The Bomb Tomato Concentrate Recipes

THE BOMB TOMATO CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• 1. Roughly chop tomatoes, and puree them to liquid in the food processor. 2. In a wide, heavy pot, warm the oil over medium-low heat. If using, add the garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until very soft, 15 minutes or so. Add a pinch of salt. 3. Strain tomatoes (optional): If you're unhappy with tomato skins and seeds, pass the pureed tomato through a fine-mesh strainer. 4. Pour the tomato into the pot, turn heat up to high, and bring to a boil. Add a couple light pinches of salt. Reduce heat to a simmer, give it a stir, and wait. Cook for 90 minutes or more. Stir more frequently has the tomato thickens. 5. When the paste suddenly sticks together like dough and slides around the pot, you're done. 6. Turn paste into a dish or bowl and let cool. Pack into containers, press a layer of plastic wrap directly on to the surface, and store in the fridge for weeks, or in the freezer for months. Stir into anything.

TOMATO SAUCE CONCENTRATE

Steps:

• Remove cores, cut in half and remove seeds from when tomatoes are cool.
• Put in the blender and puree, this will make about 4 cups.
• In a large pot, heat oil and the onions, saute until golden and soft about 10 minutes.
• Add garlic and saute for about 5 minutes more on low.
• Add the tomato puree and stir.
• Bring to a simmer and reduce the heat to medium-low so it is bubbling but not boiling.
• Cook for an hour and stir occasionally.
• Cool completely, then measure 1 cup portions into freezer containers and chill completely.
• Freeze.
• To use, thaw in refrigerator overnight.
• Use as a base, making into pasta sauce, soup or whatever you need it for.