Simple Method for Drying/Smoking Tomatoes

[VGary]

Simple Method for Drying/Smoking Tomatoes
I found a great resource for saving/preserving tomatoes! This guy is cool and gives a great simple "how to" instructions.
Gary/Louisville

Quote:
"I was watching "Food Finds" on Food Network and saw a man named Larry at a place called Boggy Creek Farm drying Roma tomatoes in a smokehouse. It takes three to five days for Larry to dry tomatoes this way, and he sells them in 2 ounce bags for $7.50 each.
I don't have a smokehouse, nor do I have the patience to spend five days drying tomatoes, but I figured I could do something similar with the WSM.

You can use smoke-dried tomatoes as you would sun-dried tomatoes. Add them to pizza, pasta, casseroles, stews, sauces, soups, salads, dips, stuffing, antipastos, scrambled eggs, cornbread...the possibilities are endless!

Smoke-dried tomatoes can be packed into sterilized glass jars with or without sprigs of fresh herbs, covered with extra-virgin olive oil, and stored in the refrigerator. The olive oil becomes infused with the smoky tomato flavor and is just delicious.
As always...click on any of the pictures to view a larger image."
http://www.virtualweberbullet.com/tomatoes1.html


Better Than Sundried --- Smoked Dried Tomatoes Are Fancy

http://www.smoker-cooking.com/smokedriedtomatoes.html


Everything2

Smoked tomatoes

http://everything2.com/title/Smoked%2520tomatoes


Tips for Enjoying Smoke-dried Tomatoes – Larry’s Smoked Dried Tomatoes

http://www.boggycreekfarm.com/pages/...d-tomatoes.php

[johnsonjrbm]

Thanks, Gary!

After reading this, I may try to do a little smokin' this year...

[veggie babe]

Sounds great, hopefully my mater eating husband will try this. He does a great job using the smoker for brisket, ribs and pork loing. Makes me hungry just thinking about it.
neva