These pomodorini confit, the slow cooked cherry tomatoes are used to accompany pasta dishes or to garnish many main courses. They can be offered also as an appetiser or a side dish or in panini or on bruschetta. You can also store them in the fridge in a glass jar, totally covered with extra virgin olive oil for about 2 weeks. Pomodorini confit are deliciously caramelized cherry tomatoes. The secret is to evaporate the water out of the tomatoes, without making them too dry. So you need to cook them at low temperature for 2 hrs.
prep time 10 min cook time 90-120 min
ingredients for 1 normal size oven tray
- 1 kg cherry tomatoes, or date or piccadilly or any kind of baby tomatoes as ripe as possible
- extra virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 2 Tbls sugar
- fresh herbs like thyme, marjoram
- oregano fresh or dried
- 2-3 garlic cloves
1. Preheat the oven to 140°C (280°F). Set baking rack to middle position.
2. Wash the tomatoes, pat dry and cut in half.
3. Place them cut side up onto a large baking tray, on top of parchment paper.
4. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, the herbs and a little bit of sugar on top of each one. Add the garlic cloves here and there, no need to peel them.
5. Drizzle with olive oil and place in the oven. (don’t mind the glass jars underneath the tray, I was sterilising them)
6. Bake for 2 hrs. The time depends on your oven and the size of the tomatoes.
This is after 90 minutes in my oven.
This is how they look after 2 hrs in the oven. NOW they are ready.
BUON APPETITO!