Hey Italian people: What do you think of my passata?
Hello friends from Italy,
I absolute love Italian food (Pasta, Ragù alla Bolognese, Gelato...)
I had some small (San Marzano) tomatoe plants in my garden (Mid of Germany, so summer is not as hot as in South Italy), and tried out to make passata today.
I took 1.8 kg tomatoes, sliced them, cooked and stirred them for about 5-10 minutes, used a food mill (to get rid of the seeds and skin), and cooked it for another ~30 mins to thicken it.
I ended up with ~0.7 kg (quite concentrated) passata, which I will use to cook a Ragù alla Bolognese later.
Would your nonna approve it?
Posted Sep 13, 2025, 10:50 PM UTC
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