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From Heston Blumenthal's kitchen · The Fat Duck, Bray

stove · tomato sauce

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Heston 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

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. 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.

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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.