Most ketchup you find on the supermarket shelf contains High Fructose Corn Syrup as the sweetener. Another ingredient is corn Syrup which is made from Genetically Modified Corn, in the U.S. 88 % genetically modified and is added to almost all processed foods. Natural Flavorings can be found in many mainstream ketchup brands, and can often be monosodium glutamate or a chemical made up of 50-100 ingredients. Read more
Make your own ketchup
It's easy to make your own homemade ketchup. You can keep the ingredients on hand and stir up a batch at a moments notice. We purchase tomato paste in bulk at Costco.
You can use ketchup as a base for BBQ sauce, dip fries in it, slather it on a burger or meatloaf or whatever you normally use mainstream ketchup for.
Zingy Perfect Ketchup
Ingredients
- 2 cans tomato sauce, single ingredient on label (I like Costco brand Kirkland's)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- Stevia to taste, or sometimes I use erythritol
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- pinch cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Mix all ingredients in a sauce pan
- Bring to a boil
- Reduce heat and simmer
- Reduce by about half
- Blend with immersion blender til thick
- Store in a cute jar in fridge or save in portions in freezer till needed
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