Sweetly Stewed Tomatoes

Name: Sweetly Stewed Tomatoes
Yield: 4 portions
Ingredients: Freshly ground black pepper, to taste; 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest; 1 tablespoon sugar; ¼ teaspoon salt; 1 tablespoon Chopped fresh dill; ¼ cup sliced celery; 2 tablespoons unsalted butter; 1 clove garlic, minced; 1 small onion, diced; 3 large ripe tomatoes

Preparation info

4
portions

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

The New Basics Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins and Julee Rosso

Published 1989

About

Not at all like the canned variety. This is a nice vegetable to have with a creamy cheesy pasta or risotto on a cold wintery night.

Ingredients

3 large ripe tomatoes
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
¼ cup sliced

Side dish
Gluten-free
Vegetarian

Method

Bring a saucepan of water to a boil, and blanch the tomatoes in it for 30 seconds. Then plunge them into cold water to stop the cooking. Peel, halve, and seed the tomatoes. Cut each half in half. Set them aside.
Melt the butter in a medium-size saucepan, and add the celery, onion, and garlic. Cover, and cook over low heat for about 5 minutes. Then stir in the t