Ingredients
1 litre(s)
Tomato Passata
- 1600 grams tomatoes, 1.5-1.6kgs
- 1 brown onion, large
- 2-4 cloves garlic, (I use 4 large cloves)
- 1 handful of basil leaves, (I use large leaved sweet basil)
- 50 grams olive oil
- 2 tablespoons TM vegetable stock, as per EDC
- 2 tablespoons raw sugar
- 200-300 grams water
Recipe's preparation
1.Prepare your tomatoes, with a paring knife, cut the core out of the tomato and cut a cross in the bottom of each tomato - this will mean that the skins will slip off easily once boiled. (I don't usually take the core out of mine, but you can)
2. Put the tomatoes in the varoma dish - you should be able to fit 1.5kgs approx at a time. If you are doing more than one batch of tomatoes, second and subsequent batches will only need 10 mins of steaming time. 3.Cook tomatoes 20 mins | Varoma | Spd 2 4. Remove the varoma and set aside to cool (you may want to place a glass bowl underneath to catch any drips)5. While the tomatoes are cooling, peel 1 medium brown onion, cut in half and add to TM bowl with peeled garlic cloves and basil. chop 1 sec | Sp 7 scrape down sides with spatula. Chop again 1 sec | Sp 7.
6. Add 50gms olive oil and cook 4.5 mins | Varoma | Sp 2 with the MC off. Once the tomatoes are cool, peel off the skin off and add to TM bow with 200-300gms of water (if you have collected any cooking liquid in the bowl under the varoma from the tomatoes, you can use this as part of your 200-300gms water. I like 2 add 300gns but 200 with give you a slightly thicker sauce). Add 2 tbsp of TM vegetable stock & 2 tbsp sugar.
7. Cook 45 mins | Varoma | Sp soft with basket sitting on top to prevent spitting. At the end of the 45 mins, taste and adjust seasoning if need be. If you prefer a thicker sauce you can reduce by cooking for a further 15 mins at varoma Spd soft with the basket on top.
8. Blend 5 secs | Sp 3. If you want a very smooth sauce, you can blend on a higher speed - be warned though, over processing of the tomatoes will cause the sauce to turn orange.
If I am going to preserve this in bottles, I usually put a sprig of basil in the jar or bottle first and then pour the sauce on top. See below for my preserving tips.
I use this sauce as a base for so many meals - a base for pizza - just spread a little olive oil and then some of this sauce with some chopped garlic and add whatever toppings you please! I also use it for various pasta sauces. For a very quick easy lunchtime pasta, I mix some of this passata with a few tablespoons of smooth ricotta or a handful if crumbled feta and add a pinch of chilli flakes. Heat and stir through pasta (I would use Barilla Conchiglie Rigate for this sauce) with some freshly torn basil. I also use this with my Greek meatballs which are always a hit with my boys.
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Tip
I use this sauce as a base for so many meals - a base for pizza - just spread a little olive oil and then some of this sauce with some chopped garlic and add whatever toppings you please! I also use it for various pasta sauces. For a very quick easy lunchtime pasta, I mix some of this passata with a few tablespoons of smooth ricotta or a handful if crumbled feta and add a pinch of chilli flakes. Heat and stir through pasta (I would use Barilla Conchiglie Rigate for this sauce) with some freshly torn basil. I also use this with my Greek meatballs which are always a hit with my boys.
Tip - You can freeze this sauce in portions (I always do 2-3 batches in a day) if you want to freeze for pizza, put some into icecube trays so you can take out a few at a time for quickly thawed pizza sauce. You can also bottle it. If you bottle, please follow preserving guidelines, using clean sterile bottles and bottle piping hot sauce into hot bottles.
I generally set my TM bowl of liquid aside after it's cooked and sterilise a 1 Lt bottle and lid in 500 mls water for 12 mins | varoma | sp 2. Then I add hot liquid to hot bottle/jar and seal immediately. Once I've completed all my batches, I boil the jars/bottles in a big pot with water up 3/4 of the side of the bottles or jars for 30 mins on a gentle simmer. Enjoy!!! For the 'story' beind this recipe, have a read of my blog at www.asliceofvi.blogspot.com.au - you can also follow me on Facebook //www.facebook.com/asliceofvi
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Comments
Add a commentTastes great - I didn't remove the tomato skins...
Tastes great - I didn't remove the tomato skins either and didn't add any water at all as the tomatoes are usually very juicy. Will be making this again for sure 👍🏼
Delicious and so easy
Delicious and so easy
Made, bottled and in the fridge for pizza night
Made, bottled and in the fridge for pizza night
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The family absolutely love this recipe.
The family absolutely love this recipe.
Great sauce. Love it.
Great sauce. Love it.
This is the tastiest Passata I have ever tied or...
This is the tastiest Passata I have ever tied or made. Urbanites you for the recipe!
This is a terrific recipe. I lost my copy of it...
This is a terrific recipe. I lost my copy of it and have been frantic all day!
great job!
This was delicious. Even my fussy daughter loved...
This was delicious. Even my fussy daughter loved it!Thanks
Loved this. Thank you.
Loved this. Thank you.
Beautiful flavour. Will add less water next time...
Beautiful flavour. Will add less water next time as well as olives and capers. Even the kids loved it.
Great recipe. I started at step 5 and didn't peel...
Great recipe. I started at step 5 and didn't peel the tomoatoes. Only put 1 tbls of sugar in and it is quite sweet. I added basil, parsley and rosemary and threw a chilli in for good measure.
Cooked for an extra 20 mins to thicken. Next time I think I will only add 100mls of water because the tomatoes themselves had a lot of liquid. Mine is more orange colour than red - but still really nice.
Great recipe thanks. Simple and I'll use it again....
Great recipe thanks. Simple and I'll use it again. I also was too lazy to peel the tomatoes so started at step 5 (wasn't sure how high to blitz it to break down the tomato skin), but the flavour was great. I also went with the 200ml of water and 1 tbs of sugar. I might also lessen the vege stock paste to cut down on the salt a little more. I can see many uses for this. Thanks
Ihad a glut of home grown tomatoes, and have now...
Ihad a glut of home grown tomatoes, and have now made this twice! Both times I did not bother with steaming and peeling the tomatoes- I started at Step 5 and just blitzed on a higher speed at the end. The second time I also forgot to add the basil (and some parsley I had growing), so I threw the herbs in with the tomatoes. Not sure if that made a difference,but the second batch was even better than the first!
I used 1 tblsp sugar and 200 grams of water, but was a bit distracted and left the MC on for a while, so I had to cook about 15 mins longer to reduce the sauce.
All in all a fabulous base for my pasta sauces!!! Thanks for sharing.
Love this sauce! Thanks for sharing the recipe
Love this sauce! Thanks for sharing the recipe
Any idea on how long it will last in a jar?
Any idea on how long it will last in a jar?
Lovely recipe ..... had excess spring onions threw...
Lovely recipe ..... had excess spring onions threw them in with onion and garlic . Put in one and half tablespoons sugar definitely needs to be less . Also only used 200gm water lovely thick consistency. Will definitely use this recipe again for my excess tomatoes. Thank you for the recipe
Great recipe sauce is beautiful. I had excess...
Great recipe sauce is beautiful. I had excess cherry tomatoes so I mixed cherry and large tomatoes.I steamed large times and put the cherry tomatoes in with skins on turned out perfect. This will be a regular recipe for me and easy!!!
sjkpark:yes I’ve made a few times just add the...
sjkpark:yes I’ve made a few times just add the tomatoes with skins on they blitz up same as when you make paste or sauce
dee
I'm in love with this recipe. I use passata sauce...
I'm in love with this recipe. I use passata sauce all the time and this is so much tastier than the store bought one.
Very tasty sauce. I froze potions for later use. ...
Very tasty sauce. I froze potions for later use.
As per the other comments, I reduced the sugar to 1 teaspoon.
I've made this a few time but the quick way, I...
I've made this a few time but the quick way, I dont steam or peel just add all to the bowl cook as per instructions and it's beautiful.
dee
Really, really yummy. So good. Just delicious....
Really, really yummy. So good. Just delicious.
Did drop the sugar to 1tbl and didn't add any extra water- enough juice from the tomatoes, or basil- coz I didn't have any
Made this today with excess tomatoes from our...
Made this today with excess tomatoes from our garden. Only used 1 tblsn of sugar as the tomatoes were so sweet on their own. Also took the tip from others re adding 500g water to the bowl to steam the tomatoes. You really should edit and add that information.
Having said that, this sauce is awesome and will definitely be making again. Adding it tonight to my home made fettuccine. Can't wait
Very nice, thank you. I added
Very nice, thank you. I added a carrot, a bacon rasher, doubled the garlic and used all the herbs that are growing abundantly well in my garden at the moment. I also reduced the sugar to 1tbs. Can't wait to see how it tastes in bolognese and on pizza/ pizza rolls.
Very nice but very sweet. Is
Very nice but very sweet. Is 2 tablespoons of sugar correct?
THANK YOU! I thought I was
THANK YOU! I thought I was going crazy. How are the tomatoes going to cook, but there is no mention of adding water. Very new to Thermomix, and thank goodness for the comments section!
Sensational - will definitely
Sensational - will definitely keep this recipe handy. We had an abundance of homegrown tomatoes so this was perfect. I would suggest though you amend the recipe to include the water quantity to steam the tomatoes.
This is just gorgeous.
This is just gorgeous. Adapted herbs to suit my needs, and it's just beautiful! Thank you
Brilliant
Brilliant
Thanks. A lovely flavor.
Thanks. A lovely flavor. Really enjoyed cooking it
This sauce is superb. It
This sauce is superb. It takes a while but so full of flavour!
My first go at passata sauce
My first go at passata sauce and it smells divine! I used the first batch of tomato from my garden as well as my basil. I have only made a half batch as I only had 800g of tomatoes, but really looking forward to the many, many tomatoes on my plants to ripen so I can make some more of this. Thanks for a lovelt recipe and great detailed instructions!
This is the nicest passata
This is the nicest passata ever, I could it eat straight from the jar! Recipe very easy too
This tastes great, reckon I
This tastes great, reckon I might chop the tomatoes instead of peeling & see how that goes
I made a half quantity of
I made a half quantity of this passata tonight, and it's currently in two small jars in my fridge. How long will it last in the fridge? Can I avoid freezing it (I have a serious lack of space in my freezer right now!)?
So I joined the community
So I joined the community specifically to comment on how AMAZING this recipe is. My fave so far!
Perfect result first
Perfect result first time!
could eat it straight from the jar.
i added extra garlic the last few times I've made it, just because that's how I like it.
Hi Elisha-Vi, I think it
Hi Elisha-Vi,
I think it would be a good idea if you can amend the instructions on the recipe about adding 500grams of water to the bowl before cooking the tomatoes in the varoma. im only new to thermomix and had no idea.. I cant wait to try your recipe.
Has anyone tried not peeling
Has anyone tried not peeling tomato skin? Its delicious btw
Dissapointed - A few things
Dissapointed - A few things don't add up with this recipe.
1. How can you cook/steam the tomatoes without water?
After failing here, I read all the comments to see if anyone else failed here.
2. Cooking time is 15 minutes? You have to cook the tomatoes for 20 minutes for a start!
I haven't had my Thermomix very long, I am still learning about these methods. I am still in the process of making this sauce, so far 40 minutes......only just finally started steaming the tomatoes after a few attempts, so I hope mine eventually turns out OK.
So much for Thermomix saving you time!
Absolutely Delicious! Made
Absolutely Delicious! Made this to put in a porcupines recipe and the kids loved it! I've used the leftovers on pizza as a sauce and I've even caught hubby using it as a sauce.
Have made and frozen a few
Have made and frozen a few batches of this sauce. I have used this to make pizza scrolls and sauce for meatballs. Very yummy and a great way to use up my excess of tomatoes
This is fantastic! Made it a
This is fantastic! Made it a couple of times now and is a hit. Thanks for the recipe
I made my first batch last
I made my first batch last week as I was given bags and bags of homegrown tomatoes from various people. I followed it exactly and it too was quite orange but tastes delicious! I didn't purée it too much so it was chunky and used only 200gms of water, and it's a great pasta sauce. Very sweet too which my 1yo loves on his dinosaur pasta shapes! I don't know how to keep it red as this is my first time making passata. I loved steaming and peeling the tomatoes though, it was fun and rewarding.
Just made my first batch, it
Just made my first batch, it is soooooo delicious. I'm now making my second batch, can't wait to make pasta. Thanks for the recipe will reccomend it.
Tastes great. But it's very
Tastes great. But it's very orange, I only processed it at the time you suggested! tastes good though!
I would like to try this but
I would like to try this but I am not sure how you mean to sterilise the jar. Do you put the jar in the simmer basket or the varoma???
Just in case you didnt know
Just in case you didnt know the varoma lid makes a great drip tray, just turn it upside down n sit the varoma on top
Jenny
Smells so delicious when
Smells so delicious when cooking. And it tastes amazing. Never buying pasta/pizza sauce again!
Just made a batch, only had a
Just made a batch, only had a lick of the spoon and it tastes yummy, cant wait to try it on pizza, spaghetti......Mmmm