Garlic Ketchup

did you know they put mayo on chips instead of ketchup in France?! horrifying, non?

Buy ketchup from the supermarket and you’ll likely get a heavy dose of high fructose corn syrup at worst, and plain white sugar at best.

As with most processed condiments, the label on a conventional ketchup bottle reads like a horror story.

stick it in an old ketchup bottle and your family will never know the difference

But I’m not about to give up ketchup – what would life be like if I had to eat my chips…*gasp*…naked?! or my homemade beef burgers unadorned with a substantial dollop of delicious tomato-ey goodness?!

[shudder]

FYI – oregano oil is a potent natural antibiotic

If you have ketchup-addicted kids, this is the sauce for you. It’s naturally sweetened with dates and given some delicious flavours with garlic and fresh oregano.

it’s rich, so a little goes a long way

Serve it up with homemade fries and you’re on to a winner.

Garlic Ketchup (makes about 2 cups)

6 dates, pitted
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
6 oz tomato paste
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tsp fresh oregano leaves, very finely chopped

Blend the water and dates together.
Pour into a small saucepan, add the other ingredients and gently heat until the mixture is simmering. Whisking occasionally.
Remove from the heat, let cool and store in the fridge for up to a week.

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17 thoughts on “Garlic Ketchup”

I found myself out of ketchup when I was cooking burgers and oven fries for 120 kids in the mountains last summer. AHHHH…..could you just see their little faces and I told them I had no ketchup. My assistant Mike and I just looked at each other in horror. It is a 45 minute drive to the nearest store….what to do? Then I said “lets make ketchup!” Mike said “you can do that?” I grabbed some delicious tomato paste, brown sugar etc and went to work. The ketchup was dark in color, sweet and sublime. I have never gone back to the bottled stuff…..

thingsmybellylikes says:

February 27, 2013 at 4:37 pm

I know, right?! Once you figure out how easy it is, buying it seems totally redundant.

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This sounds YUMMY! I have never been a big ketchup fan … but I bet I could lower the date content and be happy as a lark.

thingsmybellylikes says:

February 27, 2013 at 4:36 pm

Excellent! Perhaps it will convert you to the joys of ketchup

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- Shonnie says:
  
  February 27, 2013 at 9:03 pm
  
  perhaps

With five kids who aren’t all that into it and a husband who doesn’t eat it we do not go through as much ketchup as one might think, but it is a must have item at times. It’s not unheard of for me to dip a fry from time to time, either I’ve been making my own as well, and still haven’t found “the one”. This one will be the next batch I make. Thanks!