It's easy to forget when you're on a diet that condiments are loaded with sugar, salt and fat, but there are nearly always 'healthy' options available. That is unless you are on a Paleo/Primal diet! Having read the labels on dozens of jars, I'd given up finding any that I could eat! And so, I decided to make my own!
I found a recipe for tomato ketchup and although I dont usually stock alot of the ingredients, like fennel bulbs and celery, I figured it was worth a try! It seemed pretty simple to make, and even the prep work didnt take too long, the only downside being the amount of washing up I created! The options for vinegar were Red Wine, Apple Cider or Balsamic, and I went with Balsamic as to me it seemed more 'ketchupy'. I was a little worried that the quantity of vinegar was a bit overpowering, so I would definitely advise putting it in a little at a time and tasting! As it is, what I ended up with was something not disimilar to one of my favourites, HP Brown Sauce!! 2 nice big bottles, one for the fridge, one for the store cupboard! I am hoping that these will last a while before I have to make more!
And so for dinner last night, we had homemade turkey burgers wrapped in lettuce leaves, with a little 'ketchup'! Lovely!!
Hubby now wants me to make the BBQ Sauce...!!
Looks fab! I'm going to make the barbecue sauce this week to use on my pizza. Will let you know! (Although, I am going to be devilishly naughty and use some low-sugar ketchup that I have lying around instead of making up a batch of ketchup just so that I can make BBQ sauce!)
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