Topic: A bag of frozen tomatoes ?

[macmac]

I was sorting out the freezer yesterday,as you can see I got out alive :o
I found half a carrier bag of frozen whole tomatoes,now I usually drop 1 or 2 into soups and stews but as I found several examples of those I won't be stewing in the near future.
So come folk what would you be doing with them ?
Something edible preferably ;)

[Hyacinth]

I always freeze my toms this way - gotta whole freezer drawer full of them atm still.

I take out the no. I want, chop them while semi-frozen, & use them for pasta sauces, stuffing peppers, etc.

Just as I'd use fresh ones (given that I never skin or deseed tomatoes anyway).

Using some of mine tonight.

I've not given recipes, cos, as I've already written, I use them as I would when using fresh. Onlly thing I can't do with them is stuff them.

Sure we can all come up with recipes if you want, tho. 8)

[skintnbitter]

If it was me I would make a savoury leather

500g Tomatoes
500g Apples
1 Tablespoon of salt


Preheat oven very low setting 60 C gas mark 1/8, line two backing sheets with parchment approx 24x23cm

Cook tomatoes, apples and salt in a pan until soft approx 20 mins. Rub mixture through sieve into a bowl.

Divide puree between the two backing trays and spread out lightly with a back of a spoon so the puree covers the backing sheet in a thin even layer.

Put the backing trays in the oven for approx 12-18 hours, until the puree is completely dry and peels of the parchment easily. Roll up the leather in greaseproof paper and store in an air tight container. Use within 5 months.  

[Hyacinth]

What an unusual recipe, Skint. Where does it originate, please?

[skintnbitter]

Hi Macman

The recipe comes from River Cottage Hand Book - Preserves.

It also has a couple of other versions in for sweet leathers, which you use fruit and honey etc.  Thought that these would be great for kids as you know that there are no added E numbers etc in them.

[skintnbitter]

Hi Folks

Just notice in my recipe I put salt, this should say Celery Salt.

Cheers

[macmac]

the leather sounds lovely but alas 12-18 hours in my fan oven would cost a fortune :o
Oh for an aga  :)

[qahtan]

 
 My self I would chuck'em.
 I always skin and seed my tomatoes, also just bring them to the boil for a moment to kill any nasties, then I freeze them and use for al kinds of things, soups, chilli, etc. qahtan

[Hyacinth]

 My self I would chuck'em.

Horses for courses an' all that but I'm shocked to my Calvanistic core by that :o..

A first course for today's lunch when a friend comes round...tagliatelle (home made yesterday) with a tomato sauce using yellow/orange/red tomatoes from the freezer, chillies (ditto), garlic from the string of it hanging up + herbs (dried, would have been fresh but those have all disappeared under a layer of snow).

[elvis2003]

ooohhh hyancinth,get you and your homemade pasta,how lovely! its been a while since i did that!
x

[shirlton]

We freeze the glut of toms Some whole and some pureed. Lovely as a soup base

[Hyacinth]

ooohhh hyancinth,get you and your homemade pasta,how lovely! its been a while since i did that!
x

Too much time on me 'ands atm, with this foul weather. Got eggs, got strong flour, got oil, got pasta rolling m/c, haven't gotta tele to distract...hey presto! Fresh pasta - Just like that! ;D