4 methods briefly presented

Variant 1: dry the tomatoes

You should only dry fruit that is in perfect condition and fully ripe. Varieties such as "San Marzo", which have a thin skin and firm meat, are ideal. In principle, however, you can preserve any tomato by drying it.

1. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly, pat them dry and cut the fruit open on one side.
2. Unfold the halves connected on the other side and remove the stem end.

Dry in the oven

1. Place the tomatoes face down on the wire rack.
2. Turn on the oven to 70 degrees and slide it in on the middle rack.
3. Leave the door ajar so that the moisture can escape.
4. The drying time is about seven hours.

Dry in the dehydrator

If you have such a device, follow the manufacturer's instructions when drying the tomatoes. Depending on the height of the drying rack and the power of the automatic dehydrator, you may have to peel the tomatoes beforehand and / or cut them into small pieces. At 60 degrees the drying process takes about ten hours.

Air dry tomatoes

1. To do this, wash the fruits and cut them in half.
2. Place the tomatoes on grids with the cut surface facing down and place the fruits, covered with gauze, in a sunny and airy place on the terrace or balcony.
3. Turn the food to be dried at least once a day. The drying time is three to five days, depending on the weather conditions.

Variation 2: freeze tomatoes

Frozen tomatoes can be processed into soups and sauces after thawing.

1. Wash tomatoes, cut out the stalk base.
2. Make a cross-shaped cut on the underside, immerse it in boiling water for a few seconds, cool it off, peel off the skin.
3. Halve, remove the seeds, cut into pieces.
4. Pack in airtight containers or freezer bags and freeze.

Variation 3: boil down the tomatoes

Preserved tomatoes are a great base for aromatic sauces, soups and chutneys:

• Wash the flawless, ripe fruit and peel off the skin.
• Halve the tomatoes, cut out the stem and the seeds.
• Chop the fruits and fill them tightly into previously sterilized containers.
• Pour salted water over them, close immediately and wake up in the automatic cooker for 30 minutes at 90 degrees.

Alternatively, you can cook tomato sauce according to your favorite recipe, fill it into sterilized jars while it is still hot and boil it down as described above.

Variation 4: put in tomatoes

Especially small ones Varieties of tomatoes like cherry or You can preserve cocktail tomatoes by pickling them. Both vinegar and oil can be used. Added spices give the tomatoes a wonderful aroma.

Pickled tomatoes taste very intense if you process dried fruits in this way.