What can I make with tomatoes ?

Question

what kind of meal can I make with tomatoes and/or toatoes that have been cooked and canned, its like a juice kind of. they are home grown and I dont want them to get bad before i use them! something simple because Im at home drinking beer lol

Answer 1

They should be good in soup.  Cook some ground beef, add the tomatoes, then add corn, lima beans, potatoes, carrots, etc.  Whatever veggies you want.  

Answer 2

Sounds like those tomatoes would be great for some spanish rice or pasta sauce!

Answer 3

                    

Cream of Tomato Soup

Ingredients

Butter for frying

1 medium onion peeled & chopped

4 streaky bacon rashers diced

1 tbspn flour

1lb fresh tomatoes halved & seeded

1 tin of tomatoes

1 pint of chicken stock

Salt & freshly ground black pepper

1 tspn chopped fresh basil or ½ tspn diced basil

¼ pint of single cream

Method

   1. Melt k**b of butter in pan, add onion & bacon, cook gently for 5 mins.

   2. Stir in the flour & cook for 1 minute stirring constantly

   3. Add the fresh tomatoes, plus the tin & gradually stir in the stock

   4. Bring to the boil, lower the heat, season to taste and add the basil

   5. Half cover and simmer for 20 mins.

   6. Remove the pan from the heat and run soup through sieve

   7. Return the soup to the rinsed out pan and reheat

   8. Adjust seasoning add cream stir and serve



If you like a little spice add some chilli powder

You can liquidise instead of sieving and then sieve to remove the tomato skins.