Real life has prevented me from writing much here, so let's do a little catch-up. Which brings me to ketchup. I don't like it on my fries, but it is a wonderful ingredient when cooking, as are other basic bottled sauces. I don't mean the prefab marinades, stir-fry sauces, and whatnot - they're not usually as good as what you can whip up yourself - but you can add a lot of flavor and save a lot of ingredients by using ketchup and Worcestershire sauce and the like.
By the way, I'm one of the only people in the country who doesn't like Heinz ketchup. I prefer Del Monte and Hunt's, and the latter doesn't have high-fructose corn syrup.
I was overwhelmed with work the other day, and looking to cook a brisket in the easiest possible way. I found a recipe that called for a cup of ketchup, a packet of onion soup mix, and a can of ginger ale. I didn't have the soup mix, but I salted the meat well, put it in the slow cooker with a sliced onion on top, poured on the other ingredients, and cooked it all day on low. The original recipe was for the oven, so I had a lot of extra gravy at the end. I thickened it with a little roux, sliced the meat, and put it all back in the slow cooker. Great brisket, and I owe it all to ketchup.
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