One of nature's more annoying ingredients is tomato paste. Seldom does a recipe call for a whole can of it and there you are with the remainder to freeze forever (perhaps in 1- or 2-tablespoon chunks ...

Basically, tomato paste is what happens when you cook down tomatoes for a long time, removing as much water as possible, as well as their seeds and skin. It's just super concentrated tomato.

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