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sun-dried tomatoes in oil
by silverdakota vacation PrincessPublished Aug. 10, 2008
Sun-Dried Tomatoes in Oil
To preserve the bounty of seasonal produce to enjoy
year-round, many people cure, pickle, can and dry
their surplus fruits and vegetables. Fresh,
vine-ripened tomatoes, for example, can be dried in
the sun (a process that can take up to several days)
or in your own oven. A regular addition to antipasto
platters, dried tomatoes can also be used to enrich
sauces and top breads, pizza and sandwiches.
What You'll Need:
Approximately 6 pounds Italian plum tomatoes
6 tablespoons salt
3 tablespoons sugar
3 tablespoons dried basil leaves
Approximately 12 ounces olive oil
4 large cloves garlic, peeled
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
1 green chili pepper
2-cup glass container with cover
The Steps:
1. Halve tomatoes; lay cut-side up on oven rack.
Sprinkle with salt, sugar and basil; drizzle olive oil
over top.
2. Preheat oven to lowest temperature. Slide rack in
and place aluminum foil underneath to catch drippings.
3. With oven door slightly ajar about 20 hours, dry
tomatoes until shriveled to consistency of dried
apricots.
4. Place dried tomatoes in clean, dry glass container
with garlic cloves, rosemary and chili pepper.
5. Pour in oil until ingredients are well covered. Tap
container against tabletop a few times to force out
any air bubbles.
6. Seal container; let stand 1 to 2 days. For
gift-giving, decorate container with raffia, sprigs of
herbs or spoon. Store up to 1 year.
This makes 1 (2-cup) glass container.
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August 10, 2008 11:02 p.m.
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August 10, 2008 5:02 p.m.
I'd use the oven, but heating air, even on low, in the kitchen for 20 hours is going to put some heat in the room, and if I turn on the A/C, then I'm paying to cool it in the other.
There must be a better way to dry a plant out...well, besides in the sun...I guess I could use the kitchen table up against the window, turn on the A/C to lower the humidity.
Someeone gave me green tomatoes, and we fried them up last night. I used my standing vegetable pot of grease, about an inch deep. I wonder if it wouldn't have been better to have used the skillet? I lay them in flour on each side and then throw them in the pan. They were good. How do you fry green tomatoes?
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August 10, 2008 4:57 p.m.
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August 10, 2008 4:36 p.m.
Plus, I see my husband just brought me even more bounty from the garden!
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August 10, 2008 4:21 p.m.
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August 10, 2008 3:45 p.m.
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