Slipping Tomato Skins

Many cooked tomato canning recipes call for tomatoes to be “washed, cored, peeled and chopped” (in fact, I can’t think of one right off the bat that doesn’t). The simplest way to peel a tomato is just to “slip the skin.”

Here are the simple steps:

1. Wash, core and inspect your tomatoes (remove any bad spots)
2. Place the tomatoes gently into boiling water for 30-60 seconds.  You’ll notice the skin start to “crack”
3. Immediately transfer tomatoes to cold water (I add a little ice as well—to keep the cold water from warming too quickly)
4. Using your hands, gently peel or “slip” the skin off.

 

The green tomato in the batch is an heirloom variety and RIPE!  I needed it to fill out the weight of the tomatoes required in my barbeque sauce recipe.  No one will ever know; shhhhh!  Don’t tell…