Dried Tomato Paste

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Servings: 1 Difficulty: Advanced
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International-style sweet and satisfying dessert that brings home-style flavor to your table
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Dried Tomato Paste

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Difficulty: Advanced
Servings: 1 Calories: 408.6

Description

This International dessert features Tomatoes. The flavors come together beautifully. A wonderful way to end any meal, especially on special occasions. Simple to make with ingredients you likely already have on hand, this is a recipe you will come back to again and again.

Ingredients

Directions

  1. (quartered 5 lg Onions -- chopped 10 Celery ribs with leaves (chopped 10 Cloves garlic -- minced 1 bn Fresh parsley -- chopped 10 Sprigs fresh oregano --
  2. Chop 10 Sprigs fresh thyme --
  3. chop 2 Bay leaves 1/2 tb Black peppercorns -- Crushed 20 Whole cloves 3 tb Salt
  4. Simmer everything together, mash the tomatoes a little, for about an hour; stirring occasionally.
  5. Puree the sauce in a blender or food processsor in small batches to fit your container.
  6. Return mixture to pan over very low
  7. heat ,
  8. simmer , stirring occasionally until the mixture is reduced by half and very thick.
  9. (Several hours) Spread the mixture 1/2 inch thick on cookie sheets and put out in the sun.
  10. As it starts to dry,
  11. cut through the paste in a crisscross pattern, allowing air to penetrate as much as possible.
  12. Protect the paste from insects with a storm or screen window, a piece of cheesecloth, or netting.
  13. A day or two of hot sun will dry the mixture to where you can scrape it off the cookie sheets and
  14. form into nonsticky small balls.
  15. Oven drying: 140~ about 7 hours Dehydrater: until you can
  16. form into nonsticky balls
  17. Let the balls dry a day more at room temperature, and store them in a tightly lidded jar.
  18. To use, dilute with a little boiling water or stock and use soups and sauces

Nutrition Facts

Servings 1

Amount Per Serving
Calories 408.6kcal
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 4.5g7%
Saturated Fat 0.0g0%
Cholesterol 0.0mg0%
Sodium 113.5mg5%
Total Carbohydrate 88.5g30%
Dietary Fiber 27.2g109%
Sugars 59.0g
Protein 20.4g41%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Keywords: baking, blending, boiling, dessert, dried, international, paste, simmering, title, tomato, tomatoes, vegan
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