Tomato Passata.

Tomato Passata.

Make this delicious Italian passata from your fully ripened garden tomatoes, fresh basil, garlic and red onion. Good for meat, fish and pasta recipes.

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Recipe by *Gino D'Bella*

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Method

  1. Place the tomatoes, garlic, basil and black pepper into a blender and liquidise.
  2. Using a large frying pan gently fry the red onion in the olive oil until just golden. Add to blender and liquidise.
  3. Pour the blender contents into your large pan and bring to the boil. Add the sun dried tomato paste and tomato puree and thoroughly mix. Now gently simmer, stirring frequently for 10 - 15 minutes and reduce until you have the perfect passata.
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  • 24 October 2011

    lemon_farmer rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent use of a glut, then used it to make sticky ribs, pasta with chorizo, all sorts. Will certainly make again, thank you.

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  • 06 January 2012

    Fara rated and commented on this recipe

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    Delicious!!!

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  • 26 January 2012

    Karen Pooley commented on this recipe

    This is a wholesome and tasty passata and I use it in any italian recipe I can - totally delicious!!!

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  • 07 October 2012

    Sylvia rated and commented on this recipe

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    An excellent use of a glut of tomatoes, I added red pepper and oregano instead of basil, that also worked. It freezes well too.

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  • 22 May 2013

    haddy commented on this recipe

    tinned tomatos works as well, out of season homegrown of course..

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ingredients

  • 15 Fully ripened medium to large tomatoes, halved.
  • 1 Large, finely chopped red onion.
  • 2 tbls Olive oil.
  • 4 Pealed and chopped cloves of garlic.
  • 1 tbls Finely chopped basil.
  • 1 Desert sp Sundried tomato paste.
  • 1 Desert sp Tomato puree.
  • 1 tsp Course ground black pepper.
  • Salt to taste.
  • Makes approximately 1 ltr.
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