Tomato skin can be fairly difficult to digest, particularly if you already have digestive problems. I cut down on tomatoes for ages as they don’t really agree with me but then I started removing the skins and it makes a big difference.
It’s an easy thing to do and works equally well whether you are going to eat the tomatoes raw or cooked.
Take a sharp pointed knife and score a cross on to the bottom of each tomato.
Then put them into a bowl and cover with freshly boiled water.
Leave in the water for 30 seconds to a minute or until the skin at the cross point comes away very easily.
Drain the tomatoes, cover with cold water to stop them cooking and making them easier to handle and drain again.
Remove the skin, it should now peel away easily. Then just continue preparing them as you had planned.
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5 Comments on "How to skin tomatoes"
Very Good, skinning tomatoes is always helpful, but i found that this way is not accurate, they need to sit in boiling water much more than 30 seconds or a minute or their skin won’t come off as easy.
Yeap, the thing is that i never manage to skin them when I want to use them for salad, just for sauces ;)
Thanks!
Thanks for the tip about cutting an X! That really helped me today!!!
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