cup(120 mL)cider vinegar
1/4 tspground allspice
1/8 tspground cloves
1 1/2 tspkosher salt
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What to lay out

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Pans and tools

1sweat 8 min

2simmer 45 min

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Cooking it

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The clock

Start to finish
at least 1 hr 13 mintwo waits that overlap count once
Needs you
8 minof the steps that give a time

One of the 4 steps never says how long it takes, so both numbers are floors. Nothing here says whether you can walk away, so all 8 min of it is counted as time you are standing over it. The recipe itself says 1 hr 30 min.

  1. sweat 8 min

    8 minneeds you(assumed)from the start

  2. simmer 45 min

    45 minwalk away(read off the step)8 min in

  3. blend and sieve

    not timed53 min in

  4. simmer 20 min

    20 minwalk away(read off the step)53 min in

Drawn to scale, so a long wait really does take up the room it takes. The shortest stretches keep a sliver so they stay visible; their times are printed beside them. The minutes are always the recipe’s own; a dashed edge means we worked out from the step whether you have to be there, and a dotted one means nothing was said, so we assumed you are standing over it.

You'll need sieve

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See how it is written
>> title: Homemade Ketchup
>> category: Sauces & Gravies
>> tags: tomato, condiment, vegetarian, pantry, stovetop
>> counters: Diner
>> aka: catsup, tomato ketchup
>> servings: 16
>> time: 1 hr 30 min
>> step.1: sweat 8 min
>> step.2: simmer 45 min
>> step.3: blend and sieve
>> step.4: simmer 20 min

Sweat @yellow onion{1%medium}(chopped) and @garlic{3%cloves}(sliced) in @olive oil{2%Tbs} over medium heat for ~{8%min}.

Simmer @&(~1)aromatics{} with @canned whole tomatoes{28%oz}(800 g), @dark brown sugar{1/2%cup}(105 g), @cider vinegar{1/2%cup}(120 mL), @ground allspice{1/4%tsp}, @ground cloves{1/8%tsp}, and @kosher salt{1 1/2%tsp} for ~{45%min}.

Blend @&(~1)mixture{} until perfectly smooth, then push it through a #sieve{}.

Simmer @&(~1)purée{} for ~{20%min}, until it mounds on a spoon.