Mushroom Ketchup
If you've got edible mushrooms, finely ground fresh horseradish and ground allspice, you're most of the way to this vegan: about 65 minutes of cooking across 7 steps. Scroll down for the ingredient checklist, a serving scaler and unit converter, and the method broken into 7 steps.
You'll mainly reach for saucepan and pan. At medium difficulty across 7 steps, it's manageable with a little attention. As written, the ingredients are plant-based.
What you'll need
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How to make it
- Wipe the mushrooms clean, slice them thinly, then layer them in a non-reactive bowl with the salt, cover and leave at room temperature for 24 hours, stirring occasionally as they release their dark liquid.
- Tip the salted mushrooms and all their juices into a saucepan, add the finely chopped onion, grated horseradish, lemon zest, allspice, peppercorns and cayenne.
- Pour in the cider vinegar, stir well, and bring the mixture slowly up to a gentle boil over medium heat.
- Lower the heat and simmer uncovered for about 30 minutes, stirring now and then, until the mushrooms are very soft and the liquid is deeply colored.
- Strain the mixture through a fine sieve, pressing firmly on the solids with the back of a spoon to extract all the liquid, then discard the pulp.
- Return the strained liquid to the cleaned pan and simmer for a further 10 to 15 minutes until it reduces and thickens slightly into a thin, pourable sauce.
- Pour the hot ketchup into a clean sterilized bottle or jar, seal, cool completely, and store in the refrigerator, using within a few weeks.
You'll use: Saucepan Β· Pan
Ingredient substitutions
- Lemon
- lime Β· 1 tbsp white wine vinegar per lemon
Tips & common questions
How long does Mushroom Ketchup take to make?
About 65 minutes from start to finish β an estimate based on the 7 steps and 9 ingredients. Times vary with your kitchen and how much prep you do ahead.
What can I use instead of lemon?
Try lime. See the substitutions section above for more swaps.
Can I scale this recipe up or down?
Yes β use the servings control above the ingredients and every quantity rescales automatically (fractions included). Cooking times stay roughly the same; very large batches may need a little longer.
Is Mushroom Ketchup vegan?
Based on its ingredients, this recipe contains no meat, fish, dairy or egg, so it looks vegan-friendly. Always double-check labels on packaged items.
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Mushroom Ketchup is an original recipe developed in-house by Consomee. Photo: Mushroom ketchup (homemade) - (cropped).jpg by Rex Roof from Ann Arbor, MI, USA, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons. We add the serving scaler, ingredient tools, timing and structure on top β how we source recipes.