Passata instead of skinned deseeded tomatoes?

[overthehillsandfaraway]

Hi

If a recipe calls for 375g of skinned deseeded tomatoes, chopped, would you substitute passata or tinned chopped tomatoes? (I have no whole tomatoes in)
Should I use the same gramme if I do? Thanks

Anyone, please? In middle of cooking..

I would use passata, the same weight as the recipe.

Oh my god - what evil recipe expects you to skin and deseed tomatoes?

TA, tomatoes are so easy to skin and deseed. And the results are definitely worth it.

Really? Really really? What so bad about the seeds? When it's all chopped up anyway?

Thanks ladies. It's an AK one for ds - flaked cod with tomatoes and courgette.

I never have all the ingredients!

The seeds dilute the flavour of the tomato flesh. Honestly, it is worth deseeding and deskining. It only takes a minute.

id use either, but would probably use passate instead of a tin...

when it comes to any form of tomatoe in a recipie, i just use which ever form i happen to have

Thanks. I get flustered and my brain stops working!

just read whole thread...

if for a baby then check your passatta as some contain added salt
tesco own brand passatta contains salt

With a weight of 375g I suspect AK got hers from a can in the first place.

Oh god, just checked the pack and it does contain salt - why would they do that!!!! Will it be okay I've made a bloody huge batch with expensive fish. It says the salt equivalent is .5g/100g

how old is the baby?

i think after 6m they can tolerate the teeny tiniest amount of salt, and by 1year i think they are allowed 0.5g of salt a day.

TBH id use it, but buy a different brand of passatta next time.

I only found out recently that some (but not all) passatta contains salt, and i have no idea why.

Thanks so much nannyl, I'd never have thought to check. It's from aldi so thats what I get for buying cheap stuff I guess. He is 7.5 month but weights a massive almost 24lb so I think it'll be okay this once. Will just shop more wisely next time. Thanks a lot.

Sorry - that should be weighs not weights! And no he isn't massively overfed on the wrong foods, he was 10lb6 when born and just a really gorgeous ball of fat big boy!