Do you need to cook tomato puree?
I'm making a tomato sauce cold from tinned tomatoes and I was going to add tomato puree to thicken the sauce. Is it ok to use tomato puree without cooking it?
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I make tomato juice by thinning a couple of spoons of tomato puree and water. With a can of tomato puree, I can make about 2 litters of tomato juice. At a MUCH lower cost.
While it is perfectly safe to eat tomato puree without cooking it, it is not generally recommended.
Uncooked tomato puree in a sauce can be undesirably sour and have a rather raw, rough flavour.
If you don't mind this then go ahead, but I would recommend simmering the sauce for at least another 10 minutes after adding the puree.
Yes, I assume you are talking about what comes in a tube or a small jar.
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