Healthy Homemade Tomato Ketchup | Easy Tomato Sauce for Kids

brown sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: white sugar

Honey adds natural sweetness with fewer calories.

white vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar offers a milder flavor.

onion

🥗Healthier: shallots

Shallots provide a subtler taste.

garlic

💰Cheaper: garlic powder

Garlic powder is shelf-stable and easy to use.

Chop the hybrid tomatoes into quarters.

Peel and chop the onion and garlic.

Add the chopped tomatoes, onion, and garlic into a pressure cooker.

Add enough water to the pressure cooker to cover the ingredients.

Pressure cook for 2-3 minutes until the tomatoes are soft.

Blend the mixture until smooth, ensuring no additional water is added.

Strain the blended mixture through a fine sieve to remove seeds and skins.

Return the strained mixture to a pan and add brown sugar and salt.

Mix well and reduce the mixture over medium heat for about 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent boiling over.

Add white vinegar to balance the sweetness and mix well.

Cooking Techniques

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