Low Slow Oven Dried Tomatoes Food

OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Gather the ingredients.
• Position a rack in the center of the oven and heat to 200 F. Rinse the tomatoes with cool water and dry them thoroughly with a clean kitchen towel or layers of paper towels.
• Hull or remove the core of each tomato. Use a teaspoon or the tip of a dinner knife to remove the seeds and any juice from the tomatoes.
• Cut small tomatoes into quarters and larger tomatoes into bite-size pieces.
• Put the tomato pieces in a large bowl and drizzle with the olive oil and seasonings of choice, if using, tossing gently to evenly distribute.
• Position the cut tomatoes on a wire rack set on a large rimmed baking sheet, leaving about 1-inch of space between pieces.
• Transfer to the oven. After the first hour, check the tomatoes every half hour, removing them when the edges curl up, and they reduce in size by about a third, about 2 to 3 hours depending on the ambient humidity and the juiciness of the tomatoes.
• Leave them to cool at this plump-dry stage, or put them back into the oven for up to an additional 3 or 4 hours if you prefer a chewier texture.

LOW & SLOW OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 200 F.
• Line baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Lightly oil parchment paper.
• Cut plum tomatoes in half lengthwise and remove seeds.
• Arrange tomatoes, cut side up, sprinkle lightly with salt, sugar, dried oregano, dried basil and garlic powder.
• Place tomatoes cut side DOWN on oiled parchment paper.
• Bake in oven for 2 hours.
• Remove from oven and turn tomatoes so that the cut side is UP.
• Bake for additional 2-6 hours (depending on how dried you want the tomatoes).
• Remove from oven and cool completely.
• To store, transfer tomatoes to jar and cover with olive oil.

OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Pre-heat the oven to 225° F.
• Cut the tomatoes in half, add fresh garlic, olive oil, basil, oregano and salt and pepper to taste.
• Spread them out on a parchment-lined cookie sheet and place in the oven.
• Bake for one hour, then turn off the oven and allow the tomatoes to sit overnight in the warmth of the oven.

AMAZINGLY SWEET SLOW-ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 300 degrees. Put the halved tomatoes in a bowl and toss with the olive oil. Oil a rack that will fit on top of a baking sheet. Place foil on the baking sheet and oil the foil, and place the rack on top. Place the tomatoes, cut side up, on the rack. Sprinkle with coarse salt and a tiny amount of sugar. Place in the oven and roast for 2 hours. Remove from the heat and allow to cool for about 30 minutes. The tomatoes will look a little dry on the surfaces and the skin will be tough. But when you bite into the tomatoes you'll experience a rush of incredibly sweet juice and pulp. If you want to use these for a sauce, put through the fine blade of a food mill.

OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Halve 2 pounds plum tomatoes lengthwise. Place cut-side up on a baking sheet, season with salt and let stand 20 minutes. Roast in a 250 degrees F oven until slightly dry but still juicy, about 4 hours. Drizzle with olive oil and sprinkle with thyme.

OVEN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 250°. Fill a large saucepan two-thirds with water; bring to a boil. Cut a shallow "X" on the bottom of each tomato. Place tomatoes, a few at a time, in boiling water just until skin at the "X" begins to loosen, about 30 seconds. Remove and immediately drop into ice water. Pull off and discard skins., Cut tomatoes in half lengthwise. Combine tomatoes, oil, basil, garlic, salt and pepper; toss to coat. Transfer tomatoes, cut side up, to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Roast until tomatoes are soft and slightly shriveled, about 5 hours. Cool completely; refrigerate.

SPICY OVEN DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 225.
• Cut the tomatoes in half lengthwise.
• Seed and squeeze out the excess juice without crushing the tomatoes.
• Lay the tomatoes in a single layer, cut side up, on a baking sheet.
• In a small bowl, combine all the spice ingredients and the lemon juice.
• Sprinkle the tomatoes with the spice mixture.
• Drizzle or spray the tomatoes with a small amount of olive oil.
• Bake in the oven for 8 hours or overnight, or until the tomatoes are medium-dry.
• Remove from the oven, cool completely and serve.
• To store, transfer the tomatoes into a jar, and pour over a thin layer of olive oil to seal the top.
• Cover tightly with the jar lid.
• Will keep for about 3 weeks in the refrigerator.

SLOW-COOKED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Can be made up to 2 days ahead. Heat oven to 120C/fan 100C/gas ½. Halve the tomatoes widthways and place, cut-side up, in a roasting pan. Peel the garlic cloves and slice very thinly into slivers. Put a sliver on each tomato, season and scatter over thyme or rosemary leaves. Sprinkle each with sherry vinegar, then with balsamic vinegar and finally with olive oil. Bake for 2-3 hrs until soft and slightly shrivelled. Remove and cool.