Kitchen tip,
How to Peel a Tomato the Culinary School Way
Need a peeled tomato? Score an X, boil it for 10 seconds, plunge it in ice water and the skin slips right off.
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The problem
You want a smooth, skinless tomato, for a salad or something else, and peeling it raw is a fight. This is how to peel a tomato with a skill I actually learned at culinary school.
The fix
1. Cut an X in the skin on the bottom of the tomato.
2. Bring water to a boil and boil the tomato for no longer than 10 seconds, you'll see the skin start to come off.
3. Plunge it into an ice water bath.
4. Peel off the skin with ease.