LIFE ON AN ITALIAN OLIVE GROVE
Showing posts with label Passata. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Passata. Show all posts
Sunday, August 21, 2011
Passata
The paucity of this year's tomato crop meant we took delivery on Friday of 60 kilos of San Marzano tomatoes from our fruttavendola.
These have now been made into passata sauce. Hot work given it's 40 degrees outside but we will enjoy the benefits over winter.
Think we may need another 60 kilos.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Tomato sauce
Look at that colour. The first tomato sauce of the season or passata as it's called here.
This is made from San Marzano tomatoes cooked with a healthy splash of olive oil, salt and garlic and then reduced slowly by about a third and then sieved. We make enough passata to last us through to next summer as the taste is fantastic - better than any tomato sauce you can buy.
Good tip if you get tired of watching tomatoes simmer on the cooker in the summer. Freeze the tomatoes whole, skin included, and then you can make a sauce whenever you like.
This is made from San Marzano tomatoes cooked with a healthy splash of olive oil, salt and garlic and then reduced slowly by about a third and then sieved. We make enough passata to last us through to next summer as the taste is fantastic - better than any tomato sauce you can buy.
Good tip if you get tired of watching tomatoes simmer on the cooker in the summer. Freeze the tomatoes whole, skin included, and then you can make a sauce whenever you like.
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