Tomatoes are in demand all year round. But in summer they are much tastier than those grown in greenhouses in winter. To enjoy the summer taste of tomatoes in winter, you need to make frozen tomato puree. Step-by-step recipe with a photo. Video recipe.
Don't you like to do conservation? Don't have time to sterilize and seal cans? Or does the preparation take up a lot of space, and open cans need to be eaten quickly so that it does not deteriorate? Then you will surely like the preparation for the winter in the form of freezing. I suggest making frozen tomato puree. It is very convenient to add it when you cook borscht, cook stewed vegetables, make a gravy sauce … there are many where such a preparation can be used. In addition, freezing puree is prepared very quickly. You do not have to stir anything, salt, cook, make sure that it does not burn … You will spend no more than 15 minutes on cooking. In addition, at the same time with the tomatoes, you can immediately twist other vegetables and freeze the assorted. For example, combine tomatoes with twisted sweet peppers, chopped herbs, etc.
It is worth noting that freezing tomato puree for the winter is not only quick, simple and practical. But it's also cheap. After all, in the summer you can pick fresh tomatoes in your garden or buy inexpensively on the market. Since the fruits do not contain any vitamins in winter, they do not have aroma and delicate taste. And in winter, all that remains is to add the required amount of frozen puree during the preparation of any dishes. In addition, such frozen briquettes with tomatoes are conveniently stored in the freezer than whole tomatoes, having packed them compactly.
- Calorie content per 100 g - 20 kcal.
- Servings - 1 kg
- Cooking time - 15 minutes
Ingredients:
Tomatoes - 1 kg
Step by step preparation of frozen tomato puree, recipe with photo:
1. Select tomatoes that are ripe, juicy and soft. Wash them under running water.
2. Place the tomatoes on a cotton towel and leave to dry.
3. If there are spoiled spots on the fruits, cut them off. Then cut the tomatoes into comfortable slices.
4. Place the tomatoes in a food processor using the slicer attachment.
5. Grind the tomatoes until smooth. If you don't have a food processor, use a meat grinder or grind the tomatoes through a fine sieve.
6. Divide the tomato puree into the silicone molds. Choose their size so that one cube can be used in one dish, because tomato puree cannot be re-frozen.
7. Send the silicone mold to the freezer with -23 ° C and vigorous freezing. Leave it to freeze completely. Then remove the frozen tomato puree from the silicone molds, this is very easy to do, put it in a special bag or plastic container and send it to the freezer for further storage.
See also a video recipe on how to make frozen tomato puree.
