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Tomato Concasse

Tomato concasse is most commonly used in many traditional sauces, but it can also be used in pasta, garnishing, salsas, bruschettas and soups.
4.92 from 47 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Italian

Instructions
 

  • Cut an X into the bottom of your tomatoes.
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  • Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water for just a few seconds.
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  • Remove the tomatoes from the boiling water and plunge them into ice-cold water.
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  • Allow them to site in the icy water for half a minute.
  • Remove them from the ice water and simply peel by pulling the skin from the X down.
  • Cut each peeled and de-seeded tomato quarter flesh into 3 or 4 lengths.
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  • Bunch these together and cut them into small dice.
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Notes

Tomato Concassé Recipes

  1. Tomato concassé is one of the main ingredients for a delicious tomato and buffalo mozzarella bruschetta.
  2. Make an incredible tomato pizza sauce. Tip: combine it with our famous New York style pizza dough recipe for an amazing culinary experience.
  3. It is used in many pasta recipes.
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