How to Skin a Tomato

Recipes sometimes call for a tomato to be skinned (for example for a smooth, skin free pasta sauce or for soup).

1. Using a knife, make a cross in the top (stem end) of the tomato.
   
2. Cover the tomato with boiling water and let it stand for 30 -40 seconds.
   
3. Drain the tomato and then run cold water over the tomato for a few seconds until the tomato is cold to touch.
   
4. Gently slide the skin off the tomato.
   
5. To chop the tomato, slice it in half vertically, remove the green stem and discard. Remove the seeds and chop the “shell” into pieces – the size will depend on what you are doing with the tomato.