Easy Homemade Ketchup For Kids
Easy homemade ketchup sauce, baby and kid-friendly, without any preservatives, sugar or salt. A recipe that requires no cooking skills, easy and quick to make and the whole family is going to love. You could add it to pasta, pizza or serve it as dip with healthy fries and meatballs. Enjoy!
Ingredients
- 2 cups crushed tomatoes or passata
- ½ onion (1 cup chopped)
- 1 celery stick (½ cup chopped)
- 4 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tablespoon vinegar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 dates
Instructions
- In a bowl with hot water, add the dates (without the stones) and leave them to soak while you prepare the sauce.
- Heat a pot over medium heat. Sauté the chopped onion for 4–5 minutes.
- Add the chopped celery, and garlic cloves and stir for a minute. Add the crushed tomatoes, vinegar and ground cinnamon.
- Add ¼ cup of water and turn the heat to medium-low. Cook for 20 minutes while stirring occasionally.
- Turn off the heat and leave the ketchup sauce to cool down for 10-15 minutes.
- Add the sauce to a blender along with the soaked dates (without the water). Blend until smooth.
- Pass the sauce through a sieve and add it back to the pot. Cook for 5 minutes until is creamy and thick.
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