{"id":172,"date":"2008-01-01T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-01-01T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/cookbook\/cooking-techniques\/lars-blanched-tomatoes\/"},"modified":"2018-01-25T03:51:27","modified_gmt":"2018-01-25T10:51:27","slug":"blanched-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/blanched-tomatoes\/","title":{"rendered":"Blanched Tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>A Little Personal History:<\/h2>\n<p>While not something I do often, when tomatoes are in season and you can buy many on the cheap, I do love making tomato sauce or immediately canning the blanched tomatoes for future use,<\/p>\n<h2>Description:<\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s almost always a good idea to skin tomatoes before using them in cooking. (except for <a href=\"https:\/\/cookwithlars.com\/\/guacamole\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Guacamole<\/a>) Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<table border=\"1\" width=\"100%\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"4\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Categories:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Cooking Techniques<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Servings:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\"># of tomatoes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Time:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">\u2013 Preparation:\u00a0\u00a0 5+ minutes<br \/>\n\u2013 Cooking:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 30 seconds<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Equipment:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">1 or 2 large cooking pot, slotted spoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"15%\">Difficulty:<\/td>\n<td width=\"85%\">Easy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Ingredients:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Tomatoes<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>Water; boiling &amp; cold<\/li>\n<li>Ice cubes<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Procedure:<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>Using a sharp knife, cut a little cross at the base of each tomato.<\/li>\n<li>Fill clean kitchen sink or second large pot with cold water with ice cubes.<\/li>\n<li>In large cooking pot, add water half way up pot and salt. On high heat, bring water to rapid boil.<\/li>\n<li>Plunge the tomatoes into boiling water, for 30 seconds.<\/li>\n<li>Plunge tomatoes into ice cold water (stops any cooking that might have started).<\/li>\n<li>With decent finger nails, you should be able to pull off the skin from each tomato.<\/li>\n<li>Proceed with dish you making or store in sealed container and refrigerate till needed.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Advanced Preparation:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Blanching can be done day of event, sealed and refrigerated till ready to use.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tips, Notes, and Variations:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t leave tomatoes in boiling water for more than 30 seconds or tomatoes may begin to cook and get too soft for purpose (the only purpose being to easily remove skins)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Little Personal History: While not something I do often, when tomatoes are in season and you can buy many on the cheap, I do love making tomato sauce or immediately canning the blanched tomatoes for future use, Description: It&#8217;s almost always a good idea to skin tomatoes before using them in cooking. 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