Pickled Tomatoes
Tomatoes are more delicate than cucumbers, so the worry here is not crunch but intact skins. An ordinary toothpick solves it: a prick near the stem lets the steam out and the tomato does not burst when the boiling water hits it. The marinade is on the sweet side — that is the taste people remember.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 15 min
- Total
- 45 min
- Servings
- 12
- Level
- Easy
- Per serving
- 35 kcal
Ingredients
For 3 one-litre jars
Makes: 3 jars, 1 l each
Shopping list
The ingredients for the servings you chose — copy them or send them to a messenger. Tick what you already have at home: only the rest goes on the list.
Method
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Step 1: Choose the tomatoes
Pick firm ones without cracks and of roughly equal size — large and small in one jar heat unevenly.
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Step 2: Prick each one
Make 2–3 pricks near the stem with a toothpick. This is the key step; without it the skins split.
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Step 3: Pack the jars
Put dill, bay, cherry leaves, garlic and peppercorns at the bottom, then the tomatoes on top, without pressing.
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Step 4: First pour
Fill with boiling water to the brim, cover with lids and leave for 15 minutes so the tomatoes heat through.
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Step 5: Boil the marinade
Pour the water back into a pan, add salt and sugar and bring to the boil. Add the vinegar after it boils, just before pouring.
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Step 6: Seal
Fill with the hot marinade, cover with the lids and stand the jars in a pan of hot water up to their shoulders. Hold them 15 minutes from the boil for one-litre jars, then seal, turn them over and leave to cool.
Tips & variations
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Tip
Plum tomatoes hold their shape better than fleshy salad varieties — use those for jars.
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Variation
Half a bell pepper and a ring of onion in each jar make the marinade noticeably more aromatic.
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Tip
For heat, add one ring of chilli per jar and no more: tomatoes take up heat quickly.
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Storage
18 months in a cool dark place. Once opened, keep refrigerated and use within a week.
Nutrition
| 1 serving | Whole dish 12 servings | |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 35 kcal | 420 kcal |
| Protein | 1 g | 12 g |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 8 g | 96 g |
Approximate values calculated from standard ingredient data.
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