Recipes
Tomato Concentrate (ideal for soups, casseroles and pasta dishes)
- 5 kg tomatoes
- 2-3 onions
- Olive oil
- 2-3 stalks of celery
- 1-2 zuchinni
- 2-3 capsicum
- 1 chilli
- 1 tbsp each of celery and mustard seeds
- Fresh herbs such as basil, thyme and oregano
- Salt and pepper
Chop up the tomatoes and cook them slowly in their own juices in a large pot until tender. Pass them through a mouli or course sieve and set aside. Gently saute the vegetables in a pan with a splash of oil until softened and then combine with the tomatoes and herbs. Boil together until thickened, season to taste and then freeze the concentrate in 1 cup packs ready for use.