From Heston Blumenthal's kitchen · The Fat Duck, Bray
stove · tomato sauce
★★★ KITCHENHeston Homemade Ketchup
From an award-winning kitchen
Ratio
VINEGAR 100
Ingredients
- TOMATO1000 g
- ONION150 g
- VINEGAR100 ml
- SUGAR75 g
- SALT10 g
- CLOVE0.5 g
- ALLSPICE0.5 g
- CINNAMON0.5 g
Method
- This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
- Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
- Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.
Provenance
British modernist chef of Michelin three-star The Fat Duck in Bray. Known for multi-sensory tasting menus and published work on flavor science.
Originally published as Heston Homemade Ketchup.
More from this kitchen →FAQ
Can this go in a shake jar?+
This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.
What do the quantities mean?+
Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.
Where did this recipe come from?+
Adapted from Heston Blumenthal / Fat Duck Forever reprints (published as “Heston Homemade Ketchup”). Full citation lives in Provenance.