How to Make Spicy Ketchup - This super easy 3-ingredient spicy ketchup recipe is the perfect way to dress up this ordinary condiment and bring some heat to the party!
❤️ Why You'll Love This Recipe
I always gravitate toward short-cut recipes. Partially because they're easy and usually have fewer ingredients than making something from scratch. Plus, there's a pretty good chance that these recipes are fast.
I love being able to make things like this spicy ketchup recipe because it's super quick but adds a little wow-factor to whatever is served up with it.
If you like spicy food, this recipe is for you! Whether you love a juicy burger with loads of ketchup or you adore dipping chicken nuggets or fries in it, it's sure to kick things up a notch!
While you may find a homemade ketchup recipe that calls for an immersion blender and a hot water bath to peel fresh tomatoes, that's not the case here. This is a super quick shortcut recipe you can make in less than 5 minutes.
🧂 Ingredients
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- your favorite store-bought ketchup
- hot sauce
- chili powder
🔪Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, hot sauce, and chili powder.
- Serve immediately.
This recipe can be made ahead of time. Store it in an airtight container - I like to reuse old jars - in the refrigerator 1 week.
Equipment
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- Mixing Bowls
- Whisk
- Measuring Spoons
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📖 Variations
We recommend that you try our homemade Spicy Ketchup Recipe for the first time just as it is written for the best results because that is how the recipe has been tested.
However, the next time you make it, you might consider one of these different ways of making this great recipe.
- Add 1 teaspoon of ground cumin or smoked paprika for smoky ketchup.
- If you prefer your condiments on the sweeter side, add 1 teaspoon of honey or brown sugar.
- Combine 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder to make your own balsamic ketchup.
- For spicy chipotle ketchup, use crushed chipotle chili powder.
- If the ketchup becomes too thick, add 1-2 teaspoons of worcestershire sauce to thin it out.
Serving Suggestions
Whether you make this easy spicy ketchup recipe to go with hot dogs, french fries, burgers, or chicken tenders, it's sure to be a huge hit! I love it as a dipping sauce for sweet potato fries because you have both the sweet and the heat!
And, in a pinch, you can even use this spicy sauce instead of cocktail sauce.
Our Favorite Burger Recipes
- Unbelievable Butter Burger - It's a burger...with butter. Need I say more?
- French Onion Burgers - If you love burgers and onion rings you must try this.
- Pimento Cheese Burger - This is a delicious twist on a Southern classic.
- BBQ Bacon-Jack Stuffed Burgers - If you've never had a stuffed burger, start here. They are so good!
- Spicy Cowboy Burger with Bacon - There's nothing better than a bacon burger...unless it's this!
😋 Similar Recipes
I love making my own condiments like burger sauce, avocado ranch dressing, and cherry BBQ sauce. Next time, try one of these tasty recipes:
- Mix some of our Cowboy Steak Rub into your burgers before cooking for a delicious punch of flavor!
- Homemade Teriyaki Sauce is so much better than the store-bought stuff and simple to make, too!
- Slather your buns with Cowboy Butter or even stuff them with this incredible compound butter.
- Honey Mustard Sauce is a must-have for chicken tenders, sandwiches, pretzel bites, and more.
Spicy Ketchup
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Spicy Ketchup Recipe
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 cup tomato ketchup
- 2 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
Instructions
- In a small bowl, mix together the ketchup, hot sauce, and chili powder.1 cup tomato ketchup, 2 teaspoon hot sauce, 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Recipe Variations
There are a lot of other ways you can dress up your ketchup besides using hot sauce and chili powder for spicy ketchup. Try one of these versions instead:- Add 1 teaspoon of ground cumin or smoked paprika for smoky ketchup.
- If you prefer your condiments on the sweeter side, add 1 teaspoon of honey or brown sugar.
- Combine 2 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar and 1 teaspoon of garlic powder to make your own balsamic ketchup.
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Karen says
This spicy ketchup recipe is so simple, yet so good!
Nicole says
I love how easy this spicy ketchup is to make! Thanks for the hack!
Angela Paris says
Thank you so much for your sweet comment, Nicole, I'm glad you enjoy our spicy ketchup recipe - it really is SO easy!