Tomato paste/puree is a concentrated tomato product used to impart an intense tomato flavour to a variety of dishes, such as pasta, soups, and braised meat.
Tomato paste/puree is a thick paste made by cooking tomatoes for several hours to reduce the water content, straining out the seeds and skins, and cooking the liquid again to reduce the base to a thick, rich concentrate.
I've no idea where this recipe came from. (It's not mine). It might have been a recipe book or it might have been a newspaper cutting from ages ago, but I've been making this for years and it never fails to please.
Small meatballs - makes about 40. I had 8 last night, with some rice...
Vegetable Soup with Burrata
Serves 6-8 | Preparation and cooking time ~60 min (+ 8-12 hours if soaking and cooking the beans)
I have to back up with my previous argument that tomatoes and fatty dairy products don’t go well together (except in pizzas and cheese-topped tomato tarts). Butter and...
Tuscan Butter Shrimp
2 servings
Ingredients:
1 ½ Tbsp. Unsalted Butter
½ Tbsp Garlic, minced
½ tsp. each dried Marjoram, Basil, Oregano
2 Tbsp. Dry White Wine
½ oz. Cream Cheese, softened
½ Tbsp. Tomato Paste
¼ C. Light Cream
½ lb. Raw Shrimp, shelled & deveined
¼ C. frozen Spinach...
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