Make Tomato Paste at home! In Turkish cuisine, tomato paste is one of the essential ingredients. It is easier than you might think of making it at home. Written recipe: http://www.turkishfoodtravel.com/2020/10/04/how-to-make-tomato-paste/ With this technique, you don't have to peel tomatoes. If you are living in a hot dry climate as in some parts of Turkey, you can make your tomato paste in the sun too...Ingredients for tomato paste:5 kg. plum tomatoes4 tbsp rock salt2-3 tbsp olive oila colanderpreferable hand blender or food processor to puree the tomatoes or you can do it by hand toWATCH HOW TO MAKE PEPPER PASTE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B77CTfQ8rUMWash and take out the bad parts of the tomatoes if there is any. Cut them in four. Separate them into two parts for easy handling and put it on a colander.Sprinkle 2 tbsp rock salt on each and mix it with hand. Let it sit for about 5-6 hours. You will see a clear juice coming from the tomatoes and drain under the colander. This way it will reduce the cooking time to become a paste.Transfer the tomatoes to a big wide pan and begin to cook on low heat. You can stir from time to time and continue to cook for about 15 minutes until they are soft.Using a strong hand blender or food processor process tomatoes to make a puree. Now we have to strain the puree to get rid of all the seeds and the skin. Use a big colander like in the video and strain by helping with your palm or back of a measuring cup or such.Cook the strained tomato puree on very low heat, stirring from time to time. It takes about 5-6 hours to become a paste. You can do this part the other day too if you don't have time or if its already a night :)Add about 2 tbsp olive oil and taste the paste: it should be saltier than regular dishes since it will also help to keep the puree fresh.Transfer your tomato paste to a clean, boiled, and dried jar and cover the top of the tomato paste with olive oil to seal it from the air so it doesn't form a mold. In total, I got about 900gr. tomato paste from 5 kg. tomatoes. Keep it in the refrigerator and after each use, cover the rest with olive oil...This image has an empty alt attribute; its file name is tomatopaste4.jpgCooked tomato pasteYou can use your tomato paste in many Turkish dishes such as theseWhite Beans With Meat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3FnmFTMD7EACUKA- Turkish Appetizer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs78jcJbUhYHasahpasha Kofta - Meatballs with pure: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGLfC-axztcLahmacun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z5Fi-Wxyo8YMy Social media and websiteInstagram: www.instagram.com/turkishfoodtravelFacebook: https://fb.me/turkishfoodtravelWebsite: turkishfoodtravel.comDon't forget to subscribe and press the notification button: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwVIj-OqEjXNqKpItChRrMQ?sub_confirmation=1
