How To Peel Tomatoes Before I Stew Them

Friday, September 25th, 2009 at 11:07 am

tomatoes-for-stewing

We have been blessed with so many tomatoes this year that we had more than we could use at one time and we can only give away so many. That is when I decided I would try stewing my own tomatoes for some soup and other dishes I prepare using tomatoes.

Tomatoes are probably the veggie we consume the most of. I am sure I use at least a can of tomatoes a day between lunches and dinners.

Stewing Tomatoes

I cut my tomatoes into equal sizes and then put them in a pot with a bit of water to get them started and set it to boil. They don’t take long and are so tasty. But…

… I have a hard time with tomatoe peels in my stewed tomatoes. I just never seem to be able to chew them up and swallow them like I can do with a raw tomato.

Peeling My Tomatoes

tomato-ready-to-peel That is when I decided to peel my tomatoes before I stew them today.

I plunged them into boiling water for about 15 seconds. I did the first couple at about 25 seconds and it just became to mushy to peel.

At 15 seconds the pulp just under the skin was just soft enough to easily peel it with just my fingers. The cross or X I carved in the end of each tomato made the peeling a piece of cake.

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