Large bank or one-time packaging. Such a dilemma gets up to every mistress as soon as it comes to Tomato paste . The reason is simple: if you quickly use all the contents of the bank, then it is soon with a lot of probability a mold is formed. To solve this problem and store an open jar for so long as it takes, it is enough to resort to only one trick.
Mold is dangerous to health, so the product on which it appeared is not recommended to eat. In order not to send a tomato paste to the garbage bucket in half a breaker, many mistresses have already brought to take the packaging "at times." But here is another complexity: not only you have to remember constantly about paste, so also such packaging is always much more expensive.
No need to despair. Save tomato paste fresh for a long time with freezing. And here the main thing is to know how to do it so that it does not have to paint the frozen product from the icy tin.
At first, you need to open a can with a can, cut off the cover completely and tighten with a tight food film. Then carefully cut and bottom banks, but at the same time it should stay in its place. The bank is completely covered in the food film and placed overnight in the freezer.
After the pasta frozen, the film must be removed. Now put pressure on the bottom, pushing it up. Tomato "sausage" will easily come out of the bank. If suddenly the paste is not amenable, it can be separated from the edge of the bank with a knife. The tuba remains cutting on the rings of the desired thickness (at the rate of one ring on one cooking), decompose them into packages and leave in the freezer until the next time.
In the freezer, the paste can be stored for three months or more.
If you have a tomato paste in a glass jar, then for freezing you can use a conventional silicone form (for example, for muffins or cookies) or disposable plastic containers. The paste is a spoon should be decomposed on the molds, and when it will freeze, pull out of the molds and shifting into the packages, so it will take less space. Defrost - as needed.
Freezing of tomato paste in silicone form.
Tomato paste in disposable plastic containers.