By: Thermobexta
This Thermomix tomato ketchup, or tomato sauce, has the perfect flavour profile that even the fussiest of eaters will approve of! Back when I ditched store-bought sauce I tried a few recipes and some of them were good, but it was all very much hit and miss with my kids.
So I decided I needed to create a child approved Thermomix tomato ketchup. The results spoke for themselves, with my kids licking the sauce off everything I put it on then asking for more.
I shared the recipe here and it went viral. It is still one of the most viewed recipes on my site today.
Over the years I’ve been making this tomato ketchup, I’ve sometimes added different sweetener, or a different spice here or there. It always works out great, so the recipe has been updated to include a couple of subs for the times when you have almost everything needed!
There are a few reasons I think this sauce is time and time again requested by my kids and time and time again made by me!
– Roasting the tomatoes really brings out their flavour and adds so much to this sauce. It’s ok to do this step in advance too – throw your tray of tomatoes in while the oven is on for something else, then once cold you can keep them in the fridge in an airtight container for up to two days before turning in to sauce.
– It’s sweet, without being ridiculous. I’ve listed the two best sweetener options – I used to always make it with honey but nowadays it’s more often than not coconut sugar. Both are excellent, so use whichever you prefer.
– The flavour the spices add is very subtle. Some may be tempted to leave them out, but trust me on this, they are not at all overpowering (or my kids would turn their noses up!)
– It doesn’t contain the additives store bought tomato sauce does.
– It’s very very easy.
Place tomatoes, capsicum, onion and garlic on a tray, then roast.
Add peeled roasted vegetables to mixer bowl, along with apple cider vinegar, tomato paste, sugar (or honey), salt, allspice, paprika, mustard and cloves.
Cook for 30 minutes at 100 degrees, then a further 20 minutes at steaming temperature. See below for the full recipe.
I would very much love for you to leave me a comment underneath the recipe if you give it a try!
This recipe can also be found in my first cookbook, Main Meals Made Easy, a collection of fab vegetarian main meals (many with meat variations included).
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Enjoy!
Please note, nutrition information is calculated via an online recipe nutrition calculator and is a guide only. It is provided as a courtesy and is not guaranteed 100% accurate. I am not a nutritionist or trained health professional.
Great recipe!
This is the ONLY ketchup/tomato sauce we use in our family. I love that i know what’s in it, it tastes even better than store bought and my kids really enjoy it too.
I make this all the time. I use it for our pizza base sauce. Its realky yummy.
BEST tomato sauce EVER!!! Better than store bought and so easy. And let’s be honest – I never peel the tomatoes because I’m too lazy to do so, and I’ve never had any issues with it. I often freeze whole tomatoes that have got a bit soft and when I have enough I make the sauce. Roast from frozen and again turns out perfectly!
Luv the tomato sauce just made it ?
How long will this last for in the fridge?
I find we use it before it has any issues. Or my other preference (if not water bathing for shelf life) is to split into smaller jars & freeze them so I only have a small jar in the fridge at a time.
What type of paprika please?
One labelled mild/sweet, not hot or smoked
Best tomato sauce ever! So much flavour!
Best tomato sauce recipe ever!