{"id":1619,"date":"2017-03-08T03:49:41","date_gmt":"2017-03-08T03:49:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=1619"},"modified":"2017-03-08T03:49:41","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T03:49:41","slug":"how-to-peel-tomatoes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/?p=1619","title":{"rendered":"How to peel tomatoes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you are making tomato sauce and don&#8217;t want to run the tomatoes through a food mill.\u00a0 Or you want to can whole tomatoes, but they need to be peeled.\u00a0 Or, you are making salsa and need tomatoes peeled and diced.\u00a0 Whatever your reason, if you need to peel tomatoes, rest assured that it is a very easy and quick process.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-1619 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_110313_HDR-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1620\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_110313_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_110313_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_110313_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_110313_HDR-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_110313_HDR-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1620'>\n\t\t\t\tAdd tomatoes to boiling water for about 30 seconds\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111656_HDR-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111656_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111656_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111656_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111656_HDR-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111656_HDR-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1621'>\n\t\t\t\tWhen you notice splits in the skin, it will peel right off.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111723_HDR-300x225.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-1622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111723_HDR-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111723_HDR-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111723_HDR-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111723_HDR-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.k7farm.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/20160822_111723_HDR-400x300.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-1622'>\n\t\t\t\tTa Da!  Peeled, then cored, tomato. \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The process is very simple:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bring a wide pot of water to a boil &#8211; a few inches of water minimum.<\/li>\n<li>Prepare a sink of big bowl of ice cold water.<\/li>\n<li>Once water is boiling, add tomatoes in small, manageable batches.\u00a0 They will only be in for about 30 seconds, and if you leave them\u00a0in\u00a0too long they will over cook and turn mushy.\u00a0 I only add between 4-6 tomatoes.<\/li>\n<li>Once you notice a split in the skin, or after being in boiling water for 30 seconds, remove tomatoes to ice water.\u00a0 Sometimes even if a tomato has been in the water long enough the skin won&#8217;t split until the tomato is introduced to cold water after being in hot water.<\/li>\n<li>Once the tomato is cool enough to handle, core it and peel off the skin.\u00a0 The skin should slide right off with your fingers.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Perhaps you are making tomato sauce and don&#8217;t want to run the tomatoes through a food mill. 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