Ketchup?

Anyone have a Heinz 57 clone?  I tend to boycott Heinz because Hunts is better; Heinz is too thin and watery (stuff in restaurant bottles aside, if it’s still thick).  Heinz 57 however is what ketchup should be to me.

I can get fresh tomatoes cheap.

Found this http://www.grouprecipes.com/102986/homemade-heinz-57-sauce.html but I think it would be cheaper to buy the real thing. Too many ingredients…

Shouldn’t there be a little tamarind in that? Maybe the raisin’s are a sub.

Tamarind is a souring agent though, I don’t see raisins really providing sourness.

No kidding.  Maybe it’s cheaper, but it’s certainly not simple as mixing a few things together.  Granted, it’s blending, mixing, and simmering; so not really complex.

I find it odd this stuff’s labeled as a “steak sauce” in the stores… I use it for ketchup!  A1 is steak sauce, though rare steak with garlic and butter and cracked pepper needs no sauce!