Peeling Tomatoes

Peeled tomatoes ready to be chopped and
added to a sumptuous sauce

When I made fresh tomato sauce last Sunday, I took the time to peel the tomatoes. Each time I start to do this, I wonder if it's worth it. But it really is. Little rolls of tomato peel would take away from the soft sultriness of this tomato sauce.

And really, peeling a few tomatoes takes but a minute.

First, bring a pot of water to the boil. Cut an "x" in the bottom of each tomato. Put the tomatoes in the boiling water.

Cook the tomatoes for 3 minutes until the skin

starts to peel back at the "x".

Scoop out the tomatoes and put them in a bowl of ice water

When they're cool enough to handle (30 seconds or so), take them from the water and pull the skin off with your fingers.