14 Tomato paste Recipes From 8 Cuisines.

Tomatoes cooked down until almost nothing but flavor remains, and the fastest way to add savory depth and color to a dish. Turkish salca, often chili-spiked, is spooned into nearly everything; Italian, Balkan and Middle Eastern cooking all rely on it. The critical technique is frying it in oil for a minute or two until it darkens and smells sweet, which removes the raw tinny edge. Freeze leftovers in spoonfuls rather than letting the tin mould.

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