What to do with way too many tomatoes and chillies

Ok - so I have a gazzillion tomatoes and chillies and dont knwo what to do with them..
Any suggestions??

I found this, that I thought I share cuz I tried it on turkey burgers and it was yummy (of course I used about 4 times as many chillies that the recipe called for)




Ingredients
Tomato Chilli Jam
4 red-hot chillies, finely chopped
1 thumb fresh ginger, peeled and grated
5 large cloves garlic, minced
25ml (11?2 teaspoons) fish sauce
3½ x 400g cans peeled tomatoes
750g (around 3 cups) sugar
150ml cider vinegar



Combine all ingredients in a saucepan, bring to the boil over medium heat, reduce to low and simmer for around 2 hours, stirring often so it doesn’t scorch on the bottom.

Allow the thick, glossy condiment to cool to room temperature then refrigerate until needed.

This recipe will make more than needed, but it is mildly addictive and you will be happy to have some stashed away in your refrigerator for any grilled meat, fish or prawns. It keeps for over a month.

 

When I have extra tomatoes and chillies I make marinara sauce, salsa, and breaded, fried tomatoes. lol

Toss in some butter, some fresh chopped garlic, a small amount of chillies, handful of chopped onions, salt, pepper, some sprinkles of that generic "Italian seasoning" spices, and a whole lotta boiled, diced tomatoes and you've got a decent spaghetti sauce. A little bit of grated parmesean cheese also adds a nice flavor.

...I'd give you measurements, but I only measure ingredients when I'm following other people's recipes. When I cook I just kinda feel it out. Works out better for me that way, for some reason.

 

Thanks DH!
I cook like you do so that works for me

Ill add to list - but I need more.. my tomato and chili plants wont stop and I have piles and piles.. more recipes please

 

fuck recipes, mail them to me. lol I miss fresh veggies. My mom grows a fantastic garden, and teases me by telling me all the shit she's growing. >.<

 

giggle.. that is what I always do w recipes, I do what I wanna do but use recipes as an inspiration..

I dont really do anything to these plants, they just grow and gimme huge fruit for no good reason -
I think they will knock on my back door and say
"feeeeeeed meeeee Seymore"

 

damn - it..
My addiction to this site is getting in my way of my addiction to "sold" on Facebook, I just missed a HUGE auction...

 

Blanch the tomatos, peel the skin, cut them in halves or quarters and put them in a freezer bag to freeze. It is quicker than stewing them.

 

uh!!!!!
Never thought about that!!

Thanks, I will most definetly do that to a large number of the suckers

I have a possum in the back yard that seem to take a liking to my tomatos too!!!

 

Damn, you can send some my way.

 

consider it done, it is shipped ground.. expect the tomatoes in 2 - 4 months

:smt077

 

I'll be waiting.

 

I just thought about something.
(Webbie, Books and other mods)

I LOVE food and to cook and I dont think Im the only one - there are several men even that seem to have a bunch of great recipes stashed up their sleeve...
Can we have a board about domestic stuff (no, Im not from the 50s)
there we could talk food and children for the ones that have them or even cleaning ideas to save time and mabybe some beauty tips that are not conventional (god knows I have several of those (both werid cleaing tips/beauty tips that are a bit out of the ordinary).

We could just simply call it "domestic"

 

r u ready w the gas mask???

 

That's a great idea!

 

Yep!

 

Ok we are two that like that idea... the gas mask can come in handy with the cooking and cleaning

 

You could make some of these recipes and put them in jars and mail to the rest of us who can't grow a tomato to save our life. Just a thought.

 

orrrr....

Party at my place!!!!
Come on down

 

Not unless u take ur ritlain

 

on drugs for your safety