Some lovers of Mediterranean cuisine prepare sun-dried Cherry tomatoes for the winter. This snack is universal. Quite often it is added to focaccia, sauces, pizza, fish and meat dishes. Making sun-dried tomatoes yourself is not so easy. Before doing this, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with how you can prepare them at home and what recipe to use for this.
Classic recipe
There are a considerable number of methods for preparing such a snack. However, it is the classic recipe that is most often used during preparation. sun-dried tomatoes.
To prepare this dish, you will need the following ingredients:
- kilogram of tomatoes;
- 100 g basil;
- 80 g salt;
- two heads of garlic;
- 200 ml oil;
- greenery.
Creating a dish begins with preparing all the ingredients that will be used during cooking. First, it is recommended to start preparing the tomatoes. All tomatoes should be cut into two equal parts and the core and seeds removed. In the future, the removed cored seeds can be used to create tomato paste.
Having finished with the tomatoes, you should start preparing the garlic. To do this, it should be crushed using a mortar and mixed with a small amount of salt.
After preparing the main ingredients, you can start drying the tomato. This is done using an oven, grill or dryer. However, most often, housewives use ovens for this. The baking sheet is covered with foil and greased with olive oil. Then chopped tomatoes with salt and garlic are laid out on its surface. You can also sprinkle them with a little sugar to add sweetness. Sweet tomatoes should be dried for three hours in an oven preheated to 90 degrees. If it is heated more strongly, the drying time will need to be reduced several times.
While the tomatoes are drying in the oven, you should start sterilizing the containers. To do this, a small saucepan is filled with water and covered with a metal sieve. The water is brought to a boil and the jar is placed on the sieve. In this position, it is sterilized within 20 minutes, after which it can be used.
Sun-dried tomatoes should be removed from the oven and placed in a small sterilized jar.They are placed in several layers, which should be mixed with garlic. You also need to add basil and herbs to the container. If there is too much free space in the jar, then pour a little olive oil into it and add hot pepper. In addition, vinegar is added to sun-dried tomatoes, which will increase the shelf life of the product.
With thyme and spices
Some housewives use a recipe for preparing sun-dried tomatoes, which is supplemented with various spices.
This recipe includes the following ingredients:
- kilogram of tomatoes;
- 20 g thyme;
- 100 ml oil;
- spices;
- 20 g basil and oregano;
- 90 g salt.
Preparation of snacks begins with preliminary preparation of ingredients. For drying, not overripe tomatoes are used. They should be dense, without serious damage and rotten spots on the skin. Vegetables are thoroughly washed and their tails are removed. Then each tomato is cut into two equal parts. If the tomatoes are too ripe and juicy, you will have to remove their center. This is done to speed up drying.
Once you've finished with the tomatoes, you should turn to the baking sheet. It is covered with foil, which must immediately be thoroughly greased with oil. After this, all the chopped tomatoes are laid out on the surface. They are then sprinkled with spices and dried herbs. If desired, you can sprinkle the vegetables with Italian, Provençal herbs or marjoram. After placing the greens on a baking sheet, everything is sprayed with vegetable oil and sent to the oven.
It is recommended to dry vegetables in an oven heated to 100 degrees.
During drying, it is necessary to periodically open the oven door to prevent the tomatoes from drying out. Cooked tomatoes should be soft, not completely dry and hard.
While the tomatoes are drying in the oven, you can start preparing the garlic. It is peeled, finely chopped and added to jars. Then the finished tomatoes are added to the containers. The prepared jars are filled with vegetable oil, rolled up with lids and placed in the refrigerator for further storage.
Conclusion
Preparation of dried cherry tomatoes Anyone can do it for the winter. However, to do this you will have to familiarize yourself with the various methods of preparing this dish and choose one or another recipe for this.
