02/02/2023
Tips (These cooking tips are helpful, they will make your work in the kitchen easier and faster!)
For men and women!
HOW TO PRESERVE TOMATOES (I)
Do you know tomatoes? Yes, you do.
Tomatoes are those edible red plant (fruit/vegetable) that we all use to cook stew, our wonderful jollof rice and do other things.
There are times when tomatoes are cheap and there are seasons when they are expensive, many people will like to buy plenty when cheap but then they are confronted with the challenge of preservation. So how do you preserve tomatoes especially in our country where constant electricity is an issue?
There are many methods you can use to preserve your tomatoes but we will mention just two.
METHOD 1:
Take the following steps to preserve your tomatoes.
1. Get RIPE tomatoes from the market (emphasis on RIPE), rinse under running water or in a bowl.
2. Squash the tomatoes and pour in a pot.
3. Add little water and boil until it has boiled very well and the water evaporated.
4. Put off the burner and let it cool a little.
5. Then blend to paste.
6. Pour in a GLASS bottle (like your Mayonaise jar) [You may add little oil on top after pouring in the bottle – just little oil, either vegetable or soya oil.]
There you have your fresh natural tomatoes and it will last until you finish using it [up to a year] with or without refrigeration.
N. B.: Do NOT scoop with iron spoon.
Don’t thank me yet, join me for more tips tomorrow and the second method for preserving tomatoes.
Olufunmi Alimi-Uwala. (IfeAyo Foods)
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