Refined Sugar Free Paleo Ketchup doesn’t need to taste like a tube of old tomato paste. Just the right seasonings and simmer will get you a new favorite of this timeless condiment!
If you’d like to see what a nervous breakdown looks like, head on over to my house. I am entering one of those phases where everything you know comes catastrophically crashing together and yet somehow you have to figure out how to remember to breathe.
I know, it’s a little dramatic, but I swear I just produced a week’s worth of cortisol in the past 3 hours and my best coping mechanism is to sit down and share a recipe for refined sugar free paleo ketchup with you. I mean what even is that exactly? Ketchup is the answer? What is happening here.
What’s happening is this, I first started this blog because I needed a place to pour all of my nervous energy, my fears of being so sick, and a place to create lemonade from rotten a$$ moldy lemons. And it helped. Sitting down and sharing with you is what brought back a sense of purpose besides medical research on “what natural herbs kill Lyme disease” – know what I’m saying?
So as I started down the spiral of this week, grasping for something that feels solid and reassuring, I realized what I really needed to do was to share a recipe, something that is delicious, healthy, and brings us all together. Because that’s what food is, what food does. So enjoy my favorite recipe for ketchup, from Paleo Kids Cookbook [3] in all of my hysteria, at least we’ve got condiments.
Refined Sugar Free Paleo Ketchup
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 10 1x
Ingredients
- 28 ounces organic diced tomatoes
- 1/2 cup water
- 1/2 cup 100% maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1.5 teaspoons sea salt
- 1/4 teaspoon finely ground black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon celery salt
- 1/8 teaspoon mustard powder
- 6 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
- Pinch ground cloves
Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients in a medium-sized saucepan and turn burner on medium-high heat.
- Stir the mixture and once it reaches a boil, reduce heat to medium and allow it to simmer, covered, for 45 minutes.
- Transfer the saucepan contents to a blender, being careful not to splatter the hot mixture. Puree for 1-2 minutes and transfer to a glass container, allowing it to cool for 10 minutes before refrigerating.
- Keep refrigerated until ready for use.
Notes
Find it online: https://predominantlypaleo.com/refined-sugar-free-paleo-ketchup/ [4]
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