---
comments: true
tags:
  - condiment
  - sauce
---
# :tomato: Sweet-and-Spicy Ketchup

![Sweet-and-Spicy Ketchup](../assets/images/sweet-and-spicy-ketchup.jpg){ loading=lazy }

| :timer_clock: Total Time |
|:-----------------------: |
| 30 minutes |

## :salt: Ingredients

- :olive: 1 Tbsp olive oil
- :onion: 1 small onion
- :garlic: 2 cloves garlic
- :maple_leaf: 0.25 cup [brown sugar][1]
- :hot_pepper: 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
- :herb: 0.25 tsp allspice
- :four_leaf_clover: 0.25 tsp ground cloves
- :sake: 0.33 cup distilled white vinegar
- :tomato: 1 Tbsp tomato paste
- :tomato: 2 8-oz cans tomato sauce
- :salt: some salt
- :salt: some pepper

## :cooking: Cookware

- 1 saucepan
- 1 food processor

## :pencil: Instructions

### Step 1

In a saucepan, heat the olive oil. Add the onion and garlic and cook over moderately low heat, stirring occasionally,
until softened, about 7 minutes. Add the [brown sugar][1], smoked paprika, allspice and ground cloves and cook,
stirring occasionally, until the sugar melts. Add the distilled white vinegar and tomato paste and cook over moderate
heat until thick, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce and simmer over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until
very thick, 15 to 20 minutes.

### Step 2

Transfer the ketchup to a blender or food processor and puree until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.

## :link: Source

- <https://www.foodandwine.com/recipes/sweet-and-spicy-ketchup>

[1]: <../ingredients/brown-sugar.md>