there's this delicious burger place here in nashville called burger-up that's in the 12th south area. the burgers are great and so are the fries, but the ketchup is probably my favorite part of the experience. it's a fresh made, house recipe and so incredibly good. we did our best to try to crack the recipe and i think we came pretty darn close.
you will need:
5 pounds heirloom tomatoes, cored and chopped
1 tbsp avocado oil
3 garlic cloves, crushed
1 yellow onion, chopped
1/2 c apple cider vinegar
4 tsp salt
1 1/2 t ground pepper
1/4 tsp allspice
1/4 tsp ginger
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper
1/2 cup dark brown sugar
2 tbsp molasses
heat the avocado oil in a heavy dutch oven or pot. add the onion, stirring occasionally until nice and caramelized. add the garlic and cook down a bit, stirring making sure it doesn't burn. next add the vinegar to de-glaze the bottom of the pot and then add tomatoes and all of the dry spices. cook for 20 minutes. using an immersion blender
let the ketchup cool and transfer to bottles or jars with air tight lids. keep refrigerated for up to 2 weeks.
btw... we made the most incredible burgers to go along with our ketchup last night. i will recreate them soon and share with you. we all agree that they were one of the best burgers we have ever had.