In article 1>,
"Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:

> Okay, I've gone through the cabinets. For some reason I stock a lot of
> tomato paste. Never do I have enough tomato sauce or diced tomatoes. Is
> there a way to make tomato sauce out of paste? I'm sure it's a st00pid
> question but I'm asking anyway. A pizza thread got me to thinking about
> it.
>
> Michael

Well, yeah, just add the appropriate herbs/spices and veggies. ;-)

I would start with:

one chopped onion
4 to 6 cloves fresh garlic
Mixed italian spices or make your own using
oregano, basil, thyme and a bit of pepper.

Cook that all together and add the tomato paste.

A bit of sugar and salt to taste and you are set to go!

I'd also add some sliced mushrooms and maybe some sausage, but that's
just me. <G>
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OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> In article 1>,
> "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
>
> > Okay, I've gone through the cabinets. For some reason I stock a lot of
> > tomato paste. Never do I have enough tomato sauce or diced tomatoes. Is
> > there a way to make tomato sauce out of paste? I'm sure it's a st00pid
> > question but I'm asking anyway. A pizza thread got me to thinking about
> > it.
> >
> > Michael
>
> Well, yeah, just add the appropriate herbs/spices and veggies. ;-)
>
> I would start with:
>
> one chopped onion
> 4 to 6 cloves fresh garlic
> Mixed italian spices or make your own using
> oregano, basil, thyme and a bit of pepper.
>
> Cook that all together and add the tomato paste.
>
> A bit of sugar and salt to taste and you are set to go!
>
> I'd also add some sliced mushrooms and maybe some sausage, but that's
> just me. <G>

No liquid?

In article . com>,
wrote:

> OmManiPadmeOmelet wrote:
> > In article 1>,
> > "Michael \"Dog3\" Lonergan" > wrote:
> >
> > > Okay, I've gone through the cabinets. For some reason I stock a lot of
> > > tomato paste. Never do I have enough tomato sauce or diced tomatoes. Is
> > > there a way to make tomato sauce out of paste? I'm sure it's a st00pid
> > > question but I'm asking anyway. A pizza thread got me to thinking about
> > > it.
> > >
> > > Michael
> >
> > Well, yeah, just add the appropriate herbs/spices and veggies. ;-)
> >
> > I would start with:
> >
> > one chopped onion
> > 4 to 6 cloves fresh garlic
> > Mixed italian spices or make your own using
> > oregano, basil, thyme and a bit of pepper.
> >
> > Cook that all together and add the tomato paste.
> >
> > A bit of sugar and salt to taste and you are set to go!
> >
> > I'd also add some sliced mushrooms and maybe some sausage, but that's
> > just me. <G>
>
> No liquid?

The onion generally adds enough liquid
IME tomato paste is not all that thick?

The fresh mushrooms also give off liquid.
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Peace!
Om

"My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch"
-- Jack Nicholson