Perfect Ketchup
Making ketchup from scratch allows you greater control over ingredients, quality, and packaging. This recipe is delicious, add more or less sugar to suit your taste.
Ingredients
- 2 cans tomato sauce single ingredient on label (I like Costco brand Kirkland's)
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 3 tbsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 small onion chopped
- Sweetener to taste *see notes
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon cloves
- pinch cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Saute the diced onion in a teaspoon of olive oil over medium-low heat until tender.
- Mix all other ingredients into the sauce pan along with the cooked onions.
- Bring to a low boil.
- Reduce heat and simmer
- Reducing mixture by about half
- Blend with immersion blender to the desired consistency.
- Store in an airtight container such as a cute jar in the fridge or save in portions in freezer tillun needed
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Notes
You can use honey, maple syrup, brown sugar, coconut sugar, erythritol, allulose, stevia, or any other sweetener you prefer. Taste and add little by little until you reach your preferred sweetness.
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