How To Blanch Tomatoes
A quick and easy way to blanch tomatoes. It leaves with a lovely smoky flavor to the tomatoes.
Materials
- 7-8 tomatoes firm
- 1 fork
Instructions
- Wash & clean tomatoes. Pat dry them using a soft muslin cloth.
- Take a tomato and pierce it with the fork at the top.
- Now slowly rotate the tomato engorged on the vine of the fork over a fire slow-medium flame while holding the fork.
- As you move the fork you will notice the skin of the tomato begins to bubble, char and shrink. It starts splitting in various places.
- Once the you feel that the skin is charred nicely and the skin is now slightly disengaged from the tomato, remove from the flame.
- Repeat the process for remaining tomatoes.
- Once the tomatoes, cool down, remove the skin completely using your fingers.
- Use the smoky and peeled tomatoes for soups, curries or just as salad.
Notes
You can use a grilling pan as well to achieve the smoky flavor of the tomatoes.