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How to Blanch Tomatoes? (In Simple Steps)

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How to Blanch Tomatoes or Smoky Blanched Tomatoes is a very easy recipe or DIY step to add charcoal flavor to your soups or curries. I have grown up seeing my mom do this for most of her soup recipes. It’s a great way to remove the skin of the tomatoes quickly.

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Blanched tomatoes with its skin on a tray ready to be peeled off
Blanching Tomatoes

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Top view of the blanched tomatoes in a tray with the slices of lemon
How To Blanch Tomatoes

Coming back to the post, I know that most of you know how to blanch tomatoes but I have seen so many different versions of blanching using boiling, steaming or plain peeling that I decided to share my own method of blanching which again I have picked up from my mother.

Blanched tomatoes displayed in a tray for peeling

The step is simple in less than a minute you have a blanched tomato. Dig in a fork into a tomato and slowly move it over a slow-medium flame and voila! The skin bubbles and comes off on its own.

You are left with easy to peel off skin and a great smoky flavor.

Perfectly blanched tomatoes on a kitchen counter, ready for cooking

The only drawback to this process is that if you have many tomatoes to blanch then this may seem tedious. But I personally prefer this one for any number of tomatoes and have always used this method.

So here to smoky blanched tomatoes.

Step-by-Step Process to Blanch Tomatoes

Top view of the blanched tomatoes in a tray with the slices of lemon
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How To Blanch Tomatoes

A quick and easy way to blanch tomatoes. It leaves with a lovely smoky flavor to the tomatoes.
Prep Time2 minutes
Active Time5 minutes
Total Time7 minutes
Course: DIY, Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Quick & Easy, Vegetable

Materials

  • 7-8 tomatoes firm
  • 1 fork

Instructions

  • Wash & clean tomatoes. Pat dry them using a soft muslin cloth.
  • Take a tomato and pierce it with the fork at the top.
  • Now slowly rotate the tomato engorged on the vine of the fork over a fire slow-medium flame while holding the fork.
  • As you move the fork you will notice the skin of the tomato begins to bubble, char and shrink. It starts splitting in various places.
  • Once the you feel that the skin is charred nicely and the skin is now slightly disengaged from the tomato, remove from the flame.
  • Repeat the process for remaining tomatoes.
  • Once the tomatoes, cool down, remove the skin completely using your fingers.
  • Use the smoky and peeled tomatoes for soups, curries or just as salad.

Notes

You can use a grilling pan as well to achieve  the smoky flavor of the tomatoes.