Paula Wolfert

Homemade Tomato Paste

Preparation info
  • Makes

    1 cup

    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking: Traditional and Modern Recipes to Savor and Share
Mediterranean Clay Pot Cooking

By Paula Wolfert

Published 2009

  • About

Inspired by the Sicilian strattu, a tomato extract using sun-dried tomatoes, I make this intense, very flavorful concentrate, which I use in place of tomato paste.

Ingredients

  • 1 small jar (6 to 8 ounces) sun-dried tomatoes packed in olive oil
  • 1 can (

Method

  1. In a food processor or blender, combine the sundried tomatoes with the oil from the jar, the tomato paste, tomatoes with their juices, salt, and 2 tablespoons water. Puree until smooth.
  2. Scrape into the cazuela and set over medium-low heat. Cook slowly, stirring ofte