How to make tomato paste at home: a simple recipe
Tomato paste is an indispensable ingredient for many dishes: cabbage rolls, roasts, borscht, and various sauces. So while the tomato season is almost in full swing, it's worth making this ingredient at home. The paste is perfectly stored in the freezer, it is very easy to make from home-grown tomatoes, and you will be sure of the quality of the product.
An interesting technology for making homemade tomato paste was shared by gardener Natalia (boiarchuk78) on her Instagram page.
Recipe for homemade tomato paste
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1. Squeeze the juice from tomato pulp.
Rinse tomatoes
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3. Crush tomatoes with an electric grinder with a juice attachment.
4. Put the paste on fire and boil for 20 minutes.
Squeeze the juice from tomato pulp
5. Afterwards, while still hot, pour onto a metal sieve with a very fine mesh.
6. Leave it overnight.
The pulp from which all the liquid is drained
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7. All the clear liquid will drain off, and the tomato paste will remain.
8. Transfer to a tray, cut into convenient pieces and freeze.
The paste is easy to cut into pieces
Source: Screenshot of Natalia Boiarchuk's post on Instagram
9. This is the perfect addition to cabbage rolls, borscht and sauces.
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