Ketchup has a reputation problem in the weight-loss world. One squeeze turns into three, and suddenly your “healthy” grilled chicken carries 80 hidden calories of sugary sauce. The truth is that ketchup itself is not the enemy — the portion is. At roughly 17 calories per tablespoon, ketchup can absolutely fit into a calorie-conscious diet when you measure it and …
Store-bought ketchup and Whole30 rarely go together, but that does not mean your fries have to go naked for thirty days. Every major brand squeezes added sugars, corn syrup, or mystery “natural flavors” into the bottle, and those are exactly the ingredients the Whole30 program asks you to set aside. The good news is that real ketchup is one of …
Brandywines, Cherokee Purples, Green Zebras, Pineapple tomatoes — heirloom tomatoes are the rock stars of the garden, and they deserve better than a store-bought bottle. Turning them into ketchup is the single best way to capture peak-season flavor in a jar, because heirloom varieties have a sweetness and complexity that regular supermarket tomatoes simply cannot match. If you grow heirlooms, …
Most ketchup recipes ask you to stand over a sputtering pot for two hours, stirring constantly while hot tomato splatter threatens to redecorate your kitchen. This slow cooker ketchup turns that whole chore upside down: load your crockpot in the morning, walk away, and come back to rich, thick homemade ketchup that practically cooked itself. In this guide you will …
Trace ketchup’s surprising journey from ancient fermented fish sauce to America’s favorite tomato condiment.
They look similar, but ketchup and tomato sauce differ in sweetness, acidity, spices, and how you use them.
Tomatoes, vinegar, sweetener, salt, and spices — learn what each ingredient does and how to choose the best.
New to ketchup making? This small-batch recipe is the perfect low-commitment way to start.
Too thin? Too thick? Master simmering, blending, and straining for silky, spoon-coating ketchup.
From Dutch ovens to fine-mesh sieves, the essential (and optional) tools for ketchup success.