how can i make ketchup at home without all the food preservatives and additives?

Answer 1

Ketchup

INGREDIENTS
6 large tomatoes, quartered
1 bulb fennel, chopped
1 yellow onion, chopped
4 cloves garlic
1/4 cup white sugar
1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
10 whole cloves
2 whole star anise pods
1 tablespoon salt

DIRECTIONS
In a large saucepan combine tomatoes, fennel, onion, garlic, sugar, molasses, vinegar, cloves, anise pods and salt.

Reduce over low heat until mixture becomes very thick. (approx. 4 hours - mixture will thicken as it cools).

Puree mixture in a blender and strain through a mesh strainer. Chill and store in refrigerator.

Answer 2

Chunky Ketchup
Fresh tasting ketchup for those hamburgers and hot dogs this summer. Adapted from a popular cooking and recipe magazine's newsletter.

8 cups tomatoes, chopped seeded peeled
2 medium onions, chopped
2 green peppers, medium and chopped
2 cups sugar
12 ounces tomato paste
2 tablespoons salt
1/2 cup white vinegar

# In a large saucepan combine all the ingredients except the white vinegar and bring to a boil.
# Reduce the heat and simmer, uncovered, for 1 1/2 hours or until slightly thickened.
# Stir in the vinegar and heat through. Ladle mixture into hot jars leaving 1/4 inch headspace and adjust caps. Process for 20 minutes in a boiling water bath.

Answer 3

Tomato Ketchup


10 lb Tomato; totally ripe
1 Bell pepper, red; seeded
-& chopped
4 lg Onion; chopped
1 1/2 c Vinegar, cider
2 Garlic clove; crushed
1 ts Peppercorns
1 ts Allspice, whole
1 ts Cloves, whole
5 Cinnamon stick
1 ts Celery seed
1/2 t Mustard, dry
1/4 ts Cayenne
4 T Sugar, brown
3 T Sugar, white
1 ts Salt

Cut tomatoes in quarters and puree them in food processor along with
bell pepper. Strain puree through a coarse sieve to remove skins and
seeds. (You can dump the puree into a colander and work it through
with your hands until there is nothing left in the colander but a
dryish pulp of skins and seeds.) Now puree onions, combine with
tomato and pepper puree, and pour into a large stainless steel or
enameled kettle. Cook and stir occasionally over low heat until it is
reduced by about a third and is considerably thicker. Meanwhile put
garlic, peppercorns, allspice, cloves, cinnamon, and celery seed into
the vinegar in a small pot and simmer covered for 1/2 hour to steep
spices in the vinegar. Pour about half the spiced vinegar through a
tea strainer into the thickened tomato mixture. Stir. Also add sugar,
mustard, cayenne, and salt at this point. Here is where the tasting
comes in. You can adjust any of these ingredients to suit you. You
can add more spiced vinegar. Or a little plain vinegar. More or less
sugar, mustard, cayenne. Just sort of tinker with it. Cook it some
more, stirring often, until it looks like catsup should look. Taste
and adjust again. You may notice that it looks slightly curdled. Not
to worry. Hit it a lick in the food processor. Smooths right out.
Pour into sterile jars leaving 1/8" of head space. Process in a
boiling water bath 15 minutes.

Answer 4

Just Like Ketchup

Metric Ingredient Imperial
250 ml cooked carrots 1 cup
50 ml cooked beets 1/4 cup
50 ml water 1/4 cup
50 ml lemon juice 1/4 cup
- sugar 3/4 tbsp
2 ml salt 1/2 tsp
2 ml onion powder 1/2 tsp
1 ml garlic powder 1/4 tsp
.5 ml oregano 1/8 tsp

Add all ingredients to blender. Blend until smooth. Pour into covered container and store in refrigerator.
Serves 8

Answer 5

you may get organically grown nutrition on the grocery, besides the actuality which you will in all probability pay greater for them. we actual enhance slightly in our backyard, and that's a reliable source of super nutrition without preservatives. different than that, you in basic terms might desire to envision out the packaging info and be careful what you eat. As you already know, this is not basic to do, yet that's what needs to be finished.

Answer 6

trader joes sells organic, natural ketchup, it doesnt taste as good as heinz, but its healthier.

Answer 7

tomato paste
corn syrup
salt
garlic powder
vinegar

mix to taste

Answer 8

google.com could probably help you out...