There’s something ultra comforting about digging into abowl of pastawith a hearty homemade marinara sauce.
Why should you remove the tomato skin?
Another reason to peel fresh tomatoes is that the skin containsflavonoidswhich can become bitter when cooked.
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Here you’ll learn how to peel and seed tomatoes for amazing sauces, salsas, and more.
Remove any stickers on the tomatoes.
Then follow our how to easily peel tomatoes.
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You don’t need to cut deep, just enough to score the skin.
Use a slotted spoon to transfer the tomatoes to a large bowl of ice water.
This will help prevent the tomatoes from cooking further.
(Get more Test Kitchentips on blanching veggies.)
The tomato skin will slip off easily.
You’re now ready to use your peeled tomatoes in recipes or for canning.
Holding one half over a bowl, use the tip of a spoon to scoop out the seeds.
you might now properly peel and de-seed tomatoes.
Plan your nextItalian nightwith a batch of delicious homemade tomato sauce (we love thisfresh tomato-meat sauce).
From there, find a newspicy salsa recipeto tantalize those taste buds.
Garden producing a bumper crop of tomatoes this year?
Use our guides forfreezing tomatoesandcanning tomatoesso you might continue enjoying them throughout the year.
