Crafting Delicious Tomato Candy for a Festive Tet Celebration

Tomatoes, not just a source of essential vitamins, commonly used in sauces and nutritious juices, can also be transformed into delightful and sweet tomato candy! Join PasGo to learn the art of making chewy and delicious tomato candy for a sweet Tet celebration!

Tet candy is an essential part of the Vietnamese snack table when Lunar New Year arrives. While coconut, carrot, and pumpkin candies are familiar, did you know that tomato candy can be equally delightful? Making chewy and delicious tomato candy is straightforward. Once completed, your home will have a tasty and visually stunning treat to offer guests during Tet. Let's learn how to make fragrant and delicious tomato candy together!

This Tet, your home will be filled with colors and luck with a plate of beautifully crafted red tomato candy.

Ingredients for Crafting Chewy Tomato Candy

- Fresh heirloom tomatoes: 1kg

- White granulated sugar: 400gr

- Edible lime: 30gr

How to Craft Delicious Chewy Tomato Candy for Tet Celebration

Step 1: To make the best tomato candy, start by diluting edible lime in about 2 liters of water, stirring thoroughly. Let the lime water settle, and skim off the upper layer to prepare for making tomato candy.

Step 2: Choose ripe, undamaged, and fresh red heirloom tomatoes for crafting tomato candy. Clean the tomatoes' skin and use a sharp stick to puncture small holes all over each tomato.

Afterward, soak the tomatoes in the lime water for approximately 10 hours or overnight.

Step 3: After soaking the tomatoes overnight, clean them thoroughly with cold water to eliminate the lime odor. Then place them in a basket to drain.

Step 4: Marinate the tomatoes with sugar until the sugar completely dissolves. If you prefer your tomato candy to be sweeter or less sweet, adjust the amount of sugar accordingly.

Step 5: Place the tomatoes and sugar syrup in a thick pot. Bring it to a boil and then reduce the heat to the lowest setting, allowing the tomato candy to simmer gently. Occasionally, shake the pot to ensure the sugar syrup permeates the surfaces of the tomato candy for even sweetness.

Step 6: When the sugar syrup has evaporated, and the heirloom tomatoes have transformed into chewy and brilliantly red tomato candy, turn off the heat. If you desire a drier texture, you can place the entire batch of tomato candy in an oven at 100 degrees Celsius for 5-10 minutes. After drying, store the tomato candy in a glass jar. Remember to place the dried tomato candy in a glass jar for preservation!

There you have it, our delightful tomato candy is now complete. The process of making tasty tomato candy is quite simple, isn't it? However, to create delicious, chewy, and visually appealing tomato candy, some special secrets are needed. Just choose fresh and flavorful heirloom tomatoes, soak them in lime water for the right duration, let the candy absorb the sugar, and be patient during the candy drying process. With these steps, you'll have a batch of superbly delicious tomato candy.

Fragrant and delicious tomato candy is an excellent treat for entertaining guests on Tet day.

Tomato candy is one of the fantastic Tet treats that many enjoy preparing before the Lunar New Year. The candy is not only delicious, chewy, and aromatic but also boasts vibrant colors, making it a perfect delicacy for entertaining guests during Tet.

Wishing you success with making delicious tomato candy!

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