Best Steamed Tomatoes Recipes

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH FENNEL, TOMATOES, OUZO, AND CREAM

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir in shallots and garlic, and cook until tender. Stir in fennel and tomato, and continue cooking about 5 minutes.
• Mix white wine, ouzo, and heavy cream into the saucepan, and bring to a boil. Gradually stir in mussels, 1/2 the basil, and salt.
• Cover saucepan, and continue cooking about 5 minutes, until the mussels have opened. Garnish with remaining basil to serve.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH CHORIZO AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a dutch oven heat olive oil over medium heat.
• fry chorizo, onion, garlic, salt and pepper stirring until onion are golden.
• stir in tomatoes and vinegar.
• cook over medium heat until tomatoes are tender (about 15 minutes).
• add clams, cover and bring to a boil.
• cook just until clams open wide (8 to 10 minutes).
• discard any clams that do not open.
• Remove from heat, stir in basil and serve.
• served with crusty bread to sop up sauce.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH SPICY SAUSAGE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add sausages; sauté until almost cooked through, breaking up with fork, about 10 minutes. Add shallots, garlic and dried red pepper. Sauté until sausage is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Mix in tomatoes with juices, broth and vinegar. Add clams, cover and boil until clams open, about 8 minutes (discard any clams that do not open). Mix in basil.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH SHERRY, TOMATOES AND GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy medium pot over medium heat. Add 2 tablespoons garlic and sauté 1 minute. Add tomatoes with their juices, whole onion, basil and 1 tablespoon oregano to pot. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer sauce until reduced to 1 3/4 cups, about 1 hour. Remove onion and discard. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Set aside.
• Melt butter in heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add parsley, bay leaf, crushed red pepper, remaining 1 tablespoon garlic and 2 tablespoons oregano. Sauté until garlic is tender, about 1 minute. Stir in Sherry and tomato sauce. Add mussels and stir to coat. Cover and simmer until mussels open, about 5 minutes; discard any mussels that do not open. Using tongs, transfer mussels to large serving bowl. Season sauce to taste with salt and pepper. Ladle sauce over mussels and serve.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• In a large pot heat oil over medium-high. Add garlic, hot pepper flakes, and oregano and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add tomatoes, increase heat to high, and cook until tomatoes burst, about 4 minutes. Add clams and 3/4 cup water, cover, and cook until clams open, stirring once, 8 to 10 minutes. Discard any unopened clams. Drizzle with oil to serve.

STEAMED SQUASH MEDLEY WITH SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place the sun-dried tomatoes in a bowl with the boiling water, and allow to sit 10 minutes. Remove tomatoes with a slotted spoon, and coarsely chop. Reserve the water.
• Transfer the reserved sun-dried tomato water to a saucepan, and bring to a boil. Place the chopped sun-dried tomatoes, zucchini, squash, and onion in a steamer basket, and set over the boiling water. Reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 15 minutes, or until vegetables are tender. Discard water.
• Transfer the steamed vegetables to a bowl, and mix with butter, sugar, pepper, and salt to serve.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH TOMATOES, GARLIC, AND OUZO

Steps:

• In a large pot on high heat saute the onion in the olive oil until tender but not brown. Add the garlic. Continue to cook for 1 to 2 minutes. Add the tomatoes, mussels, and parsley. Cover and cook for 5 minutes or until all of the mussels open. Discard the unopened ones and with a large spoon stir the mussels around. Add the ouzo and taste sauce for seasoning.

STEAMED GREEN BEANS WITH ROASTED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C).
• Mix tomatoes, garlic cloves, salt, pepper, and olive oil in a large bowl; spread into a 9x13-inch baking dish.
• Roast tomatoes in the preheated oven until they are lightly flecked with brown spots and the garlic cloves are tender, about 45 minutes; remove from oven after 20 minutes and mash lightly with a spatula.
• About 5 minutes before tomatoes are done, place a steamer insert into a saucepan and fill with water to just below the bottom of the steamer. Bring water to a boil. Add green beans, cover, and steam until just tender, about 5 minutes. Place steamed green beans into a serving dish and combine with roasted tomatoes to serve.

OVEN-STEAMED SALMON WITH LENTILS AND SUN-DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a heavy saucepan or soup pot over medium heat and add the onion. Cook, stirring, until tender, about 5 minutes, and add 1/2 teaspoon salt and the garlic. Stir together for a minute, until fragrant, and add the lentils, sun-dried tomatoes, bay leaf, and enough water to cover by an inch. Bring to a simmer, cover and simmer 25 minutes. Add salt and pepper to taste and simmer another 5 to 10 minutes, until the lentils are tender and aromatic. Taste and adjust seasoning. Remove the bay leaf and the sun-dried tomatoes. Keep warm while you cook the salmon.
• While the lentils are cooking, preheat the oven to 300ºF. Cover a baking sheet with foil and lightly oil the foil. Place the salmon on top. Season with salt and pepper. Fill a roasting pan with boiling water and place it on the oven floor.
• Place the salmon in the oven and bake until the fish flakes and white bubbles of protein appear on the surface, 10 to 20 minutes, depending on the size of the fillets. Remove from the heat.
• Using a slotted spoon, spoon the lentils onto 4 dinner plates and place a serving of salmon on top. Sprinkle with herbs, and serve.

HALIBUT STEAMED WITH ORANGES, TOMATOES, AND OLIVES

Steps:

• Cut off peel and white pith from oranges. Cut oranges between membranes to release segments.
• Heat oil in heavy very large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and garlic; sauté until tender and just beginning to brown, about 8 minutes. Add tomatoes and wine. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer 3 minutes. Gently stir in orange segments and olives. Season mixture to taste with salt and pepper. Sprinkle halibut fillets with salt and pepper. Arrange halibut in single layer atop vegetable mixture in skillet. Cover and simmer gently until halibut is just opaque in center, about 12 minutes.
• Spoon vegetable mixture onto plates. Top with halibut. Place feta cheese atop vegetable mixture and alongside halibut. Sprinkle with chives and serve.

STEAMED CUCUMBERS WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Trim off the ends of the cucumbers and remove the skin. Cut the cucumbers into 2-inch thick rounds. Quarter each round lengthwise and remove the seeds.
• Put the cucumbers in the rack of a steamer over boiling water and steam 2 minutes.
• Heat the butter in a saucepan and add the tomatoes, salt and pepper. Cook and stir for 1 minute. Add the cucumbers, parsley and lemon juice. Toss and cook for 1 minute. Serve immediately.

STEAMED MUSSELS OR CLAMS WITH SAFFRON, TOMATOES AND PANCETTA

Steps:

• In a pot large enough to hold the clams, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add the garlic and pancetta. When they begin to sizzle, add the vinegar, wine and saffron. Remove from the heat and let stand until the saffron begins to release its color. Add the tomatoes, pepper, parsley and clams. Cover with a lid and cook over high heat, shaking the pot occasionally, until the clams open. Divide the clams among 4 bowls and serve immediately.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH TOMATOES AND GARLIC TOASTS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F. Arrange bread on baking sheet. Combine 4 tablespoons oil and 2 tablespoons garlic in bowl. Using fork, mash to course paste. Spread over bread. Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a heavy large pot over medium-high heat. Add 2 tablespoons garlic; sauté 2 minutes. Add tomatoes and parsley. Reduce heat; simmer until sauce thickens, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Add mussels; increase heat to high. Cover; cook until mussels open, about 7 minutes (discard any mussels that do not open).
• Divide mussel mixture amoung soup bowls. Place toasts at edge of each bowl.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH CORN AND TOMATOES - CHORROS A LA CHALACA

Steps:

• Remove as much of the corn silk as possible. Trim off the stalk ends from the cob. Stand the ears up on a cutting board and, using a short sharp knife, shave off the kernels. Get as much of the kernels as possible without cutting into the cob and be careful, the kernels have a tendency to fly all over the kitchen.
• Put the corn kernels, mussels, and 1/2 cup water in a wide deep skillet or Dutch oven. Cover and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Steam, shaking the pan occasionally, just until the mussels open up, 3 to 5 minutes.
• While the mussels are steaming, toss the tomato, red onion, yellow pepper, cilantro, olive oil, garlic, chile, and lime juice together in a bowl. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• When the mussels are open, scoop them out with a skimmer and put them in a serving bowl large enough to hold them comfortably. Add the tomato mixture to the mussel steaming liquid, give it a quick stir and pour everything in the pan over the mussels. Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH TOMATOES OVER ANGEL HAIR PASTA

Steps:

• 1. Wash the mussels and remove the "beard." Place the mussels, with just the water that clings to them, in a covered pot over high heat until they just open, about 2 to 3 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside. 2. Meanwhile, bring a gallon of well-salted water to a boil. 3. Remove the mussels from their shells. Discard the shells, reserve the mussels in a bowl and reserve the juice in the pot. 4. Heat the juices over medium-high heat and reduce the quantity by half. 5. Add the pasta to the boiling water. 6. Add the tomatoes to the mussel juice and simmer. Season with salt and pepper. Add the parsley. 7. Cook the pasta until it is al dente, about 6 to 8 minutes. 8. In a large bowl, toss the pasta with the tomato mixture and the mussels. Serve immediately.

STEAMED CLAMS WITH SPICY SAUSAGE AND TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in heavy large pot over medium-high heat.
• Add sausages; saute until almost cooked through, breaking up with fork, about 10 minutes.
• Add shallots, garlic and dried red pepper.
• Saute until sausage is cooked through, about 5 minutes.
• Mix in tomatoes with juices, broth and vinegar.
• Add clams, cover and boil until clams open, about 8 minutes (discard any clams that do not open).
• Mix in basil.

STEAMED MUSSELS WITH FENNEL AND SUN DRIED TOMATOES

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan over medium high heat and cook the shallots, fennel, and garlic until the fennel is softened (lower heat if garlic starts to burn).
• Stir in the sun dried tomatoes, 1/2 cup of the parsley, white wine, and lemon juice.
• Reduce heat to low and simmer 5 to 10 minutes.
• Increase heat to medium and add the mussels; cover and cook until the shells open, about 7 to 10 minutes.
• Transfer mussels, with a slotted spoon, to a serving bowl, discarding any that do not open.
• Whisk the lemon zest and cream into the saucepan and pour over mussels; garnish with remaining parsley and serve.
• Serve with baguette slices.

VIETNAMESE STEAMED CHICKEN WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Place a large steamer on the stove and bring to the boil.
• Cut the meat into bite size pieces. Slice the ginger slices into thin strips and cut each tomatoe into 10 wedges - so very thin. Slice spring onions into slices.
• Place the meat in a heat proof dish and all the other ingredients. Mix this well. Cover with cling wrap or a lid.
• Place the dish in the steamer and cook for 25-35 minutes.
• Serve with rice and nuoc cham.

STEAMED TOMATOES

Steps:

• 1 Rinse the tomatoes and pat dry. Cut them in half through the stem end. In a small saucepan, combine the tomatoes, oil, and salt. Cover the pan and place on low heat. Cook 10 minutes or until the tomatoes are just softened but still hold their shape. 2 Add the basil. Serve hot or at room temperature. From "1,000 Italian Recipes." Copyright 2004 by Michele Scicolone. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

STEAMED RABE WITH TOMATOES

Steps:

• Using a small paring knife cut off and discard the bottom stalks of the rabe. The tender leaves and stems plus the buds of the vegetable should be left intact. Rinse the rabe well in a colander. Drain, but allow the water that clings to the leaves to remain.
• Heat the oil in a heavy skillet or casserole with a tight-fitting lid. Add the garlic and pepper flakes and cook briefly. Do not brown. Add the rabe and stir. Add the tomatoes, salt and pepper and cook, stirring, until wilted. Cover closely and let cook for about 5 minutes, turning the vegetable occasionally so it cooks evenly. Serve immediately.