To peel a tomato, make a 1cm (½ in) nick in the skin with a sharp knife. Bring a pan of water to the boil, remove it from the heat and drop in the tomato. In about 10 seconds the skin will start to peel back where you made the nick and the tomato will be ready to peel. Cool it under cold water before peeling.
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