Heinz Premium Chili Sauce & Heinz Seafood Cocktail Sauce

Heinz Premium Chili Sauce & Heinz Seafood Cocktail Sauce

By Todd Wilbur

The name of this tomato based sauce belies its taste. There's not even a hint of spiciness here that someone might associate with "chili". Instead you get a sweet & sour sauce that's got more tang than ketchup, and more chunks. And what are those chunks? According to the label they're dehydrated onions, so that's exactly what we'll use In this formula. But be sure to get the bottle that say dried "minced" onions, because the "chopped" kind are too big. Th'e recipe is a simple one since you just combine everything in a saucepan & simmer until done. And if you cruise down to the Tidbits at the bottom of this recipe, I'll show you a quick way to turn this saucy clone into a copy of Heinz Seafood Cocktail Sauce. It's two recipes in one!

1 c tomato puree
1/3 c light corn syrup
1/4 c white vinegar
2 t dried minced onion
2 t granulated sugar
1 t salt
1 t lemon juice
1/8 t garlic powder

Whisk together all ingredients in a small saucepan & place it over medium/low heat. When mixture begins to bubble reduce heat to low & simmer uncovered for 30 minutes. Cover & cool, then refrigerate until cold. Makes 1 c.

Tidbits: You can easily rebound from this chili sauce into a clone of Heinz Seafood Cocktail Sauce by simply stirring in 2 t of prepared horseradish when the sauce has cooled. Cover & chill until needed.