Spice substitute when using regular tomatoes for fire-roasted tomatoes

Question

Let's say you have enough cans of diced tomatoes in your pantry but not the fire-roasted kind. Any suggestions on spice changes or techniques to get a similar flavour?

Kty · Answer

Sorry i flagged your comment! It was accidental.

JoyceB · Answer

Thanks for the suggestions! I will try this on angel hair or spaghetti pasta, that squash gives me the heebie jeebies lol.

Nancy · Answer

Should read Sichuan pepper.

Nancy · Answer

Agree with Brinda.Other options - 1) some red pepper flakes or one fresh chili, 2) that (retro) liquid smoke stuff - I hears different things about its safety, and it seems to have come back into popularity the past few years. 3) Japanese 7-spice blend, with red pepper and Szechua.

Brinda A. · Answer

I would use something like smoked paprika, smoked salt, or a tiny bit of chipotle chiles and/or their adobo sauce to give the tomatoes a fiery, smoky flair!

Spice substitute when using regular tomatoes for fire-roasted tomatoes

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