Concentrated tomato paste (TM)

This has been translated from a Spanish Thermomix recipe by Ernest Capell Navau which can be found at ClubCocinaFacil.

Ingredients

• 1kg ripe tomatoes
• 15g sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil

Method

1. Wash the tomatoes, and cut into quarters or halves depending on size.
2. Place in the TM Speed 5-7-10 progressively for 15 seconds.
3. Rub through a chinois or fine meshed sieve to remove the skin and seeds.
4. Return to the TM, with the sugar and olive oil Temp. Varoma / Speed 2 / 40 minutes.
5. Allow to cool and keep in the fridge in an airtight container.

Chef's notes

If you wish to achieve a darker colour, transfer to a small saucepan and reduce for a further 2-3 minutes. When a recipe calls for tomato purée use 1 part paste to 1 part water.

The original suggests around 20g sugar, but I feel that would make it far too sweet.

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