Homemade Healthy Ketchup: less Sugar and less Salt !

Everything is possible with this sauce that kids love. Homemade Ketchup! It will be healthy with less sugar and salt!

To avoid glucose-fructose syrup:

Glucose-fructose is not present in all ketchups in the market. However, it is an ingredient to avoid, because it promotes overweight and may cause many diseases when consumed with big amounts.

To limit salt intake:

ketchup is very sweet, but also contains a significant amount of salt. A portion of only 25 g of ketchup gives 10 to 15% the recommended daily intake of salt. Even some brands claiming to be "low in salt" have the same amount.

To avoid artificial flavors and additives:

Modified starches, xanthan gum, antioxidants... Some Ketchups (among the cheapest) are full of additives (E -....).We have to avoid these additives as much as possible.

The recipe for homemade ketchup:

For 175 ml Ketchup (10 minutes preparation, 1 hour 20 cooking)

We need: 

- 26 oz tomatoes (650 g)

- 2 tbsp. in s. Olive Oil

- 2 onions

- ½ red pepper

- 1 clove garlic

- 75 ml vinegar

- 2.5 oz brown sugar (75 g)

- ½ tsp. c. allspice

- Salt and pepper

Chop the onion and garlic coarsely. let fry in a pan with olive oil for about ten minutes. Meanwhile, peel the tomatoes, peppers, and cut into pieces.

Add the vegetables and all other ingredients in the pan. Cover and wait 30 minutes. Mix all ingredients until smooth, pass through a sieve, then return to heat 40 minutes (low heat).

3 variants to try:

Green Tomato Ketchup:

Replace red tomatoes with green tomatoes, and add to the recipe ½ stick of celery.

Ketchup with spices:

Turmeric, cumin, pepper, paprika, nutmeg ... Customize this basic recipe with these spices for even more fragrant.

A Pink Ketchup with beet:

Because off-season, tomatoes are not always very tasty, try to replace them with the same amount of cooked and peeled beets. A pink ketchup that will impress your guests!