Make your own tomato jam - savory and sweet recipes

Here we will show you how easy it is to make tomato jam yourself. Whether savory or sweet, you should try these recipes.

Tomato jam is a very typical way, especially in Mediterranean countries, to process the harvest of tomatoes and make them last longer. There are numerous different recipes with savory or sweet components. The tomato jam is very tasty with fresh bread or cheese.

Recipe 1 - Classic sweet tomato jam

This recipe is the sweet version, which can be compared to making strawberry jam.

Ingredients needed

1.5 kg tomatoes, ripe
1 vanilla bean1 lemon
500 g 2:1 preserving sugar

Preparation - step by step

So that the tomatoes can be easily removed from the skin, they must be prepared. A pot of water is heated until the water boils. The tomatoes are now in the water and stay there for about two minutes. The skin should burst. Now the tomatoes are removed and placed on a plate to cool.
Then peel off the skin. Be careful not to crush the flesh.
Now the tomatoes are halved and freed from the seeds and the stalk. Now the pulp can be diced. It is also possible to puree it. That depends on personal taste.
The tomatoes are now mixed with the pulp of the vanilla bean and the preserving sugar. Squeeze the lemon and add the juice to the tomatoes.
Let everything steep for a good hour.
Now the mixture is boiled. It is important that you stir constantly so that nothing burns. Once everything is boiling, leave the pot on the stove for about four minutes to allow the tomato jam to set.

» Jelly test: Take a little jam out of the pot with a spoon and put it on a plate. The jam should now "set". If this is not the case, the jam needs to cook longer.

Finally, the jam is filled into jars. These should be sterile, i.e. washed out with hot water. Put the lid on and turn it upside down. After 10 minutes they can againbe flipped.
The glasses must be completely cold before they are placed in the refrigerator.

» Tip: For tomato jam, it is generally advisable to use varieties with few seeds and a lot of pulp. Ox heart tomatoes or the classic roma tomatoes are well suited.

Recipe 2 - Sweet tomato jam with apples

Ingredients needed

Preparation - step by step

The tomatoes are washed and quartered and then boiled for ten minutes. Now the skin can be removed. Here, too, it is important to ensure that the skin should burst during cooking.
Now everything is put into a sieve and pressed through. It can be worked with a fork or a spoon to achieve the finest possible result.
Now put the liquid in a saucepan and bring it to the boil with the preserving sugar.
The apples are cut and cleaned and also put into the pot. Add the spices and apple cider vinegar. All together should cook for 50 minutes.
The liquid is then poured through a sieve again and filled into sterile glasses.

» Tip: The apples should be untreated if possible. Sour variants do very well.

Recipe 3 - Hearty tomato jam with fresh basil

Ingredients needed

Preparation - step by step

Peel the tomatoes with a vegetable peeler. But the possibility of briefly cooking the tomatoes, as already mentioned in the first recipe, is also an option.
The tomatoes are then pureed.
Pour the mixture into a saucepan and mix in the citric acid and 250 g preserving sugar.
Boil everything, then stir in the remaining preserving sugar.
Wash and chop the basil and add to the pot.
Season with chili, s alt, pepper and ginger to taste.
All together should now cook for ten minutes.
The jam in sterile jarsfill and turn upside down for ten minutes.
Finish cool and keep refrigerated.

» Tip: Garlic cloves can also be added to this recipe during cooking for a strong and spicy taste. It is also possible to take off half and cook only part of the tomato jam with garlic.

Enjoy tomato jam - these variants are popular

Tomato jam has the advantage that it can be used in a variety of ways. Of course, it depends on whether it is a sweet or a savory version. In principle, it is possible to simply put the jam on the bread and eat it. A real insider tip is cheese. The combination of jam and cheese creates a special taste experience.

The tomato jam is also very suitable for barbecues. It can be served as an addition to meat, for example. The variant of filling meat or cheese with the jam and then heating it up on the grill is popular.

» Note: It is good if only fresh products are used for the preparation. Seasonal tomatoes from the region bring a particularly full flavor and are therefore very suitable for processing into jam.