Tomatoes are the backbone of many delicious dishes adding acidity color and flavor in so many ways whether it’s a tomato salad or the base of a delicious marinara or vodka sauce. Different recipes call for different types of tomatoes but in all cases there are ways to enhance this ingredient and make it shine in any recipe. Seasoning them with salt balancing their acidity with a bit of sugar and bringing out their texture and natural sugars with caramelization are just a few ways to build on basic tomatoes.
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Often ingredients need a bit of balance. Some varieties of tomatoes like Brandywine or Stupice have more acid than others and therefore need a sweeter element to make them work; a naturally low-acid variety like Sungolds or Sakuras doesn’t necessarily need this. To get the most out of your tomatoes it’s important to understand their profile to know how they’ll shine. Follow our top three tips for balancing tomato flavors and our favorite two tips for enhancing flavors and you’ll have perfect tomatoes in no time.
Tomatoes like many other types of produce contain a lot of water. But when that water is removed their flavor is preserved meaning they are more concentrated. The first way to improve those tomatoes is to counteract the water by slicing them and adding a pinch of salt to each slice. This will draw out the moisture in just a few minutes. You’ll be left with a deeper more pronounced flavor because it’s not diluted by all that water.
Second when you’re dealing with high-acid sour tomatoes you’ll need a little sugar to balance out the acidity. When making a basic tomato sauce add a pinch of sugar and taste it; start with a little and add more if necessary so the sauce doesn’t become too sweet. If you get it just right those tomatoes will be bursting with equal parts sour and sweet giving them a deliciously rounded profile.
