Can you tell me more about the flavors and methods of ketchup?

Tomato sauce in Western food has different uses, some are used for pizza, some are used for making pasta, and some are used for hamburgers and hot dogs. Its taste can be varied at will, and everything is determined by the will of the eater.

The base ingredients of all different flavors of tomato sauce are basically the same. That is pure tomato paste, salt, minced garlic, oregano powder (the French use thyme and lavender powder), minced onion, and butter. The cooking method is as follows: put butter in a pot and melt it, add minced onion and stir-fry until fragrant, add tomato paste and stir-fry until red oil comes out, add a little water to make it thicker for pizza, burgers, and hot dogs, and thinner for pasta. Add seasoning powder and simmer for 15 minutes, add minced garlic and add salt to taste.

Ketchup with different flavors is made by adding different materials when making the base. Let’s choose several common flavors to introduce them respectively:

1. Cheese . Add dry cheese powder during the sauce making process. The amount depends on personal taste. The water for making the sauce can be replaced with milk

milk.

2. Black pepper. The amount of black pepper to add when adding minced garlic depends on the quality of the black pepper and personal taste

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3. Meat sauce. When frying the minced onions, add the minced meat (pork, beef, mutton, fish, shrimp) and stir-fry until loose. Add tomato sauce and stir-fry.

4. Mushrooms. When frying the minced onions, add the chopped mushrooms and stir-fry until fragrant, then add the tomato sauce and stir-fry.

In fact, many Western-style meals are served with ketchup, such as fried chicken, fried fish, French fries, fried rice, fried noodles, etc. In our local restaurants here, the two must-have condiments on the table are tomato sauce and green chili sauce. As long as you master these basic ingredients and production procedures, you can create a variety of flavors.