All American Stewed Tomatoes Recipes

OLD FASHIONED STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
• Add chopped green peppers and onion, and cook until translucent, approximately 5 minutes.
• Add minced garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
• Add tomatoes, sugar and water, and simmer until tomatoes begin to fall apart, approximately 20 minutes.
• Stir in bread cubes. Start with 2 slices of bread that have been torn into 1-inch pieces, and if the mixture seems soupy, add an additional slice. Cook until bread barely holds it shape.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

THE BEST STEWED TOMATOES EVER

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of water to boil, plunge tomatoes in for 30 seconds. Remove, put immediately in a ice bath.
• Peel the tomatoes. Discard the skins.
• Dice the tomatoes up to desired size.
• In a large pot on medium heat, combine all ingredients.
• Simmer for 30 minutes.
• Then serve fresh or you can freeze them.

ITALIAN STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine tomatoes, celery, onion, bell pepper, basil and sugar. Cover and cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally to prevent sticking.

JERSEY FRESH STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Combine tomatoes, green bell pepper, onion, and celery in a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir until fragrant, about 10 minutes. Reduce heat and cook until green bell pepper and onion are soft, about 5 minutes more. Stir in sugar, salt, oregano, basil, and pepper.
• Whisk water and cornstarch together in a small bowl. Stir into the skillet. Simmer tomato mixture until thickened, about 5 minutes.

SOUTHERN STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Spray an oven proof casserole with cooking spray and set aside.
• Put the tomatoes with their juices into the casserole and cut up into chunks.
• Add the sugar and stir.
• Cut the butter into chunks and add to tomato mixture.
• Stir in the stale bread cubes-enough to make a thick mixture.
• Bake uncovered for 30-35 minutes, or until the top is lightly browned and the mixture is very thick.
• Cover with foil if it appears to be browning too quickly towards the end.

ALL-AMERICAN STEWED TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a glass or ceramic dish (11 by 14 by 2 inches), combine butter, sugar, salt, ginger, paprika, cloves and onion. Cook, uncovered, at 100 percent for 4 minutes.
• Stir in tomatoes. Push tomatoes to the edge of the dish so that they make a ring, leaving an open area in the center. Cover dish tightly with polyvinyl microwave plastic wrap. Cook at 100 percent for 8 minutes. Pierce plastic and stir in dissolved cornstarch. Patch plastic. Cook at 100 percent for 3 minutes longer.
• Prick plastic. Uncover carefully. Stir in lemon juice and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.