Tomato paste without cooking for the winter

Wash the tomatoes thoroughly with running water and dry them. We cut each fruit with the tip of a knife crosswise, as in the photo.

Place the cut tomatoes in a deep bowl or saucepan and pour boiling water over them so that they are completely covered. We heat the tomatoes for five minutes, then drain the water. Under the influence of boiling water, the tomato peel in the places of the cuts will begin to flake off. Using a knife, we pry the skin off and remove it from all the fruits - it leaves quite easily.

The next step is to remove the juicy content. It is important to get rid of excess liquid in tomatoes and leave only dense, fleshy pulp. You can cut the tomatoes across into circles about one centimeter thick and then use the tip of a knife to push out the seeds with juice. Alternatively, simply cut each fruit in two and extract the juicy contents with a teaspoon. In any case, we do not throw away the removed core: you can make a refreshing juice from it, or add it to borsch, etc.

Put the pulp freed from the juice in a blender and grind until a homogeneous puree is obtained.

Pour the resulting puree into a clean gauze folded in several layers and hang. We leave for six hours so that excess juice can drain, and the puree becomes even thicker. It is convenient to leave the puree to strain overnight, and in the morning to continue cooking.

Mix the resulting thick puree with the specified amount of salt, granulated sugar and lemon juice. Banks for packing the paste with my soda solution and sterilize in any usual way. We do the same with the lids. Let the container dry completely. Put the tomato paste in prepared jars and cover with lids. We put cans of paste for sterilization. For containers with a volume of half a liter, the processing time will be ten minutes. After sterilizing the jars, carefully take out and roll up the lids. Turn the seams upside down and wrap them in a warm blanket. After complete cooling, remove the tomato paste in a cool, dark place for storage.