How to dry tomatoes in an electric dryer - a delicious recipe for sun-dried tomatoes

It is used to make pizza, pasta sauce, or as a snack on its own.

When choosing tomatoes for drying, choose fleshy varieties that are small in size. Cherry tomatoes have earned the special love of culinary experts, and we will not argue with them, but will look at how to dry tomatoes at home using an electric dryer.

Wash and dry the tomatoes. Then cut them in half, remove the stems, and use a teaspoon to remove the seeds and excess juice.

Prepare a mixture of coarse salt, sugar, and aromatic herbs in a separate saucer. This can be a mixture of “Italian herbs”, or one composed individually by you. Dill and ground black pepper are also suitable for tomatoes.

Sprinkle the tomatoes with the prepared mixture, drizzle olive oil on the rolls, and place the tomatoes in the electric dryer, cut side up.

The standard time for drying tomatoes in an electric dryer is 10 hours at a temperature of 70 degrees. But for cherry tomatoes this time can be reduced. Every 2 hours you need to turn off the electric dryer and swap the trays - put the bottom ones up and the top ones down.Dried tomatoes are considered ready when the juice has stopped dripping from them, but they remain elastic.

Storing dried tomatoes

Some people prefer to simply eat dried tomatoes as they are. In this case, place the tomatoes in a glass jar and store them in the refrigerator. At room temperature, they can absorb excess moisture and become moldy.

The best way to store dried tomatoes is store them in oil.

Prepare a clean jar, crumble a clove of garlic into the bottom, and place dried tomatoes on top. You can also place garlic cloves between the layers. When the jar is full, pour vegetable oil over the tomatoes. Ideally, you need olive oil, but sunflower oil is no worse. Seal the jar and turn it over several times to distribute the oil evenly. If necessary, add oil.

This way the tomatoes will last until spring. They can be used to prepare various dishes, and the oil can be used to season salads.

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