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Amish Tomato Ketchup

A homemade tomato ketchup made by boiling tomato juice, vinegar, sugar, spices, and oils for 2½ hours.

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Why it works: Clove and cinnamon match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 1% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 14,189 recipes. Both carry ethyl cinnamate, which smells sweet, balsamic. The science ↓

Amish Tomato Ketchup

Time2 1/2 hours

Ingredients

Directions

  1. Mix all ingredients.

  2. Boil for 2 1/2 hours.

  3. Pour into jars.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

215Calories
2 gProtein
14 gFat
23 gCarbs
What these numbers assume: 9 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Olive Oil1 tbsp (14g)119
Sugar1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated49
Tomato1 medium (123g)22
Clove1 tsp ground (2g)7
Black Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Cinnamon1 tsp ground (2.6g)6
Vinegar1 tbsp (15ml) distilled3
Mustard1 tsp (5g) yellow3
Salt1 tsp (6g)0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

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Steps grouped into stages for easier reading; the method is the source's own.

Explore the science

The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Clove + cinnamontop 1% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together14,189 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl cinnamate (sweet, balsamic).

  2. Pepper + clovetop 5% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together17,451 recipes

    Shared aroma: ethyl octanoate (fruity, wine).

  3. Cinnamon + mustardtop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together1,581 recipes

    Shared aroma: guaiacol (smoky, sweet).

  4. Tomato + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together17,923 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  5. Clove + mustardtop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together3,829 recipes

    Shared aroma: methyleugenol (clove, spice).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

What each ingredient does

Tomato juice
Forms the liquid base and most of the body of the ketchup.
Apple cider vinegar
Adds acidity that gives the sauce its sharp, tangy balance.
Sugar
Adds sweetness that balances the acidity and the tomato flavor.
Ground dry mustard
Adds a sharp, pungent flavor that supports the spices.

The step that matters

Boil for 2 1/2 hours. A long boil drives off water through evaporation, thickening the sauce and concentrating its flavors. Too short a boil leaves it thin and watery, while heat that is too high can scorch the sugar and tomato solids on the bottom of the pot.

Swap the tomato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (apple cider vinegar, sugar, pepper, clove, cinnamon, mustard):

  1. Horseradishfits better
  2. Capsicumfits better
  3. Shallotfits better
  4. Tomatothe original

Fit is the average pairing score against apple cider vinegar, sugar, pepper, clove, cinnamon, mustard. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.

“What each ingredient does” and “The step that matters” were written by Claude from this recipe’s own method and reviewed in samples by CompKitchen.

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