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How to Make Your Own Ketchup!

8/23/2012

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We don’t eat a lot of ketchup – only on eggs and rarely on homemade veggie burgers.  We have noticed that it is really difficult to find a ketchup without a lot of sugar.  Ketchup is a condiment that is usually full of refined sugars or high fructose corn syrup both of which should have no part in our daily diets – so we decided why not make our own?  (See our previous blog post on refined sugars).  It’s very easy to do and you will get all the benefits of the tomatoes.  Tomatoes contain lycopene which is a powerful anti-oxidant, anti-cancer and cardiovascular protective. 

You will need: a food processor or blender, crockpot and the ingredients below.

Ingredients
3 cups of fresh tomato puree
1 small onion, chopped in quarter’s
1/2 cup apple cider vinegar or white vinegar
1/4 cup honey or coconut sugar or 1/8 cup agave nectar
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon chili peppers or black pepper
1/4 teaspoon sea salt
2-3 tbsp tomato paste

Place tomatoes in food processor to ensure you have 3 cups.  Then add all other ingredients to the food processor and process for 1-2 minutes and then place in crockpot and stir well.  Cover and turn on high for 2 – 2 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally.  Remove the lid and transfer to a blender and puree until smooth.  Return to crock (if you used a blender or food processor) and cook on high uncovered for 30 minutes to 1 hour, stirring occasionally, until ketchup has reached desired consistency.  You want it to be nice and thick.  Place into clean mason jars and refrigerate or freeze.  This will keep in the refrigerator for about 2 months.

Below is the original recipe which we have adjusted to what we had on hand.
Adapted from: http://simplysugarandglutenfree.com/homemade-sugar-free-ketchup-recipe-slightly-indulgent-mondays/


2 Comments
Leanne
8/23/2012 09:22:45 am

I have read recently that agave nectar is almost as bad for you as HFCS? Do you have any intel on that?

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Chris Ford link
8/30/2012 03:41:12 am

Hi Leanne,

Thanks for your comment. As this was the first I have heard about the comparison with HFCS and agave nectar I had to do a little reading on the issue. The topic seems to be quite controversial at the moment, but it appears the main argument is that agave is just as high in fructose (range of 55%-90%) as HFCS. However, my understanding is that the process by which each is made differ greatly as HFCS is made using harmful chemicals and agave is much closer to its natural form. As with any sweetener it will be very high in sugar content and we recommend their use sparingly.

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