Nineth Picking of Romas

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 14, 2006 12:04 am

Salsa anyone?

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 17, 2006 10:29 am

These are now all bagged and in the freezer with peppers and onions mixed in!

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Sep 17, 2006 9:23 pm

So how or what do you do to freeze these? DH is very interested in your matoes! Have heard of freezing tomatoes but never done it

Claudia

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 17, 2006 11:11 pm

What we did was boil water in the largest pot we have, dunk the motoe in the water for a minute, then put then in the sink in a pot of ice water. Peel the skins off and then put them in another large pot to boil with onions & peppers slices, cook for 20 minutes on med heat. Set aside to cool then just put then in qt. baggies and freeze. Time got away today so I didn't blend up the last batch for paste.

Deb118 · Post by **Deb118** » Sep 18, 2006 10:31 pm

Claudia,
If you'd like an even easier way to freeze them, do like I do. I just wash them and toss them into a freezer bag, and into the freezer they go. No boiling water

When I need some for soup, or chili, or what ever.... I just plop them into a large bowl or just the sink.... fill it with the hottest tap water, and the skins just slide right off. Then straight into the pot they go!!!

kHT · Post by **kHT** » Sep 18, 2006 10:56 pm

Gosh Deb, ya must have one huge freezer! My little 5 footer wouldn't hold much unless I prepared them first. Plus are ya afraid of freezer burn fixing them that way?

JaneG · Post by **JaneG** » Sep 21, 2006 11:57 am

Nice looking Romas there, KHT!

I'm somewhere in the middle . . . I wash and slice them, then put the slices on cookie sheets, not touching so they freeze in their original shape. Then bag the frozen slices and put them back in the freezer.

To prevent freezer burn, I have a vacuum-seal system that I love to use for freezing things. That's why I have to freeze them first, if I use the vacuum sealer on really wet things, (like tomatoes) it starts to suck the liquid out and I don't always get a good seal.

nanny_56 · Post by **nanny_56** » Sep 21, 2006 1:37 pm

Thanks you guys! I think we will try some Romas next year for sure. Will jot all this down for DH. He is the cook at our house. Maybe try all and see which works best for us!
Very helpful information.

Claudia