Tomato Paste (Domates Salcasi)
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Tomatopaste may be Turkey's most used ingredient, flavoring everything from grain salads to soups to long-cooked stews. In rural central Anatolia,women make tomato paste by hand in autumn by cooking down tomatoes, passing them a sieve to remove the skins and seeds, and spreading the paste over large flat pans to dry in the sun. Jarred Turkish tomato paste can be salty, taste before adding to dishes and adjust the sal\ in the recipe if necessary.
