Oct 22 2009
How To Peel Tomatoes
Peeling a tomato may seem harder than herding a bunch of cats into a tow sack, but it’s not, if you know a trick or two.
To easily and successfully peel a tomato, you will need a pot of boiling water and a bowl of ice water.
Bring a pot of water to a full boil, then turn off the heat. Cut a small X into the bottom of the tomato. Place the tomato on a slotted spoon and dip into the boiling water for 30 seconds, keeping the tomato on the slotted spoon.
At the end of 30 seconds, lift the tomato out of the boiling water and immediately plunge the tomato into the ice water for 30 seconds.
Now you’re ready to peel the tomato. Start at the X you cut on the bottom of the tomato, place your paring knife under one corner of the X and lift. 1/4 of the tomato peel will easily release, then continue in this manner on the 3 remaining corners of the X and you’ll have a cleanly peeled tomato.
