Stewed tomatoes is a dish made by cooking
tomato
The tomato (, ), ''Solanum lycopersicum'', is a plant whose fruit is an edible Berry (botany), berry that is eaten as a vegetable. The tomato is a member of the nightshade family that includes tobacco, potato, and chili peppers. It originate ...
es in a
stew
A stew is a combination of solid food ingredients that have been Cooking, cooked in Soup, liquid and served in the resultant gravy. Ingredients can include any combination of vegetables and may include meat, especially tougher meats suitable for ...
. It is often cooked with garlic and herbs, and consumed with bread or meat. It is eaten as either a main dish or a side dish. Stewed tomatoes are sometimes prepared in the United States on occasions such as
Thanksgiving
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.
History
Food historian Andrew F. Smith stated that stewed tomatoes became popular in the United States in the early 19th century, with recipes appearing as early as 1829, as tomatoes in general became popular in the United States. Stewed tomatoes commonly appeared in restaurants in the 1840s.
Canned stewed tomatoes were common starting in the 1940s.
Currently, the dish is prepared on special occasions like Thanksgiving, in American kitchens, often as a combination with casseroles and puddings.
Noted food historian Betty Fussell stated that stewed tomatoes were one of the most loved and common dishes for her grandfather's generation. She adds that she remembers heating tomatoes and adding butter, salt and sugar in it, to create a dish that was served with bread on a daily basis.
In 2019, Dayton.com, a news website based in
Dayton, Ohio
Dayton () is a city in Montgomery County, Ohio, United States, and its county seat. It is the List of cities in Ohio, sixth-most populous city in Ohio, with a population of 137,644 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The Dayton metro ...
, reported that stewed tomatoes were popular in Dayton restaurants.
Preparations
The earliest recipe of the dish can be found in the work ''The Frugal Housewife by Lydia Maria Child published'' in the year 1829.
Child has explained a simple recipe of a ''catsup'' created by boiling tomatoes in hot water and adding herbs and garlic which can be served as a side dish with chowder and meat.
However, over the decades there have been variations.
Preparing
Stewed tomato recipes often include sugar, peppers, onions, and salt. Stewed tomatoes can be
canned with
tomato juice
Tomato juice is a juice made from tomatoes, usually used as a beverage, either plain or in cocktails such as a Bloody Mary (cocktail), Bloody Mary, a Caesar (cocktail), Caesar, or Michelada.
Production
Many commercial manufacturers of tomato ju ...
and other ingredients.
See also
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List of tomato dishes
This list includes dishes in which the main ingredient or one of the essential ingredients is tomato. Dishes prepared with tomato sauces as a primary ingredient are not included in this list.
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