Topic: Ideas (recipes) for conserving tomatoes please

[Tora]

I have a glut of tomatoes despite a severe blight attack. :D I made a batch of oven dried tomatoes (didn't know they take so long to dry...) and still have many more.
I do not want to freeze because I don't have a big freezer... I'd like to make something that keeps for at least a few months. :) Any ideas? ???

[cambourne7]

dried tomatos - http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/preserved-dried-tomatoes,1268,RC.html

Tomato chutney - http://thefoody.com/preserves/redtomatochutney.html

Smoky Tomato Chutney - http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/smoky-tomato-chutney,1654,RC.html

Loads more via - http://www.britishtomatoes.co.uk/recipe/archive.shtml

Good Luck :)

[Svea]

passata is easy
takes a little while to prepare (peel) and cook down, but i basically just fill it into hot sterile glasses and seal with proper lid, much like when doing jam. i dont bother boiling the glasses afterwards as some recipes suggest. i have only ever had one glass go off on me (check them about a week after preparation) and they last until you want to use them for sauce in the winter time.

[Tora]

Thank you both! Chutney and passata sound good. I'll be busy next few days cooking and bottling... ;D

[silverbirch]

Have you tried making up ready made pasta sauce?  It takes up much less room in the freezer.  Just cook down the tomatoes with garlic and herbs (which keep their fresh flavour)

[Tin Shed]

I have been making batch after batch of pasta sauce and freezing it in single portions. Perfect for a meal after a long day a work and for permanently hungry teenagers. It is a wonderful taste of summer in the middle of winter.