Tomato Juice

Name: Tomato Juice
Ingredients: 5 pounds very ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into chunks; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 2 teaspoons black peppercorns; 1 celery stalk; 1 medium yellow onion, halved

5 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

5 pounds very ripe tomatoes, cored and cut into chunks
1 tablespoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons black peppercorns
1 celery stalk
1 medium yellow onion, halved

Directions

1

Put the tomatoes and accumulated juices in a nonreactive pot and add the salt, peppercorns, celery, and onion.
2

Bring to a simmer over low heat, cover, and cook for 15 minutes.
3

Let cool.
4

Discard the celery and onion, and then strain through a fine-mesh sieve, using a rubber spatula to push the tomatoes through.
5

Discard the solids.