Slow Roasted Tomatoes
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 to 6 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 6 servings
- Calories
- 170
- Total Fat
- 14
- Saturated Fat
- 2
- Carbohydrates
- 10
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 4
- Protein
- 2
- Cholesterol
- 0
- Sodium
- 356
- Total: 1 hr 40 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 1 hr 30 min
Ingredients
10 to 12 plum shaped tomatoes, halved and seeded
3 tablespoons olive oil, plus 3 tablespoons
Salt and freshly ground pepper
2 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
Ancho Chile Essence:
3 dried ancho chiles (1 1/2 to 2 ounces)
Smoky Tea Essence:
1/2 cup (1 1/2 ounces) loose Lapsang Souchong tea or 20 tea bags
Wild Mushroom Essence:
1 ounce (about 1/3 cup) dried wild mushrooms, such as porcinis or morels
Directions
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees F.
- Cut the tomatoes in 1/2 and place them, cut-side down, on a baker's rack set in a roasting pan Drizzle the tomato halves with 3 tablespoons olive oil and roast for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until the tomatoes are roasted to a dark red. The excess moisture will have evaporated, and the remaining tomatoes will have a delicious concentrated flavor and aroma.
- Cut the roasted tomato halves into quarters. Serve hot; toss with 3 tablespoons of olive oil and 2 tablespoons of vinegar, or the attached essences, and serve.
Ancho Chile Essence:
- Break the chiles apart. Remove the stems and seeds. If the chiles are still pliable, dry them in a warm oven (200 degrees) for about 1 hour, until they are very brittle.
- Transfer the chiles to a blender or spice grinder. Blend at high speed for at least 1 minute, until you have the finest-possible powder. Let the mixture settle for about 30 seconds before removing the cover, so the powder does not fly into the air. Use a dry pastry brush to push the powder through a strainer into a clean, dry container. Blend and strain the larger bits again.
- Store in a tightly sealed jar away from light for up to 3 months.
- Recipe courtesy Sally Schneider
- Yield: 1/3 cup
Smoky Tea Essence:
- If you are using tea bags, cut them open. Empty the tea into a blender or spice grinder. Blend the tea for at least 1 minute at high speed, until you have the finest-possible powder. Let the mixture settle for about 30 seconds before removing the cover, so the powder does not fly into the air. Use a dry pastry brush to push the powder through a strainer into a clean, dry container. Blend and strain the larger bits again.
- Store in a tightly sealed jar away from light for up to 3 months.
- Recipe courtesy Sally Schneider
- Yield: 1/3 cup
Wild Mushroom Essence:
- Break the mushrooms into 1/2-inch pieces and place in a blender or spice grinder. Blend for at least 1 minute at high speed, until you have the finest-possible powder. Let the mixture settle for about 30 seconds before removing the cover, so the powder does not fly into the air. Use a dry pastry brush to push the powder through a strainer into a clean, dry container. Blend and strain the larger bits again.
- Store in a tightly sealed jar away from light for up to 3 months.
- Recipe courtesy Sally Schneider
- Yield: 1/3 cup