Tomato Essence

Name: Tomato Essence
Cuisine: European, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 2.3kg ripe cherry tomates, washed; 1/2 celery stick, washed and finely chopped; 1 small shallot, peeled and finely chopped; 1/2 medium fennel bulb, finely chopped; 1 garlic clove, peeled and finely chopped; 2 thyme sprigs, leaves stripped and chopped; 5g basil leaves, chopped; 1 tarragon leaf; 10g sea salt; 10g caster sugar; Pinch cayenne pepper; 4 drops of Tabasco; 4 drops Worcestershire sauce

4 steps

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

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.

Bowl

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.

Food ProcessorMix

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.