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Anonymous

Jan 13, 2025

Can I salvage homemade tomato sauce that turned to a brownish paste?

My boyfriend accidentally overcooked my homemade tomato sauce while I was at work, and now it has turned into a thick, brownish paste. Is there a way to salvage it? What can I add to thin it out? If I need to use water to adjust the consistency, should I also add extra seasoning? The current texture is similar to that of tomato paste. Should I be concerned about the brown color, even though it doesn't smell bad? Thank you!

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Anonymous

Feb 07, 2025

You can add some tomato sauce or crushed Tomatoes and use it like you would tomato paste and it should be good bu you probably should add some new flavoring like Italian seasoning more crushed garlic and even a bay leaf. Just simmer it and stir it into the thick stuff and it should be ;fine.

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Anonymous

Jan 29, 2025

If it has a brownish paste look to it, it probably burned on the bottom and is ruined. But taste it first. If it tastes ok, then try adding some canned tomato sauce to it and mix well.

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Anonymous

Dec 29, 2024

It oxidized, you might be able to bring the colour back with a little lemon juice but that is more or less cosmetic, Brown is ok if it tastes good after all baked beans in tomato sauce is brown.

If it tastes ok I’d use it in a pasta bake / lasagne / marinara sauce.

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Anonymous

Jan 22, 2025

If it has cooked to the point of not tasting good, I would say no. Otherwise use it in a sauce.

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Anonymous

Jan 03, 2025

He probably scorched some of the tomatoes. Tiff. It won’t harm you to eat it, but I’d imagine the flavor will be off. Adding water and/or additional tomato sauce will dilute the off taste, but it won’t eliminate it. I’d throw it out; better yet, serve it to the bozo and tell him to stay away from the stove!

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