How to de-seed tomatoes

Points to remember

• Score a cross in the skin of the base of a tomato. Place in a bowl.
• Boil a kettle and pour the hot water over the tomato.
• Leave for a few secs until the skin near the cross starts to curl.
• Place in cold water, then peel off the skin.
• To deseed, cut through the centre of the tomato then cut into quarters.
• Use a small knife and cut through the flesh at the top and pull out the seeds, or a teaspoon and scoop the seeds out.

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