Sun dried tomatoes..

[scarleta]

This summer with the abundance of tomatoes in my garden I am thinking of drying them. Has anyone done it? any tips. Thank you

 

[katebar]

Yes its really easy!
Here you go
This is semi dried
INGREDIENTS

2kg ripe roma tomatoes, cut in half
sea salt
olive oil

METHOD

Preheat oven 140°C/ 120°C fan forced and line two baking trays with baking paper.

Scoop out seeds from tomatoes, and if it is large, cut tomatoes in quarters.

Place onto trays, flesh side up and sprinkle liberally with sea salt.

Roast tomatoes for 2½ hours or until the edges are just starting to look charred and the tomatoes are still soft and pliable.

Check tomatoes every half hour after the first 1½ hours of cooking.

Remove tomatoes from oven and cool completely.

Place into a large preserving jar or sealable container and pour over enough olive oil to cover.

Seal and store for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator.
Or this one for dried
The recipe I got was to cut the tomatoes into thirds or quarters and place flesh side up on a baking pan. Drizzle with olive oil, sprinkle with caster sugar and some fresh oregano and season with salt and pepper. Bake in the oven at 100C - 120C for 3-4 hours

 

[scarleta]

thanks katebar:That is easy. Can you freeze them dried?

 

[katebar]

No I don''t think you can. Just sterilsie a jar in the oven and put them in with some olive oil and maybe garlic cloves. Put a lid on and store them in the pantry not the fridge as the oil goes gluggy.