
By Peni Hargreaves
Tomato Essence
Planning ahead. The tomatoes ideally need to be macerated a day in advance and hung overnight to extract the essesce.
Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:12:34 GMT
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Ingredients
4 servings
2.3kgcherry tomates
ripe, washed

0.5celery stick
washed and finely chopped

1shallot
small, peeled and finely chopped

0.5fennel bulb
medium, finely chopped

1garlic clove
peeled and finely chopped

2thyme sprigs
leaves stripped and chopped

5gbasil leaves
chopped

1tarragon leaf

10gsea salt

10gcaster sugar

cayenne pepper

4 dropsTabasco

4 dropsWorcestershire sauce
Instructions
Step 1
Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.

Step 2
Blitz everything in 3 batches. Blitz each batch on the pulse setting for 2 seconds. Return to the bowl, cover and allow to macerate for 3 hours.

Step 3
Spread a large double muslin over a medium bowl and fill it with the macerated tomatoes. Tie up the muslin and suspend it over the bowl, which will collect the golden liquid as it drips through. Leave to hang overnight.
Tomato theme
Step 4
This is the recipe to make the essence fot the Tomato Theme. If making the theme make double the recipe as this makes 700-800ml
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