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The discussion centers around the issue of a bland base sauce made with a large onion and a whole tin of tomatoes. Several participants suggest that the lack of flavor could be due to insufficient cooking techniques, such as not frying the onion with spices before adding the tomatoes, and emphasize the importance of properly cooking the tomatoes. There is a consensus that the type of tomatoes used and the cooking method significantly impact the flavor of the sauce.

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Offline Curry United

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Too much tomatoe?
« on: December 08, 2009, 11:24 AM »
hi,

i made a base sauce last night and out weighed the onion with tomatoe.

i put in 1 large onion and 1 whole tin of tomatoes. The result was a very plain flavour.

has anybody experienced this?

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Harbut
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Offline chriswg

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Re: Too much tomatoe?
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2009, 02:19 PM »
It depends what else went in and what you did with it. If you just boiled up some Onion and Tomato then I can see why it would be very bland. I start most of my bases with 1 large onion and a tin of chopped tomatoes but I fry the onion with some whole spices then add the chopped tomatoes and reduce it all down for about 30 minutes. The results are always very flavoursome.
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Offline Curry United

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Re: Too much tomatoe?
« Reply #2 on: December 08, 2009, 03:19 PM »
i put in 2 tbsp turmeric,1 tbsp cumin. salt+pepper

what do you put in?

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Offline Chilli

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Re: Too much tomatoe?
« Reply #3 on: December 08, 2009, 07:05 PM »
Hi all.

As far as the base sauce is concerned i always thought it turned out rather bland, but had flavours ready to come out in the final cook. And in making the curry of whatever is on your menu by adding the final ingredients brought out all the flavours we are seeking.

Would others have the same opinion?? :)
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Offline Mikka1

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Re: Too much tomatoe?
« Reply #4 on: December 08, 2009, 07:38 PM »
Sad thing is Toms need to be cooked properly. If you are using them in a salad then you can just about add anything to them fresh and they will say thankyou!

Cook them and its a different matter, they must be cooked for one thing.

Q. What type of tomatoes did you use? Italian/European/Crushed/ Semi crushed/Whole?
It makes a big, big difference frankly.
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Re: Too much tomatoe?
« Reply #5 on: December 08, 2009, 07:57 PM »
Quote from: harbut on December 08, 2009, 11:24 AM
i made a base sauce last night and out weighed the onion with tomatoe.

i put in 1 large onion and 1 whole tin of tomatoes. The result was a very plain flavour.

has anybody experienced this?

Sure have, you get it for 17 p at Morrisons, i think they call it own brand tomato soup!
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Offline Curry United

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Re: Too much tomatoe?
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2009, 09:56 AM »
Yes i always spend no more than 50p on tomatoes!

i didnt think it would make much difference to flavour overall flavour.

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Harbut
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