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How to Peel a Tomato

To remove the skins from tomatoes, it's important to use ripe but firm tomatoes.

First remove the core from the tomatoes and then make a small X on the bottom. Now,
bring a pot of water to a boil and then prepare an ice bath. Add the tomatoes no more than
two or three at a time and blench them for about 15 to 25 seconds to loosen the skin. The
skin should just begin to split and peel around the edges.

Now, using a spider, remove them and plunge them into the ice bath to cool completely.
Then use a paring knife to peel off the skin starting at the X. If it doesn’t release, plunge
back into the boiling water for another 10 seconds or so, then cool and peel. They should
be easy enough to peel but not be cooked.

Peeling the skin from tomatoes is important for certain dishes because when cooked, the
skins fall off leaving bits of skin in the dish, which are not very nice to eat.

This method also works well for peeling peaches and plums.

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