Best tomato paste substitute
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Frequently asked questions
Tomato paste is a paste made from tomatoes that are cooked for hours until they reduce into a thick, rich and lightly sweet paste. It’s used for enhancing the flavor of tomato sauces and stews, and also thickening them. Tomato paste comes in a very small, thin can. You can also find it in a squeezable tube (our favorite). Don’t have time to shop for it, or cooking and just realized you don’t have it? Here are our favorite alternative substitute ideas.
For 1 tablespoon tomato paste, use 2 tablespoons tomato puree or sauce mixed with ¼ teaspoon sugar, and remove 1 tablespoon of other liquids in the recipe.
4. Sugar (a few pinches)
Making a soup or tomato sauce where tomato paste is used to add a hint of sweetness? You can use sugar as an alternative to help round out the flavor of the recipe. Use a small amount of sugar to substitute. For 1 tablespoon tomato paste, substitute ¼ to ½ teaspoon sugar. Good luck and let us know if any of these tomato paste alternatives worked in your recipe!
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