Tomato Jam

During my recent visit to the Madison County Farmer's Market, I bought some beautiful and perfectly ripe tomatoes. One of my favorite things to make with summer tomatoes is Tomato Jam. This tomato jam recipe is sweet and spicy and is perfect on crostini, a hamburger, or on a sandwich in place of sliced tomatoes.

TOMATO JAM

Prep Time: 15-30 minutes                                            Cook Time: 30-45 minutes
Difficult: Easy                                                              Yield: About 2 1/2 cups

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 tablespoons unsalted butter

1 cup finely chopped onion

2 garlic cloves, minced

6 fresh tomatoes, peeled and chopped

2 tablespoons sugar

1/2 teaspoon dried Italian Seasoning

1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes

1/2 teaspoon coarse kosher salt

1/4 teaspoon black pepper

 

Preparation Instructions

Heat oil and butter in medium saucepan over medium heat. Add chopped onion and garlic; cook until onion is soft and translucent, stirring often, about 4 minutes.

 

Add diced tomatoes with juice, sugar, Italian Seasoning, pepper flakes, salt and black pepper. Cook over medium-high heat until almost all liquid evaporates and mixture is reduced to about 2 1/2 cups, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate any leftover jam for about 2 weeks.

 

Cook's Notes

If you don't have any fresh tomatoes, you may substitute 2 14 oz. cans of diced tomatoes in juice.

 

You want your finished tomato jam to have a smoother texture, feel free to use an immersion blender, food processor or blender to break up any chunks of tomato.

 

To peel a tomato, please use these quick steps:

• Bring a pot of water to a rolling boil.
• Using a paring knife, score the bottom of each tomato with a small "x".
• Submerge the tomatoes in the boiling water for about 20 seconds.
• Remove tomatoes from boiling water and immediately submerge them in an ice water bath.
• After tomatoes have been in the ice bath for about a minute, you should be able to remove the skins where you scored the bottom of the tomato.



 

 

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