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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #45 on: January 20, 2013, 05:53:59 am »
Made this today my family reckon it's the best pasta sauce they've ever had. :P Not acidic like a lot of tomato sauces. Goes really well with ricotta gnocchi.  :D
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #46 on: January 23, 2013, 01:04:56 pm »
Glad your family enjoyed it LucyLuu
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #47 on: February 28, 2013, 10:52:11 am »
Bought 10kg Tomatoes for $4 today so this in on my hot list for tomorrow
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #48 on: February 28, 2013, 11:59:26 am »
Have made two batches using home grown tomatoes. Great recipe, love the flavour.

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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #49 on: March 04, 2013, 06:17:56 am »
I must try and get some cooking tomatoes to make a batch of this.
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« Reply #50 on: March 02, 2014, 10:19:49 am »
Oh my oh my! This is just amazing! Thank you Megan! This is bound to be a regular with the 500g tomatoes we are picking at the moment!

I roasted the tomatoes in a clean airfryer for 15 minutes and transferred the juice from the bottom of the airfryer into the tmx too. Couldn't be bothered skinning the tomatoes :D :o but it didn't seem to matter :)
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #51 on: March 02, 2014, 11:17:19 am »
Great idea to roast them first!
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #52 on: February 02, 2015, 12:21:34 am »
We love this. I try to make enough  to last the year. Not anywhere near enough. But it is a great pasta, lasagne and canaloni sauce.
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #53 on: February 07, 2015, 03:20:00 pm »
Will have to try this! Looks great!

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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #54 on: February 07, 2015, 09:35:52 pm »
This is our favourite recipe for passata!  We roast the tomatoes first too, which adds an extra richness of flavour. 

Normally we freeze loads and loads of this sauce, but this year I am going to try putting it in jars and bottles and putting them through the Fowlers Vacola preserving thing.  That way we can store it on the shelf rather than using up all that freezer space.
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #55 on: February 07, 2015, 11:09:55 pm »
Karen, when I freeze passata I pour it into a good sized ziplock bag and press it flat. That way it takes up very little space and thaws quickly as well.
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« Reply #56 on: February 08, 2015, 12:09:13 am »
We love this! I think I've made 20kg of passata this season alone!
I too freeze in zip lock bags and lay them flat in the freezer. I weigh 400g into each bag (and usually a smaller bag of 200g). Then if a recipe calls for canned tomatoes I can easily use a prefrozen amount.
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #57 on: March 02, 2021, 03:22:50 am »
Great recipe to make when someone gives you a bag of ripe tomatoes, mine is in the freezer in zip lock bags.
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #58 on: March 02, 2021, 06:31:37 am »
I make my passata and do exactly the same Judy.
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Re: Megan's Tomato Passata
« Reply #59 on: March 02, 2021, 07:24:29 am »
Thanks for the reminder, Judy - this post is perfectly timed - I have tomatoes coming out of my ears at the moment and was wondering what to do with them ... I was thinking tomato soup, but passata is a much better idea.
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