Dehydrator All Purpose Tomato Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• 1. Wash and core the tomatoes. Slice them very thin. approximately 1/8" or less. I don't drain the tomatoes of their seeds and liquid as I want as much flavor as I can get. This of course is optional. Place on screened trays for your dehydrator. If you don't have screens you can place them on parchment paper. You can spray a very fine mist of cooking spray or oil on your trays to keep the tomatoes from sticking, however, I rarely do this. Dehydrate at 150F or whatever your highest setting is. Remember, we are going to dry these to a crisp! After about 3-4 hours open your dehydrator and loosen the slices and flip them over. This will keep them from solidly sticking to the screens or parchment. Continue to dehydrate until slices are completely dehydrated, dry and crisp. Remove and place in blender. (I use a Magic Bullet for this and it works great). Blend to a fine powder and store in a jar or zip lock bag.
• 2. Tomato Powder - Dehydrator Serving Size: 1 (2270 g) Servings Per Recipe: 1 Amount Per Serving % Daily Value Calories 408.6 Calories from Fat 40 10% Total Fat 4.5 g 6% Saturated Fat 1.0 g 5% Monounsaturated Fat 1.1 g 5% Polyunsaturated Fat 3.0 g 15% Trans Fat 0.0 g 0% Cholesterol 0.0 mg 0% Sodium 113.5 mg 4% Potassium 5379.9 mg 153% Magnesium 249.7 mg 10% Total Carbohydrate 88.9 g 29% Dietary Fiber 27.2 g 108% Sugars 59.7 g 238% Protein 19.9 g 39%

Steps:

• Chop or grind all ingredients together, then blend in portions until smooth. Press through a strainer to remove any pulp.
• In a very large kettle (12 quart or larger) bring mixture to a boil over medium heat. Boil gently, uncovered for about 5 hours. Stir often to prevent scorching.
• Mixture should be thick enough to mound on a spoon.
• Ladle onto 5 "Fruit Roll" sheets and dry at 140º until crisp, 8 to 10 hours. Powder in a blender.
• Add different amounts of water to your powder mixture to make:.
• Tomato Paste - 1 teaspoon powder and 1 teaspoon water.
• Tomato Sauce - 1 teaspoon powder and 3 teaspoons water.
• Tomato Soup - 1 teaspoon powder and 2 teaspoons cream.
• Tomato Juice - 1 teaspoon powder and 1/2 cup water or more.
• Adjust amount of water to taste for soup and juice.

Steps:

• On medium high, melt butter in small sauce pan. Add the onions, bell pepper and tomato. Let veggies saute in butter for about 2-3 minutes.
• Add Tomato sauce, ketchup and water. Stir and add the cumin. Add salt to taste, add cilantro and let simmer for about 5-7 minutes or until the sauce has thickened enough to cover the back of a metal spoon when dipped in the sauce.
• Serve on top of cabbage salads or on the side as a dipping sauce.