Fire roasted tomatoes can add a smoky, flavorful kick to nearly any recipe - perfect for a hearty stew or soup during a cold night. Save money by making it yourself at home!
Fire-roasted tomatoes have the amazing ability to transform and improve your dishes! They have a smoky taste and smell that just takes your food to the next level.
You can buy canned tomatoes or diced tomatoes that are already fire-roasted, but homemade is so much fresher and cheaper.
If you use a lot of fire-roasted tomatoes in your recipes, you will save money making it yourself instead of buying it.
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Why Use Fire-Roasted Tomatoes?
Well, there's one big reason: flavor!
Fire-roasted tomatoes have a very distinct flavor that's brought out by both the spices and the oven-roasting process. This means that they bring a unique twist to any dish they're included in.
When you roast tomatoes, the sugars caramelize, leading to a rich, smoky flavor. Combining these roasted flavors with added seasoning creates something truly wonderful and different from regular tomatoes.
I sometimes use fire-roasted tomatoes for my goat stew and turkey stew. It really transforms and elevates the flavors!
Ingredients Used
- Roma tomatoes: these tomatoes are less juicy than regular tomatoes and are perfect for roasting.
- Spices: black pepper, cayenne pepper, and salt. The peppers give a slightly spicy kick and help cut down on the acidity of the tomatoes.
- Olive oil: this helps the spices stick to the tomatoes.
How To Make Fire Roasted Tomatoes
- Preheat the oven to 450˚F. Rinse the tomatoes, and slice them lengthwise. Arrange the tomatoes on a baking sheet with the cut side facing up - they'll roast best that way. Mix the spices in a small bowl.
- Drizzle the olive oil in the tomatoes, and brush the tomatoes with spices. Place the tomatoes in the oven, and roast them for 45 minutes or until charred.
- Allow them to cool to room temperature, then refrigerate.
Storing and Reheating
The best way to store these tomatoes is in an airtight container in the fridge. You can use them right away while they are still fresh, for best results.
What can I make with fire roasted tomatoes?
Fire-roasted tomatoes are perfect for making sauces or stews. You can make pasta sauce, tomato soup, or a delectable stew like this beef stew or chicken stew.
Tips and variations
- Make this recipe in your air fryer by cooking the tomatoes at 400 degrees for thirty minutes.
- You can make these tomatoes on your grill! Place the tomatoes cut side up in a grill basket or pan. Grill them for about ten minutes, turning halfway till the tomatoes are charred.
- If you're hoping to use these tomatoes on a salad, we'd recommend using them cold. If you heat them, the heat could wilt your salad, making it a little less exciting.
- You can reduce the cayenne pepper to make it less spicy.
- Add herbs and more spices if you wish.
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Recipe
Fire Roasted Tomatoes
Ingredients
- 6 roma tomatoes approx 1 lb
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 450F.
- Rinse the tomatoes and slice them lengthwise.
- Arrange the tomatoes with the cut side facing up.
- Mix spices together in a bowl.
- Drizzle olive oil on the tomatoes and sprinkle the spices.
- Brush the spices on the tomatoes.
- Place the tomatoes in the oven and roast for 45 minutes until charred.
- Let it cool when done.
- Store in an airtight container & refrigerate.
Make it in the air fryer
- Cook the tomatoes in the air fryer at 400 degrees for 30 minutes.
Make it on the grill
- Place tomatoes cut side up in grill basket or pan.
- Grill for about 10 minutes, turning halfway, till the tomatoes are charred.
Notes
- You can make this recipe in your air fryer by cooking the tomatoes at 400F degrees for 30 minutes.
- You can make these tomatoes on your grill! Place the tomatoes cut side up in a grill basket or pan. Grill them for about 10 minutes, turning halfway till the tomatoes are charred.
- If you're hoping to use these tomatoes on a salad, we'd recommend using them cold. If you heat them, the heat could wilt your salad, making it a little less exciting.
- You can reduce the cayenne pepper to make it less spicy.
- You can also jazz it up by adding herbs and more spices if you wish.
Can you freeze these for later use?
Yes you can!
Absolutely delish! I am so glad I couldn't find Fire Roasted Tomatoes at the grocery store, or I never would have found this recipe! And it's so easy. It's on my "keeper" list! Thanks!
I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Rebecca. It's a keeper for sure!