Revolutionize your approach to preserving with this groundbreaking method for winter tomatoes. This technique, suggested by the editors, doesn’t involve the use of salt, vinegar, or water. No hint of pickling or marinating! Your tomatoes will retain their firmness and freshness as if just picked from the garden. Imagine the surprise when, for your New Year’s table, you present not greenhouse tomatoes but those ripened under the summer sun!
Ingredients for a 3-Liter Jar:
- 5–6 tbsp mustard powder
- Tomatoes
Instructions:
Sterilize the jars. Wash the tomatoes and dry them thoroughly.
Using a dry and clean spoon, generously scoop mustard powder and sprinkle it on the bottom of the dry jar.
Without pressing them together, arrange the tomatoes in a single layer, placing them with the stem side up. Sprinkle mustard powder again.
Repeat the layers until the jar is filled. Towards the end, add another portion of powder and close the lid (make sure it’s sterile and dry).
Tilt the jar and gently roll it on the table to evenly distribute the mustard.
Store the preserved tomatoes in a cool, dark place.
The essential oils in mustard inhibit the growth of spoilage bacteria, allowing the tomatoes to stay fresh. Try preserving a batch of tomatoes this way, and rest assured, this method won’t disappoint!
Share this innovative preservation method with your friends and let them in on the secret to keeping tomatoes garden-fresh, even in the heart of winter!
