what is the point of passata?

[AitchTwoOh]

i bought some ages ago but i go to make a tomatoey thing and always opt for a tin of toms as i like the bits... so will i ever use it?

No-one has told me what to do with the milk yet

i thought the milk was for veal. some people do put veal in ragu. ask cali, she's nearly italian. baths her babies in passata, so she does.

but you're not averse to a lime cookie, or so i hear?

Califrau - what is passata called in America?

Thanks - will look next time I go food shopping.

quattro- add milk after the wine has all been absorbed. Add milk and cook on highish heat until all absorbed. Then add tomatoes and cook for a couple of hours on very low heat. Make sure there are no lumps in the meat.

oh no, i particularly like lumps in my spag blog.

tinned toms take 2 hours to cook?

I'm doing something wrong there then. Maybe I should be buying passata

no you are not pointy. I'm just being all italian and a bit anal with the tinned tomatoes (the rule should be that the more they cook the better, but half an hour-45 mins should be enough)

okeh

true cali. I have friends who have argued for an entire sodding evening re wrong shape of pasta... (rolls eyes)

hugs tmmj

because you blend and sieve the tinned tomatoes, I do it as well

franca why not just use passata lol.

. becaue life's complicated . kidding. sometimes I don't find the passata I fancy and buy tinned tomatoes.

freak

Right, have you lot been buying all the passata?!?!?!

Just got my tesco shop delivered and aparantly they are all out of it and now I don't have any! I blame this thread, you lot have a lot to answer for!

and shirkey conran thought life was too short to stuff a mushroom