Creamed tomatoes!

[Marthe48]

My husband mentioned that his mom would make creamed tomatoes and serve with toast, often all they got to eat. I searched my old recipes and found a recipe almost 30 years ago. Loved them, even if my husband wasn't a fan. I try to make a batch every summer. So good so easy. I was in an Italian restaurant near Cleveland a few years ago and my friend ordered a pasta dish with a sauce that resembled creamed tomatoes. I have mine in a bowl, probably like tomato bisque.

You take fresh, ripe tomatoes, slice and salt them, lay them in a colander and weight them to get some of the juice out. You melt some butter in a frying pan. You lay the tomatoes in and gently heat them on both sides, then remove to a platter. Then you add a tiny bit of flour to the pan drippings, making a roue. Then you add just a bit of cream or milk, a dash of hot sauce, and make the cream sauce. When it is ready, you can either lay the tomatoes into the sauce, or pour rhe sauce over the tomatoes on the platter. Serve immediately.

I don't measure this one. I'd say a tbs of butter for 2 medium to large tomatoes, a tsp or so of flour, and no more than a 1/2 cup of cream or milk. I use real butter and cream You can omit the salt when you weight them, just gently press down on the weight. I'm pretty offhand about that step

[Diamond_Dog]

1. That sounds delicious Marthe48

I have an old, old recipe given to me by my husband’s aunt for something similar called “Tomato Pudding” that is delicious, too, but yours is better because you use fresh tomatoes. Mine calls for canned tomatoes.

Nobody in my family likes it but me, so I hardly ever make it. You stir in garlic croutons at the very end and serve immediately so it’s similar to yours being served over toast.

Nothing like a home grown tomato in the late summer. 🙂. It’s the only time I get a half decent BLT sandwich.

[Marthe48]

2. I started a small garden, but it isn't producing very well

So I am glad to be getting some fresh produce from one of my neighbors and my daughter I've had some tomato sandwiches already, had a blt yesterday

The recipe you mentioned sounds interesting, especially with the garlic croutons.