sun dry tomatoes without the sun

Last post 01-10-2012 2:36 PM by Sammy86. 3 replies.

• 13/08/2010 08:31 PM

  dave Location: iver buckinghamshire Joined on: 16 May 2010 Posts: 526

  Reply | Contact i found this and going to give it a go Ingredients: - ripe & red plum/egg tomatoes sliced into 10ths segments For marinade: - glass/ceramic (important) mixing bowl - large (pint-size) glass jar(s) with lid(s) - sunflower oil - garlic - dried oregano Method: 1) Arrange all the tomato segments onto a large ceramic baking dish, skin-side down so the flesh is pointing upwards 2) Do not add any other ingredients or fats to the tomatoes, they will roast beautifuly by themselves! Place the baking tray into your COLD oven. Turn on the oven to 70 degrees C (160 F) because we don't want the fluid in the tomatoes to boil and destroy the flavour! Roast the tomatoes at this temperature for as long as it takes for the tomatoes to become nearly completely dry and shriveled up (usually a good few hours). 3) While the tomatoes are slowly drying out, estimate how many pint jars you will be able to fill with dried-out tomatoes for marinading, remember the tomato segments will be a lot smaller when they have finished drying out. For each pint jar's worth of tomatoes, chop 5 cloves of garlic very finely and mix with 1/3 pint of sunflower oil and 3 tsp of dried oregano. 4) When tomatoes are very nearly completely dried out, remove them from the oven and mix with the marinade in the ceramic/glass bowl until the dried segments are completely soaked in the marinade. Then pour the tomatoes + marinade into glass jar(s) and seal. Leave your new sunblush tomatoes marinading in the jars overnight in a cool place. 5) Open jars after at least 12 hours of marination and sample your new creation - you won't be disappointed... dave do not look down on people only when you are helping them up

• 14/08/2010 08:13 AM	In reply to
  EvaInNL Location: Holland Joined on: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 1,759	Reply | Contact You must have read my mind Dave I was looking for a way to dry tomatoes and this sounds perfect, thanks!

• 16/09/2011 06:54 PM	In reply to
  dps Location: buckinghamshire Joined on: 18 Aug 2011 Posts: 20	Reply | Contact as anybody tried this   i was given 6lb of toms and was wondering what to with them

• 01/10/2012 02:36 PM	In reply to
  Sammy86 Location: Stockport Joined on: 01 Oct 2012 Posts: 15	Reply | Contact I have a tonne of tiny plum tomatoes I've just picked for the garden. I need to try this!! Thanks.