How to measure tomatoes for making sauce?
In the ingredient list my recipe calls for 10 lbs of tomatoes. I'm not sure if this means before or after they are cored and peeled. What is the best way to measure tomatoes for canning sauce?
Best Answer
Unless specified, I would assume before cored and peeled.
And in general for any ingredient, unless explicitly specified: Raw, as bought in the store, before cleaning and/or preparation.
It makes assembling a shopping list easier, it makes buying easier, it makes writing a recipe easier, and it makes cooking a recipe easier.
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How many pounds of tomatoes do you need to make sauce?
Standard Tomato Sauce Quantity: For thin sauce \u2013 An average of 35 pounds is needed per canner load of 7 quarts; an average of 21 pounds is needed per canner load of 9 pints. A bushel weighs 53 pounds and yields 10 to 12 quarts of sauce-an average of 5 pounds per quart.How many tomatoes do you need to make a quart of sauce?
That's around six and a half pounds to make a quart of sauce, and something over three pounds per pint. But that's an average because the juicier your tomatoes, the more tomatoes you'll need to boil down into a sauce.How much tomato paste equals 1 cup tomato sauce?
Tomato paste For this swap, David Joachim, author of The Food Substitutions Bible, recommends you use \xbd cup tomato paste and \xbd cup water to replace 1 cup of tomato sauce\u2014just keep in mind that you'll need to season your substitute to taste.Do I have to peel tomatoes for sauce?
In order to get your tomatoes ready for mashing into a marvelous tomato sauce, you need to peel and seed them. Don't worry, it's very easy and quick to do.How To Cook The Perfect Italian Tomato Sauce | MasterChef New Zealand | MasterChef World
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