Gardeningchef's Roasted Garlic Ketchup
Hello Steemers!
For the last 24 hours of my life it has been all about ketchup! The tomatoes in the garden have been getting on really well and growing a healthy amount of fruit. Not only that, a friend recently brought me a huge bag full of tomatoes from his garden. With all these tomatoes on my hands I thought I would have a go at making my own ketchup, and I am glad I did.
I am really excited about this recipe - it was a first time success which isn't always the case when trying something out for the first time. I took some photos as I went along to make a post if it turned out tasty - it has exceeded my expectations 100%. This beats any shop bought ketchup I've ever had. I'm glad I followed my intuition in the kitchen, it really paid off!
GARDENINGCHEF'S ROASTED GARLIC KETCHUP
Ingredients
2.040KG of tomatoes - cored & diced
Whole head of garlic - roasted
One large onion
60ml of apple cider vinegar
2x tbsp of honey
A pinch of cayenne pepper
Ground pepper & salt to taste
-Yields 500 ml of ketchup-
Method
First off I preheated the oven and prepared the garlic head, chopping the ends off and drizzling with olive oil and a pinch of salt before tightly wrapping with baking paper and cling film. I roasted the garlic in the oven on gas mark 4 for 40 minutes.
To start the ketchup base I cooked the onion in a large pot until translucent and lightly caramelised, then added the diced and deseeded tomatoes. I left the seeds in the small cherry tomatoes from my poly but did remove the seeds from the larger tomatoes as I didn't want it to be too watery.
The onion and tomatoes cooked on a low heat for 30 minutes. I mashed the mix in the pot with a potato masher and then added in the roasted garlic once it was ready. I blitzed that in the food processor until desired consistency and then put back into the pot, adding in the rest of the ingredients.
After that it was smooth sailing - I simmered it for a total of 7 hours on the lowest heat possible (stirring frequently) until the sauce reduced, becoming a perfectly thick tomato ketchup. I blitzed it another time in the food processor and viola - delicious ketchup was created!
It's the best ketchup I've ever tasted and it was so easy to make, I am beyond chuffed and impressed that something I came up with tastes this good.
If you try my recipe out do let me know - I'd love to hear your thoughts on it!! I hope you liked this post, I will hopefully be sharing more cooking if the summer heat allows. I just about managed the ketchup as I could leave the kitchen in between stirring!
I hope everyone is having a great start to the week!
Gardeningchef
This looks like an awesome ketchup. I make my own too but never with roasted garlic. I have to try this! Thanks!
Thanks @cecicastor, glad you like the look of it. The roasted garlic flavour is lovely and compliments the tomatoes really well. Do let me know if you end up trying the recipe :D
Will do!
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OMG This looks so tasty! I am going to make some as soon as I have gathered the ingredients. Nothing beats homemade and the taste of this must be so outstanding. I bet it won’t last long! I am so pleased to see you using apple cider vinegar too as it’s beyond healthy, it’s an absolute SUPERFOOD so medicinal , so delicious. WOW WOW WOW I could not be more impressed with this recipe. This is one ketchup that would heal your kids so you can Happily say “ have a bigger dollop darling “ at the table, knowing they are healing and strengthening their immune systems as they happily munch away.!!
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Awesome! I look forward to your feedback once you have tried it yourself. It is time consuming but worth it for the end result. The apple cider vinegar is really important for that depth of flavour! Healthy and tasty.
Thank you for your kind words and support as always :)
Garlic is good remedy for health .And tomato is also good for health.i used both daily.
Very true! Thanks for commenting :)
Wow - That looks amazing - what wonderful combination!
Beautifully photographed as always.
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Thanks @icedrum! They are a match made in heaven if you ask me ;) glad you liked the photos.
Appreciate your U&R! Hope you are having a good Monday :D
My mouth is full of water to see your tasty ketchup
Haha thanks! You should try making it yourself. It's delicious!
Very cool! thanks for sharing!
Thank you for stopping by, I appreciate it :D
Fantastic recipe Congratulations
Thank you very much!
Oh my goodness! I bet this tastes delicious. In a world gone bad with all the added sugars in normal ketchup, this recipe will come in great to everyone that wants to step off the unhealthy ways. Thank you. I will try soon! It's hard to get good tomatoes here though.. Everyone is into the mainstream methods of planting, but also the mainstream varieties.. Just like the standard overrated and disgusting ketchup.
It is a healthy alternative to shop bought but there is no compromise in flavour so it's a win win!
That is a shame you can't get good tomatoes where you are, maybe you should try planting a few tomato plants of your own if you have the room. Order some seeds online so you can grow exactly what you want :D then you can make delicious ketchup!
I harvested my first tomatoes this year made me incredibly happy 😄
lol Best therapy ever. I learned a lot too... And still learning, but the 7 tomato plants I had died with some heavy rain when I was travelling Guatemala, so no more tomatoes. At the moment I don't know if I will move out,but I'm always sprouting seeds, and taking care of the other plants, herbs and some fruit trees. 😍🌳🌱🌿
Wow these tomatoes look amazing, good job!!
thank you! they were delicious.😋 Their name is Indigo Rose Tomatoes
Your tomatoes look awesome! What a deep shiny colour they are. What sort of meals are those tomatoes used for?
Sorry to hear you lost your tomatoes in heavy rainfall. What other plants do you grow?
I'm not sure, I tried them in salads and sandwiches and they were so delicious
I have a cotton plant, basil, different kinds of oregano, parsley, chaya, turmeric, chives, aloe vera, chayote, Guava, Lemon, avocado, bananas. I started to grow aloe first like 6-8 years ago, but last year I went full-on! 🙂I would like to plant more and more and moooore, but I don't have so much space 😋
You have quite a selection of plants growing then!! I wish I could grow Guava. Would love to see more from your garden :)
I get a bit burned out with all the writing, the translations and also making my artwork.. I wish I could find a way to make it all fit in, but I don't know how 🤔
If I had a job I wouldn't be able to do half of all the stuff 😋
My garden isn't doing too well at the moment.. I recently came back from travelling.
Finally something from your garden! What a great recipe! Homemade ketchup is the best! Thank you for sharing :)
It has been a while since I posted from my garden. I had to wait for the tomatoes to be perfectly ripe before picking ;) pleased you liked the recipe :)
You must be busy nowadays with the harvest I guess :) You're so lucky with your garden :)
I am more busy keeping things alive in the heat!! Haha but yes I have harvested some tomatoes. Waiting on my juicy watermelon now!