Rich & thick tomato paste

Name: Rich & thick tomato paste
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 32(serving)
Cuisine: Nigerian
Ingredients: 30 kg Ripe Tomatoes; 1/2 tablespoons salt; 32 clean glass jars

Zahal_treats @Zahal

Abuja

#Abuja. Decided to make my rich tomato paste since tomatoes are in season and very affordable in the farms and the markets . I take this precaution because when d rains come the tomatoes price goes high & very expensive . These tomato paste last me up to 6 months depending on how I use it . Saving cost 😂.

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Ingredients

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32(serving)

30 kgRipe Tomatoes
1/2 tablespoonssalt
32clean glass jars

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Steps

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1

Sterilize Glass jars n their covers. Keep aside. (wash with detergent and soft sponge and rinse well.) put inside hot boiling water for 5/10 mins before you bring out. Be careful cos it’s very hot. Allow to dry
2

Wash tomatoes under running water with salt
3

Remove spoilt tomatoes and remove /cut off black spots from tomatoes
4

Put tomatoes in pan add some water and bring to boil. Allow to simmer to b soft. This is how it will look 👇
5

Pour into a colander or basket to remove excess water.
6

Blend and cook for an hour or till water dries up
7

Pour in a pan/pot n boil till d water in d paste has evaporated. Now d quantity has reduced
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Add salt(this step is very important Please) this is your preservation if not your tomatoes paste will go sour
9

Keep stirring, if you do keep stirring and keep an eye your rich tomato paste won’t burn.
10

Now you can see dat d tomatoes is thick. we now have a solid paste. The water has evaporated.
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Pour inside your sterilized glass jars and tighten d cover.
12

Put back inside hot boiling water till all bottles are submerged inside the bottle. Making it seal proper n allow to boil over
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Bring out and allow to cool before you store.
14

I put/ store them in an empty dry cartoon and seal. Keep them in a cupboard or shelf till when I need dem.
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Whenever you open a bottle Please make sure you use up or refrigerate it