• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
Salt in my Coffee logo
  • Homestead Animals
    • Raising ducks for eggs
    • Raising chickens
    • Raising quail
  • Gardening
    • Vegetable Gardening
    • Growing Fruit Trees
  • Recipes
    • Breakfast
    • Bread Recipes
    • Main Dishes
    • Treats and Desserts
  • Homestead Crafts
    • Easy Sewing Projects
    • Holiday crafts
    • Natural dyeing
    • Spinning
    • Blacksmithing
  • About
    • Contact

Home » Canning » Homemade Ketchup From Fresh Tomatoes

Homemade Ketchup From Fresh Tomatoes

Published Nov 24, 2015 · Last updated Jul 15, 2021 · By Anna · 10 Comments

11K Shares
Pin11K
Share14
Yum
Pocket
Buffer
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

This post was originally written in November of 2015. It was updated January 2020.

Well, this morning I finally took it in hand to organize my deep freeze. Our local farmer is fattening a pig for us, and I need to make sure we've got plenty of room for all that porcine goodness, come butcher day.

When I opened the freezer door it was apparent what had to happen - I MUST do something with all those end-of-the-season tomatoes I hastily shoveled into the freezer, back on the eve of our first hard frost. SO - looks like I'll be making a big batch of  ketchup today!

Hog Heart Best Heirloom Tomatoes for Northern Gardens
These "Hog Heart" tomatoes are one of my favorite varieties for making ketchup.

Have you ever noticed that it's terribly hard to find a good paleo ketchup recipe that uses fresh tomatoes, rather than canned paste?

Never one to re-invent the wheel, when I first started making ketchup, I tried quite a few recipes thinking that surely one of them would be my new go-to recipe for turning my abundance of tomatoes into ketchup.

I kept being disappointed though. Many recipes were dreadfully sweet, and I found that most bore a closer resemblance to either pasta sauce or barbeque sauce than ketchup. Finally, I came to the conclusion that I simply needed to go back to the drawing board, and create my own ketchup recipe.

Two years and two bumper crops of tomatoes later, and I've finally got a version to share with you that I'm truly happy with. It even passes muster with the mister (which is saying something, considering the lifelong love affair that man has with ketchup!)  Here it is:

how to make ketchup from fresh tomatoes

Paleo Ketchup from Fresh Tomatoes

Print Pin Rate
Servings: 48
Author: Anna

Ingredients

  • One large onion or two smallish ones
  • 7 large cloves garlic
  • 20 whole cloves
  • 25 whole allspice
  • 2 T coconut oil
  • Three quarts paste type tomatoes
  • 1/3 c. honey
  • 2/3 c. apple cider vinegar white works ok too
  • 1 t. coarsely ground sea salt

Instructions

  • In a large stock pot, sauté onions, garlic, cloves and allspice in coconut oil, until onions and garlic are soft and getting translucent.
  • Add everything else. Simmer till it gets thick, and seems close to ketchup consistency.
  • Cool for a few minutes, then put it all through a food mill to remove seeds, skins, and spices. If it's not quite thick enough, return to a simmer until you reach a nice ketchup texture.
  • Now, using a wooden spoon, put it all through a fine mesh sieve. (This step is annoying, but worth it for a nice smooth final result.)

If you liked this post, you may enjoy these:

Best Tasting Heirloom Tomatoes

How to Make Sun-Dried Tomatoes in a Dehydrator

How to Make Onion Powder

Save

Save

Save

11K Shares
Pin11K
Share14
Yum
Pocket
Buffer
Top 10 Places to Order Heirloom Seeds »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Elikat46 says

    September 21, 2020 at 4:14 pm

    Can this be canned?.. got lots of tomatoes.

    Reply
  2. ron maguire says

    March 27, 2019 at 1:35 am

    do you have any recipes for gluten free bread thank you regards ron

    Reply
    • Anna says

      March 27, 2019 at 1:51 pm

      Hi Ron! I don't have any of my own gluten free bread recipes to offer, but here's a link to my favorite one: https://gfjules.com/recipes/gluten-free-artisan-bread-recipe/

      Reply
  3. Connie says

    October 04, 2017 at 9:12 am

    Can this be canned

    Reply
  4. Gail says

    September 19, 2017 at 10:01 pm

    Gonna make this!

    Reply
  5. Sarah says

    March 25, 2017 at 12:06 pm

    How long does the ketchup keep? Can it be frozen? Sounds delicious, I might have to make this with my mom this summer.

    Reply
  6. Cristina says

    March 01, 2017 at 11:07 am

    Sounds so good. And I bet it`s healthier than anything you could buy from the store.

    Reply
  7. Christianne says

    March 01, 2017 at 8:06 am

    Thank you for this recipe it sounds good! Will be pinning this for future reference!
    *Visiting from the Homesteader Hop
    Love, Christianne

    Reply
  8. Karen Merhalski says

    November 17, 2016 at 6:06 am

    Taste so good! Thank you for yet another great recipe!

    Reply

Trackbacks

  1. How to Make Sun-dried Tomatoes in a Dehydrator - Salt in my Coffee says:
    August 15, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    […] this year, I’m focusing my tomato preservation efforts on two things I never have enough of: ketchup, and sun-dried […]

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

MOST RECENT POSTS

Gluten Free Mexican Wedding Cookies (Dairy-Free, Vegan)

10-Minute Cilantro Lime Chicken Cauli Rice Bowls

Camembert Quesadillas with Mango Pineapple Salsa

Mango Pineapple Flatbread with Prosciutto

Footer

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

We are a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for us to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites. Read our PRIVACY POLICY here.

Copyright © 2023 Salt in my Coffee on the Seasoned Pro Theme