01-02-2015 12:43 AM
......any suggestions? (no not that). I tend to buy them when I see them cheap, and have about 12 tins. I need the cupboard space! Has anyone a recipe using tinned toms?
01-02-2015 9:11 AM
are they chopped or whole?
i add them to spag bol, soup even spicy mince meals
or even just have them on toast with a shake of lea and perrin or marmite on the toast
01-02-2015 9:38 AM
Real spaghetti Bolognese? Not this rubbish that comes out of a tin. When making the Bolognese sauce drain the tomatoes into a measuring jug or bowl otherwise the flavour will be overpowering. Add you onions - finely chopped, mixed herbs, a few peas, maybe a carrot very finely chopped - use a hand mincer/blender and whatever is at hand - a few olives go down well, plus a large dollop of butter plus seasoning - cayne pepper gives it a kick plus just a touch of chilli sauce. In the mean time put on your spaghetti. Use the absolute minimum amount of water in the saucepan: remember, you are not making minced meat and onions, you are making a Bolognese sauce which will be poured over the spaghetti. Garnish with dry mint, and off you go - c'est magnifique!
With the rest of the tomato juice, set it aside for a Bloody Mary or add half an onion, put into a blenderand whisk until pure. Pour later into a saucepan and simmer gently until it is as thick as jam, leave until cold and then spoon in to an empty Heinz tomato sauce container, and you've got natural tomato sauce which will last months.
01-02-2015 9:49 AM
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01-02-2015 6:08 PM
Fresh plum tomatoes too. I think tinned have more flavour myself.
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01-02-2015 8:20 PM
Wow, some useful suggestions there, thank you very much! I hope this time next week I'll be posting again, lamenting having no tins of tomatoes left.
01-02-2015 8:42 PM
I've heard two or three different chefs saying to use tinned rather than fresh tomatoes in recipes, but I can't remember why now, it could be that fresh are too watery but I'm not sure!!
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03-02-2015 12:27 PM
I managed to pick up a pack of fresh basil reduced! Into the kitchen tonight, all guns blazing!
03-02-2015 2:39 PM
I just popped into the co-op & the lady was doing the reduced items. I got 6 hot cross buns,a chicken pie, 3 thick pork chops, a bag of new potatoes, 8 Richmond sausages & 2 onions. Total £2.98! 🙂
03-02-2015 3:36 PM
Wow! That'll almost feed you for a week!
Bargain!
03-02-2015 4:01 PM
It will! lol
03-02-2015 4:04 PM
Blimey Maggie, you did well there.
04-02-2015 11:45 AM
Your good fortune seems to have spread Maggie.
I just got a Tesco delivery. Their half shoulder of lamb joints were reduced to £5 a kilo so I ordered two @ £7.50 each. Seems they'd run out because this is what they substituted............................................
04-02-2015 12:50 PM
WOW!