3 EASY WAYS TO KEEP FRESH TOMATOES FOR LONG TIME.

 

HOW TO STORE TOMATOES TO STAY LONGER

Tomatoes are one of the staple food ingredients in most homes. Tomatoes are used so often to cook different Cameroonian dishes and most times when prices falls, homemakers tend to buy it in bulk.

But then again tomatoes rot very fast.

 Incase you aren't using them as often you'll must likely end up dumping a large chunk of your tomatoes in the trash.

I found a trick which has been helping me keep my tomatoes save for months. 

So here are 3 ways you can preserve your tomatoes to stay for up to 3 months

METHOD 1:

Procedure:

Wash your freshly bought tomatoes and cut into smaller pieces.

Put in a blender and blend or you can simply take to a grinding meal and grind.

Next, put in a pot and place on the fire.

without adding anything to your grind tomatoes just let it cook for about 10 minutes before you add in salt and a little pit of groundnut oil.

let the tomotoes cook for abit until all the water has fully dried.

Remove your tomatoes paste and let it cool down before putting in a container to keep in the fresh.

Method 2:

Procedure:

Blend your fresh tomatoes

put in a pot and place on fire

don't add in anything.

let it cook until all the water has dried up and you are left with just the paste.

remove from the fire, let it cool, then put in a container and keep in the fridge.

HERE'S ALSO A TRICK TO STORE FRESH TOMATOES WITH TURNING INTO A PASTE

You can simply freeze them in a deep freezer.

Now, this method is not quarantees to keep your tomatoes for long periods time. 

This trick does not only prevent wastage but also make cooking easier since you can simply go get your tomatoes in the fridge.