Caramelized Tomatoes

Name: Caramelized Tomatoes
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 serving(s)
Ingredients: 6 large fresh tomatoes, skinned and cored; 1/2 teaspoon salt; 1/3 teaspoon black pepper; 2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces; 2 stalks celery, diced; 1/2-3/4 cup green bell pepper, diced; 1/2-3/4 cup onion, diced; 3/4-1 cup brown sugar (or to taste); 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon lemon juice; water, as needed

Submitted by HeatherFeather

"Adapted from 5 Star Tastes of the South cookbook. I have not tried this yet. Not exactly a dieter's dish, but this sounds good for a holiday table. (Tip: to easily skin tomatoes, drop them into boiling water for 30 seconds until the skins just start to blister, remove and peel, then core.)"

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photo by Rita1652

Ready In:: 45mins
Ingredients:: 12
Serves:: 6

ingredients

6 large fresh tomatoes, skinned and cored
¹⁄₂ teaspoon salt
¹⁄₃ teaspoon black pepper
2 tablespoons butter, cut into small pieces
Sauce
2 stalks celery, diced
¹⁄₂ - ³⁄₄ cup green bell pepper, diced
¹⁄₂ - ³⁄₄ cup onion, diced
³⁄₄ - 1 cup brown sugar (or to taste)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon lemon juice
water, as needed

directions

Arrange tomatoes in a baking dish.
Season with salt and pepper, then dot with butter.
Bake at 375 F for 20 minutes.
Mix diced veggies with brown sugar and cook over low heat in a medium pan, stirring, for about 10 minutes.
Make a paste of flour, 1 tsp salt, lemon juice, and a small amount of water (enough to make a paste).
Stir into the veggie mixture and cook until thick and smooth.
Pour over baked tomatoes.

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Reviews

I'm not leaving any stars as something went wrong with the operator. I plan on making this again, and hope to rate it at that time. Thnx for posting, HeatherFeather.

Darkhunter
I didn`t bother skinning the tomatoes. I did use olive oil not butter. 2/3`s of a cup of sugar was used. I think you can use 1/2 cup with no problem. I also used the juice of the whole lemon not adding any water. This was quite different. The tomatoes were sweet and very delicate once cooked {better to use underripe tomatoes},sweet and crunchy from the chopped veggies. I feel this would be a great way to improve those store bought, green picked tomatoes but not to use on your home grown one.Don`t get me wrong these were very good. Just cut back on the sugar unless you have a real sweet tooth.

Rita1652