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Just thouvht I would tell you what I do with my excess tomatoes.
Dry them. cut in half put in dehydrator & dry until crisp. When I want to use them I place them in a container with a lid add small amount of water shake & leave to absorb water then they are like the semi dried tomatoes you buy. And oil & keep in fridge. Love it on bread with cheese.
Lazy woman's tomato paste. Whizz up in food processor. Spread on trays & dry in dehydrator until paste consistency. freeze. If I could be bothered I could strain out the seeds & skin but I don't mind tomato paste that has seeds
Freezing. roughly chop & mush a bit. spoon into ice cube trays. use this for any sauce stew soup. Second way of freezing I chop & then throw them in a saucepan & boil it down a bit to thicken. Then freeze in ice cube trays. Takes up less room in the freezer & isn't so runny when I am using it in a sauce.
Dry them. cut in half put in dehydrator & dry until crisp. When I want to use them I place them in a container with a lid add small amount of water shake & leave to absorb water then they are like the semi dried tomatoes you buy. And oil & keep in fridge. Love it on bread with cheese.
Lazy woman's tomato paste. Whizz up in food processor. Spread on trays & dry in dehydrator until paste consistency. freeze. If I could be bothered I could strain out the seeds & skin but I don't mind tomato paste that has seeds
Freezing. roughly chop & mush a bit. spoon into ice cube trays. use this for any sauce stew soup. Second way of freezing I chop & then throw them in a saucepan & boil it down a bit to thicken. Then freeze in ice cube trays. Takes up less room in the freezer & isn't so runny when I am using it in a sauce.