? On freezing tomatoes

[Diamond_Dog]

2. I usually take the skins off first then cook them down a little bit, say simmer 1/2 hour

Then pour into containers or freezer bags and freeze for use for chili or soup.

To take the skins off, cut the top stem part off. Score an X on the bottom of the tomato with a knife. Just cut through the skin, not through the whole tomato. Dip tomato into a pot of boiling water deep enough to cover the whole tomato, leave it in the water for about 1-2 minutes, remove, and the skin from the bottom will start to peel right off you can then proceed to peel the whole thing. Discard the skins. They will be hot when you take them out of the boiling water, so use a slotted spoon and wear gloves.

I’m sorry this is time consuming, but tomato skins in frozen tomatoes to me is yucky.