Tomato sauce - tomatoes, then juice vs tomatoes & juice

Recently I made a simple tomato sauce using canned tomatoes. In the recipe it said to first put the tomatoes in the pan, then the juice. I followed this advice and the sauce was great, but will the sauce turn out great again even if I put tomatoes & juice in the pan at the same time? Does it make a difference putting the juice into the pan after the tomatoes?

If you need more information, this is the recipe I used.

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Best Answer

It doesn't look like it'd make much difference to that recipe. The juice goes in right after the tomatoes, so it's not like they cook on their own significantly. The one thing you get out of adding the tomatoes first is a way to get them spread evenly around the pan without having to stir, so they're mostly on top of the onions and get gentler heat at first. But you'll be stirring soon anyway, so just dumping it all in wouldn't make much difference at all.

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Is tomato sauce and juice the same?

Tomato sauce has the water already cooked out of it where the juice does not. if you ad juice as a sub. you would have to cook until the liquid is gone to get the consistency you are looking for.

Can I use tomato sauce instead of tomato juice?

Tomato Sauce Substitute for Tomato Juice For example, 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1/2 cup water to make 1 cup tomato juice. This alternative will give you a very close approximation of what you will get with canned tomato juice. Check the label on the tomato sauce to see what might be included in addition to tomatoes.

Why is tomato juice not good for you?

Though tomato juice is highly nutritious and may offer impressive health benefits, it does have some downsides. Its biggest drawback may be that most types are high in sodium. Many tomato juice products contain added salt \u2014 which bumps up the sodium content.

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