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Questions tagged [tomatoes]

Questions around preparing or cooking with tomatoes, along with selecting appropriate varieties

Tomatoes are considered as for culinary purposes despite that botanically they are fruits.

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How do I use up my canned tomato paste?

Possible Duplicate: What do you do with left over tomato paste? I have many cans of tomato paste, and I just want to get some ideas about how to use them up.
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When should I reduce tomato purée to brick red or stop midway?

In order to make tomato purée from scratch, tomatoes are boiled and then ground in a grinder to make a paste. As mentioned here, usually as I have been taught, one must always reduce the tomato paste till it is brick red in colour. No spices or…
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Are ripe tomatoes that much better for making catsup vs red but not as ripe

Cooking a “less ripe” tomato increases the sugar taste of the tomato so do I need very ripe tomatoes for the best homemade catsup?
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How are strained tomatoes different than tomato sauce?

I cook a lot of Italian dishes. My wife likes tomato sauce, but can't stand chunky tomato flesh. And so I have learned to make these dishes with strained tomatoes. Recently I came across a recipe that called for diced tomatoes, and canned tomato…
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tomato-substitute for sausage and spaghetti squash?

I just got diagnosed with an autoimmune disorder and have to avoid both grains and tomatoes. I was wondering if there is a way to substitute tomatoes to create a nice sauce that would go well with sausages and spaghetti squash? If a non-tomato sauce…
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After few day of plastick bag packing of Tomato sauce increase the size of it and produce gas in plastic bag

I am one small manufacturer of tomato sauce and dates sauce . And my question is regarding preservative i.e we make tomato sauce and paking it in plastic bag after few day this paket size increasing and produce gas in plastic bag ,so I want to know…
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What is the rate of deterioration of lycopene in an open can of tomatoes?

Once I open canned tomatoes and transfer it to a glass jar, what is the rate of deterioration of their lycopene content?
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Can I substitute fresh tomatoes for canned?

I'm quite new to cooking. I want to make spaghetti and all the recipes I've found for spaghetti sauce so far have required multiple types of canned tomatoes. However, I only have fresh tomatoes, nothing canned. I do have the basic spices (garlic,…
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How to reduce/remove smell when cooking salmon fin soup?

I usually use simple recipes for salmon fin soup (tomato soup + salmon fin with some seasoning mostly). It tastes good but the smell of salmon fin is not. What should I do to reduce or remove the smell?
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How do I make canned tomato sauce delicious for pouring on top of steamed vegetables?

I usually steam mixed vegetables and top it with the following tomato sauce concoction: canned diced tomato (salt free) cayenne chili powder habanero chili powder dill weed stevia There’s no cooking of the tomato sauce. It’s kinda of boring over…
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What is the best alternative for tomatoes in chicken curry?

Some peoples do not like tomatoes in chicken curry. What alternative should I use instead of using tomatoes?
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Tomato substitute in italian dishes?

I'm looking for some delicious Italian dishes,but have to avoid tomatoes. What can be used as an alternate to tomatoes? Using Google, I found Red Pepper Pasta Sauce, and Cream Sauce. I have also heard that yogurt is a good substitute for tomato. …
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Tomato soup without a blender?

Can you use canned tomato puree to make a simple tomato soup? I want to make my own tomato soup but all the recipes I find call for a blender to puree the soup, and I don't have one! So I was wondering if canned tomato puree and chicken broth will…
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Are blanched tomatoes safe to eat if left out for 8 hrs then refrigerated for 5 hours.

I started to blanch tomatoes then had to leave for an emergency. About half the batch was peeled & the rest blanched but unpeeled. Sat on counter for about 8 hours. When i got home i put the peeled ones in the fridge for 5 hrs & left the others out…
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Salty Chili and too spicy

I cooked chili with lime/chili pepper seasonings. It's too salty and too spicy. How do I fix it? The seasonings were packaged by Whole Foods, called Tequila Lime Seasonings
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