Ketchup is an American staple, but did you know you can make it very easily at home? Unfortunately, a lot of store-bought ketchup is made with loads of sugar and sometimes even artificial coloring and flavoring.
If you’re craving some delicious ketchup but want a healthy, whole-food version that doesn’t sacrifice health for taste, I’ve got the perfect recipe! This recipe uses all natural, easy-to-find ingredients, and instead of lots of cane sugar like regular ketchup typically has, it requires just a bit of honey and coconut sugar, which are much healthier and both have a very low GI index compared to other sweeteners.
At the end, I’ve got a suggestion for an easy fermented version, if you’d like to make this ketchup even healthier by adding some natural probiotics.
Give it a try today and you’re sure to be making it regularly.
Effective Primal Diet Hacks…
- 2 6-ounce cans of tomato paste
- 12 ounces filtered water
- 6 tbs apple cider or white vinegar
- 6 tbs honey
- 1 tbs coconut sugar
- 2 tsp salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- ¼ tsp onion powder
- Empty the tomato paste out into a medium saucepan.
- Adding a few tbs of water at a time, blending completely with the tomato paste before adding any more water. This will make it easier
- Add the rest of the ingredients once all the water is blended completely with the tomato paste, and stir until smooth.
- Put the saucepan over medium heat, and bring to a simmer.
- Reduce heat, keeping it a simmer, and cook for 10-20 minutes, stirring frequently. Watch for splattering, it’s virtually unavoidable, but try to keep the simmer as low as you can to avoid a big mess.
- Remove from heat, and let cool to room temperature.
- Once cool, pour into a jar or bottle, cover, and keep in the refrigerator.
- For a very easy fermented version, before refrigerating, stir in a few tablespoons of whey. Then, cover and let culture at room temperature for 12-24 hours before refrigerating.
That’s it! Enjoy your delicious homemade ketchup on french fries and burgers or any other way in which you use ketchup.