Best Old Fashioned Stewed Tomatoes Flavors Of Cape Cod Recipes

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Provided by Barbara

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 Tablespoons butter
1/2 small green pepper, seeded and diced
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 large ripe tomatoes, seeded and diced
1/4 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
salt and pepper
2-3 slices white bread, torn into 1-inch pieces

Steps:

In a large skillet, melt butter over medium heat.
Add chopped green peppers and onion, and cook until translucent, approximately 5 minutes.
Add minced garlic, and cook for 1 minute.
Add tomatoes, sugar and water, and simmer until tomatoes begin to fall apart, approximately 20 minutes.
Stir in bread cubes. Start with 2 slices of bread that have been torn into 1-inch pieces, and if the mixture seems soupy, add an additional slice. Cook until bread barely holds it shape.
Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve hot.

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Provided by Carol Junkins

Time 20m

Number Of Ingredients 7

4 medium tomatoes, peeled and diced (or canned)
seasonings to taste: basil, oregano, marjoram, parsley, dill, caraway, onion flakes
2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
pepper to taste
butter to taste
2 slice bread, diced

Steps:

1. Mix all ingredients in saucepan and bring to boil. Simmer for few minutes to meld the flavors. Alternate: pour all ingredients into baking dish and bake for 10 minutes at 350 degrees. Dot the stewed tomatoes with butter just before serving.
2. I like to top the casserole dish with buttered bread crumbs with Parmesan cheese added, yum.