Homemade Tomato Jam Food

HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• The first thing you must do before preparing tomato jam is peel and chop all the tomatoes. If you find peeling the tomatoes difficult, we recommend that you were a cross in the base, put them in water to boil for a few seconds. Now it's sure you will not have any trouble removing the skin.
• Once peeled and sliced, weigh the tomatoes to balance the amount of sugar. To make tomato jam you need to calculate the sugar depending on the weight of the tomatoes. For every kilo of tomatoes you will need half a kilo of sugar. So, if you now have 450g tomatoes, you will need 225g of sugar.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, sugar and lemon juice to a pan and leave for 2 or 3 hours. Thus all the ingredients will begin to mix and will dissolve easier over the heat. With this jam you can make different and original tomato desserts, or prepare cracker snacks using a different jam to the fruit jam you normally use.
• Once the two to three hours has passed, put the pan to simmer and stir the mixture constantly with a wooden spoon or other utensil, until it forms a consistent homogeneous mass. Check the thickness by letting a few drops fall, if it is still liquid it needs more time, if instead the drops fall slowly and stick together the tomato jam is ready. It needs approximately 45 minutes.
• Take the jam off the heat a few minutes before it reaches the appropriate thickness as it will become more compact and consistent as it cools. To check the thickness of the jam, take a tablespoon of jam and place it in the fridge. Once it cools, you will know its consistency. Put the tomato jam in sterilized airtight jars so it does not spoil and keeps until you need it. You see, making tomato jam is very simple and does not require difficult or expensive to find ingredients. Test this recipe and make desserts prepared with tomato, snacks or different breakfasts.

TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• Score an X in the bottom of 3 pounds of tomatoes and cook in boiling water for about 30 seconds. Drain, transfer to a bowl of ice water, then peel and dice. Combine the tomatoes with 1 cup granulated sugar, 1/2 cup light brown sugar and 2 tablespoons cider vinegar in a large pot over medium heat. Add 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt, 1/4 teaspoon each ground coriander and cumin and the juice of 1 lemon. Cook, stirring, until thick, about 1 hour; let cool. Serve with cheese and crackers.

TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• In a medium saucepot set over medium heat, heat olive oil, add garlic, ginger, and red onion, and saute until translucent. Add tomatoes, breaking them up with a wooden spoon. Add vinegar, honey, brown sugar, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and star anise.
• Simmer, stirring occasionally, until tomatoes have dissolved and liquid has evaporated, 60 to 75 minutes. Discard cinnamon sticks and star anise before serving. This jam may be stored in an airtight container in the refigerator for up to 2 weeks.

TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• Scald, peel, core and quarter tomatoes-Squeeze out seeds and juice reserving only the pulp.
• Bring to a boil, reduce and simmer for 10 minutes-stirring frequently-uncovered.
• Measure-you want 3 cups of pulp.
• Put pulp, lemons and pectin in a large pot-stainless or enamel.
• Bring to a full boil stirring constantly.
• Add sugar and boil rapidly for another 3 min.
• Cool for 5 min, stirring often.
• Ladle into clean, hot jars leaving 1/4 inch head space.
• Process for 10 minutes at altitudes up to 1000 feet.

SPICY TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• Start with our step-by-step canning how-to.
• Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest from the lemons in wide strips, leaving the bitter white pith behind. Squeeze the lemon juice through a strainer into a large, wide saucepan. Add the lemon zest, tomatoes, sugar, cumin, 4 teaspoons salt, the red pepper flakes, cinnamon sticks, cloves and ginger. Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are juicy and the sugar dissolves, 15 to 20 minutes. Continue to cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are dark and syrupy and a candy or deep-fry thermometer registers 220 degrees F, 40 to 50 minutes (the timing may vary depending on the juiciness of the tomatoes). Reduce the heat if the mixture starts to scorch. Discard the cinnamon sticks.
• Meanwhile, sterilize four 8-ounce canning jars and lids.
• Fill the jars with the tomato mixture, leaving 1/4 inch headspace, then seal and process.

TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil. Using a paring knife, cut out the stem end of each tomato, then slice a shallow X in the bottom.
• Plunge the tomatoes into the boiling water until their skins loosen, about 30 seconds. Remove them with a slotted spoon and let cool. When cool enough to handle, slip off their skins. Discard the water, but save the saucepan for cooking the jam.
• Halve the tomatoes at their equator and gently squeeze out the seeds and juice. Cut the tomatoes into 1/2-inch (1.5-cm) pieces.
• Return the tomatoes to the saucepan and stir in the sugar, pepper, and salt. Cook over medium heat, stirring frequently to ensure that the mixture is cooking evenly, until most of the liquid has cooked off. If foam occasionally rises to the top, skim it off with a large spoon. Remove from the heat and stir in the lemon juice.
• Ladle the jam into clean jars. Cover tightly, let cool, and refrigerate.
• Storage:
• The jam will keep for at least 6 months in the refrigerator.

TOMATO JAM

Steps:

• Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and garlic; cook until onion is soft and translucent, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Add diced tomatoes with juice, sugar, thyme, salt, and black pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until almost all liquid evaporates and mixture is reduced to about 2 1/4 cups, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Cool.