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American tomato sauce what is it?
Don't know if anyone out there can help but I have an american recipe which calls for two 16oz cans of tomatoes (obviously no problem there) as well as an 8oz can of tomato sauce
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I would suspect passata. Seems strange having them both though as i'm guessing you would strain it anyway.
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Tomato puree is tomato paste in American.
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Just whack in some ketchup, am sure it will taste lovely
![]() Actually thinking about it, they always refer to what we call 'tomato sauce' ketchup, so their tomato sauce must be passata (but it's too difficult to pronounce )
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As an American living in the UK, I can tell you that tomato sauce is passata, like a very thick tomato juice. However, like passata, some come with different herbs and spices. I would recommend to check out the ingredients in your recipe before using one with other herbs and spices.
Whatever you do, don't use ketchup if you have an American recipe! In America, ketchup is ketchup and not called sauce as it is here. |
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Thank you all very much for the replies.
Could I possibly also ask summerwine how much is an american cup in either fluid ozs or millilitres. I have googled in the past but you tend to get a selection of different results. |
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Approx 250ml. Actually it's about 236ml but I always measure at 250 because it's easier.
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Tomato puree is tomato paste in American.
Tomato Paste is a thick condensed entity, you should be able to stick your spoon into it and it will stand straight. Comes in a tube as well. |
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This is what they use in the states
http://www.hunts.com/product_detail....il_garlic_oreg Obviously other makes as well Can get plain as well, I've used it loads of times Its more or less the same as passata american tom sauce is NOT PUREE
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My Mum was making an american recipe for Meatloaf she had and it had Tomato Sauce in it. She just used passata and it worked fine.
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Thanks again everybody for your help. The recipe is now underway
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Quote:
This is what they use in the states
http://www.hunts.com/product_detail....il_garlic_oreg Obviously other makes as well Can get plain as well, I've used it loads of times Its more or less the same as passata american tom sauce is NOT PUREE ![]() |
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I would have thought that bog standard tomato sauce would be plain passata. Anything else and you are getting in to the realms of pasta sauces like ragu and dolmio.
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