excess tomatoes

[chimp 299]

the wife picked half a carrier bag of tomatoes yesterday .

 

anyone got any ideas what i can do with such a huge amount , dont really want to make it into sauce base .

 

thx

[Guest jt750]

bottle them for use later ?

[bert the fert 28]

What about soup ?

 

Quarter your toms, roughly chop onion, red peppers [de-seeded], four or five cloves of garlic, and pop them in a roasting tray. Sprinkle over some fresh rosemary and thyme leaves, drizzle with good quality olive oil, season with plenty cracked blackpepper and a wee bit of salt. [ don't go mad wi' salt cos there's plenty of it in the stock you'll add later ]

 

Roast them off in a hot oven till they're just starting to blacken round the edges.

 

Blitz them roughly, you don't want a smooth finish, rustic and chunky is better. Add chicken stock, a splash of good quality red wine vinegar, a dash of tabasco and worcester sauce to taste. If it's too sharp, you can add a teaspoon of sugar to balance.

[craigyboy 1,274]

tomato jam..sounds mad but its bloody good

[paulredtop 8]

if you have that many try different things something i have always wanted to try is tomato ice lolly's sounds weird but i bet there nice on a hot day

Edited September 12, 2010 by paulredtop

[Malt 379]

Borrowed off another forum:

 

RED TOMATO CHUTNEY

 

3kg Tomatoes

500g Onions

300ml spiced vinegar (Sarsons will do)

25g salt

1 1/2tsp Paprika

Large pinch Cayenne

350g gran. sugar

 

Quickly boil the Tomatoes, peel them and then chop. Into a pan and add the chopped onions.

Simmer gently until reduced to pulp (add touch water if it gets too dry). Pour in half of the vinegar and the spices. Continue to simmer until thick. Dissolve the sugar in the remaining vinegar and add to pan. Simmer on until the it becomes a stiff puree (run a spoon through it and it should leave a trail)

Cool down, Pot up and cover and leave for as long as possible.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Chimp...I always make sure gluts of fruit or veg that cant all be eaten fresh are made into produce that can be stored or preserved for future use. I love home made tomato soups, spag bol, chutneys...

Hope your freezer has plenty of space

[blacktabs 3]

You cant beat your home made toms beats the crap out of tins we peel and cook and freeze them for sauces through the year atb.

[chimp 299]

You cant beat your home made toms beats the crap out of tins we peel and cook and freeze them for sauces through the year atb.

 

 

well she followed the soup one which you posted .

 

and all was great until she went a bit mad with the herbs lol , still good tho. she said she will try the chutney next week

 

 

cheers

[bell 3,599]

I chop them in half, sprinkle herbs and olive oil and bung on a tray in the aga for 4 hours, slow oven.........hey presto sun dried tomatoes

[chimp 299]

I chop them in half, sprinkle herbs and olive oil and bung on a tray in the aga for 4 hours, slow oven.........hey presto sun dried tomatoes

 

how slow is slow ? that sounds a good idea aswell

[bell 3,599]

Its an aga mate so the slow oven is a constant temperature I would imagine you could do it in a conventional oven, the lowest temp i would imagine. They really are good, the flavour intensifies to a lovely sweetness

[Polkey 70]

I have been given loads and make tomato ketchup with them, its a Jamie oliver recipe and it taste much better than hinze. You should find it by typing it in to google if not let me know and will send you the recipe.