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- Freeze tomatoes - a good alternative for the saucepan
- Which fruits are suitable for ice-cold storage?
- Clean tomatoes
- First skin, then piece
- Remove the tomato seeds
- Freeze tomato pieces
- Tips
- Freeze whole tomatoes
- Freeze cooked tomatoes
- Durability and use
- Conclusion for fast readers:
Tomatoes can be frozen whole or cut
Freeze tomatoes - a good alternative for the saucepan
Tomatoes are available year round in the supermarket, but rarely do they taste as fruity and sweet as sun-ripened fruits during the season. Freshly picked specimens from the garden can be eaten raw. From the freezer they are good only for cooking.
Which fruits are suitable for ice-cold storage?
All fully ripe tomato fruits are suitable for preservation in the freezer. However, varieties with a lower moisture content, such as beef tomatoes, are particularly suitable. Also pay attention to the following:
Clean tomatoes
All fruits intended for the freezer must be thoroughly cleaned with water in the first step. Then they are thoroughly dried with kitchen paper and the stem and the hard area around it are removed with a sharp knife.
First skin, then piece
The fruits can be put into the freezer as a whole or cut into pieces, which is entirely up to you. In the second case, however, it makes sense to rid them of the skin while they are still whole.
- Cut the fruits cross-shaped on the underside. Fill a sufficiently large pot with water and add some salt. Let the water boil, in the meantime prepare a large bowl of ice water. Once the water boils, add the tomatoes for about 30 seconds. Then add the tomato fruits to the ice water for about 30 seconds. Peel the skin off the tomatoes with a sharp knife.
Remove the tomato seeds
Tomato seeds do not necessarily have to be removed. However, if you prefer to prepare tomato sauces without tomato seeds, they should be concocted in the freezer before going down the hall. The easiest way to do this is to halve the fruit and scrape out the seeds and tomato juice with a spoon.
Freeze tomato pieces
Tomato pieces require less space in the freezer, freeze faster and later thaw faster. If future use does not oppose, they should preferably be frozen in this way.
Tips
Gently squeeze the contents of the bag flat with your hand so that the tomato pieces are better stored in the freezer.
Freeze whole tomatoes
Especially small tomatoes can be wonderfully frozen completely. You do not even have to be blanched or skinned. It is enough to clean them thoroughly. First, they are flash frozen on a tray and then collected in suitable freezer containers.
Frozen whole fruits thaw by holding them under warm water. After about a minute, the skin can be easily removed with the fingers of the tomatoes.
Freeze cooked tomatoes
Pre-cooked tomato pieces or tomato sauces can also be frozen. You should cool down well before freezing immediately.
Durability and use
The red fruits are kept in the freezer for one year. However, thawed tomatoes are less suitable for raw consumption as they become soggy due to the frost. But they are still a useful ingredient for cooking.