The Secret Technique For Getting Big Flavor Out of a Tiny Can of Tomato Paste

I’m going to let you in on a little secret that will make your pasta sauce taste better than it ever has.

Over the years, we’ve added it to numerous pasta sauces and hearty stews, but most of the time we just stir it in with all the other ingredients, and therein lies our error. That little can or tube of tomato paste is hiding many flavor secrets; you just need to know how to coax it out.