posted 6 months ago
Creamed tomatoes over toast is one of my go-to easy dinners. And it’s on my favorite list. But as I age, my recipe has become less and less complicated.
Heat a frying pan, using enough bacon grease (or butter) to just cover the bottom. While the pan heats, slice tomatoes into 1/2 inch thick slices, and dredge them in flour. Lay the tomato slices in the pan, enough of them to cover the bottom of the pan. Fry a few minutes on each side, allowing the flour to make a bit of a crust. Spoon some flour over the top of the cooked tomatoes, perhaps 2 tablespoons. Experience will tell you how much you need in order to create a creamy sauce. If the mix is too dry (that is, there’s dry flour not incorporated), I’ll add a bit more bacon grease. Stir in one can of evaporated milk. Stir until thickened. While stirring, I’ll add Parmesan cheese and some sort of minced herbs for seasoning (whatever I have on hand). Serve over toast. Yum.
Now, most folks use big tomatoes for this. But here in Hawaii, those are difficult to grow, so I don’t have them often. But I have an abundance of large cherry type tomatoes. I just slice these in half and proceed as usual. And when I’m short on bread, I serve the creamed tomatoes over something else…..rice, mashed or fried potatoes, even steamed snap beans.
It's never too late to start! I retired to homestead on the slopes of Mauna Loa, an active volcano. I relate snippets of my endeavor on my blog : www.kaufarmer.blogspot.com