Dehydrating123: How To Make Tomato Sauce Powder | Family Cuisine

Tomato sauce powder is a great base for many backpacking dishes as pasta, pizza, bread, and stews. It’s adding more colour and enriches the flavour of meals. Can be also used as a thickener for soups and stews.

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How to make tomato sauce powder

Buy a jar of good tomato sauce from grocery shop or make your own from scratch. There is my favorite tomato sauce recipe. This homemade sauce is delicious and super-easy to do.

You’ll need: 1 tsp olive oil 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 onion, finely chopped 1 can (800g/280z) diced tomatoes Salt Sugar Pepper, freshly ground 1 tsp dried basil 1 tsp dried oregano 1 tsp dried marjoram

Method:

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Step 1 Heat the olive oil in a saucepan; add onions and garlic. Sauté for about 5 minutes until softened.

Step 2 Add the tomatoes and bring to the boil. Season to taste with salt, sugar and freshly ground pepper. Add dried herbs and mix well. Reduce the heat, cover, and simmer for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.

Step 3 Remove from the heat and leave to cool.

Step 4 Spread sauce on the dehydrator trays, covered with non-stick sheets or parchment paper. Dry at 125F/52C for 8-10 hours until brittle.

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Step 5 Brake down tomato sauce bark into small chunks; then grind them in a coffee grinder or food processor into a powder.

Store tomato sauce powder in an airtight container in a cool, dark place. To rehydrate sauce, use 1 part of tomato sauce to 2-3 parts water.

There are some recipes for dehydrated backpacking meals where tomato sauce powder has been used:

Pasta Marinara Tomato Seafood Chowder

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