Chef’s Tip of the Day – Removing Skins From Tomatoes

With the fact that skins of certain tomatoes are exceptionally tough for the elderly to eat a simple tip is as follows:

English: Super Sweet 100 Cherry Tomatoes (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

1. Use a knife to mark the top of your tomatoes with a small cross.

2. Boil up a kettle of water.

3. Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and leave to stand for a few minutes.

4. Cool the pan with cold water and be careful not to burn yourself.

5.  You can then peel the skin off from the end with the cross easily.

 

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