Substitute Tomato paste + vinegar + sugar for Ketchup
What ketchup does in a recipe: Sweet-tart tomato condiment and secret sauce ingredient.
Tomato paste + vinegar + sugar
per 1/2 cup ketchup
US2 Tbsp tomato paste + 1 Tbsp vinegar + 1 Tbsp sugar + 1/4 cup water, simmered
Metric30 g paste + 15 ml vinegar + 12 g sugar + 60 ml water, simmered
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Fresher, less sweet — tune the sugar.
What changes: Fresher, less sweet
Where Ketchup is the substitute: substitute Ketchup for Tomato paste
More options: all 2 Ketchup substitutes
Common questions
- What is the ratio for substituting Tomato paste + vinegar + sugar for Ketchup?
- per 1/2 cup ketchup — US: 2 Tbsp tomato paste + 1 Tbsp vinegar + 1 Tbsp sugar + 1/4 cup water, simmered. Metric: 30 g paste + 15 ml vinegar + 12 g sugar + 60 ml water, simmered.
- Why does Tomato paste + vinegar + sugar work as a Ketchup substitute?
- Fresher, less sweet — tune the sugar.
- What changes when you use Tomato paste + vinegar + sugar instead of Ketchup?
- Fresher, less sweet
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