Tomato paste, originated from tomato puréeis a thick paste that is made by cooking tomatoes for several hours to reduce moisture, straining them to remove the seeds and skin, and cooking them again to reduce them to a thick, rich concentrate.
Press thepeeled tomatoes until a purée. Put the tomato purée into a pan, boil over high heat and stir. As soon as condensing low the heat or stop if you wish the tomatoes pukp. This first step produces the tomato purée, used in many recipes as basis for the sauces.
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Add salt and stir continuously until condensed, no water shall remain in the sauce. This is the concentrated tomato paste.