stewed tomatoes

Name: Stewed Tomatoes
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 pound(s) ripe tomatoes; 1 tablespoon(s) bacon drippings, or olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 1 clove(s) garlic, minced; 1/2 teaspoon(s) dried thyme; 1 teaspoon(s) dried parsley; 1 - red pepper pod; 2 teaspoon(s) salt, or to taste

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Sheila Charette

Orlando, FL

Updated on Jun 28, 2011

Summer tomatoes are perfect for this. Use Ugly tomatoes that are very ripe. Bacon grease adds a truly Southern taste to this dish, but olive oil could be substituted as a healthy, vegetarian alternative.

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prep time 30 Min

cook time 30 Min

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Ingredients

1 pound ripe tomatoes
1 tablespoon bacon drippings, or olive oil
1 small onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
1 teaspoon dried parsley
1 - red pepper pod
2 teaspoons salt, or to taste

How To Make stewed tomatoes

Step 1

Blanch and peel tomatoes. Quarter the tomatoes over a sieve, or colander. Reserve juices.

Step 2

Add bacon grease to dutch oven. Saute onion in dutch oven over medium heat until clear. 5-8 minutes. Add garlic and saute for 1 minute more.
Step 3

Add tomatoes and their juices, thyme, parsley, pepper pod and salt.
Step 4

Bring to a boil and reduce heat to low and simmer for 30 minutes.
Step 5

Store in non-reactive container for two days or freeze up to 2 months.
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