Have an abundance of fresh tomatoes? Make your very own tomato paste from scratch by blending and then slowly simmering 3 simple ingredients together: tomatoes (fresh roma or plum tomatoes are best), fresh garlic and salt. This do-it yourself recipe for tomato paste also freezes wonderfully too!
Put tomatoes and garlic in food processor and pulse until smooth. Depending on the size of your food processor, you might have to do this in batches.
Pour tomatoes into a large pot, add salt and stir.
Place pot on medium high heat on the stove, and bring to a boil. Once boiling, turn down heat to low and simmer.
Cover and cook for 3-4 hours, stirring once in a while, until tomatoes turn into a paste and liquid is gone.
Use tomato paste immediately, place in refrigerator to use within a couple of days, or place in ice cube trays to freeze. Once frozen, pop out of ice cube trays and place in freezer safe bag.
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Notes
This recipe makes 1 1/2 cup tomato paste, or approximately 1-2 ice cube trays full. You can easily double, triple or more this recipe to stock up on tomato paste.