Southern Stewed Tomatoes Food

SWEETLY STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, and blanch the tomatoes in it for 30 seconds. Next, plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking. Peel, halve, and seed the tomatoes, and cut each half in half. Set aside.
• Melt the butter in a medium saucepan, and add the celery, onion, and garlic. Cover, and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, sugar, and lemon zest. Recover the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, until the tomatoes are soft and mixture is thick, about 30 minutes.
• Stir in the dill, salt, and pepper, and serve. Enjoy!

SOUTHERN STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray an oven proof casserole with cooking spray and set aside.
• Put the tomatoes with their juices into the casserole and cut up into chunks.
• Add the sugar and stir.
• Cut the butter into chunks and add to tomato mixture.
• Stir in the stale bread cubes-enough to make a thick mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and the mixture is very thick.
• Cover with foil if it appears to be browning too quickly towards the end.

STEWED OKRA AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a heavy bottomed saute pan over medium-high heat, add the bacon. Render the bacon until crisp. Remove from pan and reserve. Add the onion and saute until tender, about 3 minutes.
• Add the okra and tomatoes, making sure to add the reserved juice from the tomatoes to the saute pan. Season with salt and pepper and simmer for 15 minutes.

STEWED TOMATOES AND ONIONS

Steps:

• To peel tomatoes: Cut a small, shallow X into the bottom of each tomato.
• Place into boiling water for 1 minute and then immediately plunge into ice water.
• Remove, dry and peel skin.
• Chop tomatoes.
• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray.
• Heat over medium high until hot.
• Add the celery, bell pepper, onion and garlic.
• Saute for about 5 minutes until vegetables are tender.
• Add the chopped tomatoes, vinegar and black pepper.
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, reduce heat and simmer for about 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

STEWED TOMATOES (GOBBLEDYGOOK)

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 1 1/2 quart baking dish.
• Stir the tomatoes, bread, sugar, butter, salt, and pepper in a bowl; pour into the prepared dish.
• Bake until hot and the tomatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.

SIMPLE STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in a small sauce pan.
• Simmer until desired tenderness and thickness of sauce, about 30 minutes or longer.
• Taste for additional seasonings.
• Remove bay leaf.
• Serve.

STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Peel the tomatoes by soaking them in boiling water for one minute. Gently pull away the skin.
• Place tomatoes in a large pot and add the remaining ingredients.
• Cover and boil gently for 15 minutes, until tomatoes are tender.
• Serve with croutons.
• I like my stewed tomatoes with toast and butter.
• Whenever I am sick, this is the dish I crave! The above recipe is from the book out of print cookbook "cajun country cookin" by John and Glenna Uhler Enjoy!