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Baked Tomatoes with Crusty Bread

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Baked Tomatoes with Crusty Bread

Baked Tomatoes with Crusty Bread

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Equipment

  • - Baking Stone: An essential tool for achieving a perfectly baked tomato by evenly distributing heat during baking.

  • - Oven Mitts: Essential safety equipment to handle hot dishes from the oven without burning yourself.

  • - Wire Oven Basket or Pizza Pan: Ideal for baking individual slices of bread with a crusty exterior while keeping them separate and easily accessible.

  • - Cooking Utensils / Dutch Oven (cast iron): Provides even heat distribution, perfect for slow-cooking tomatoes to enhance their flavor before adding any additional cooking method like grilling or baking in an oven.

  • - Serving Tray with Handle: Ideal for serving the dish while keeping your hands free from handling hot dishes directly.

Ingredients

  • 3 (28-ounce) cans whole tomatoes in juice

  • 3/4 stick unsalted butter, divided

  • 2 medium onions, chopped

  • 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped

  • 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice

  • 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves

  • 1 teaspoon dried thyme

  • 1 tablespoon packed light brown sugar, or to taste

  • 8 (1/4-inch-thick) slices good-quality white sandwich bread such as a pullman loaf

Instructions

1

Instruction 1

Preheat oven to 425°F with rack in middle. Butter a 3-quart baking dish (about 13 by 9 by 2 inches).
2

Instruction 2

Drain tomatoes, reserving 1 cup juice, then chop.
3

Instruction 3

Heat 2 tablespoons butter in a 5- to 6-quart heavy pot over medium-high heat until foam subsides, then cook onions with 1/2 teaspoon salt, stirring occasionally, until golden-brown, about 10 minutes. Add garlic, allspice, and cloves and cook, stirring, 1 minute.
4

Instruction 4

Stir in tomatoes with reserved juice, thyme, brown sugar, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper and briskly simmer, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 20 minutes.
5

Instruction 5

Meanwhile, melt remaining 1/2 stick butter and brush onto both sides of bread. Halve each slice.
6

Instruction 6

Transfer tomato mixture to baking dish and top with bread, overlapping slightly. Bake until bubbling and bread is crisp and golden-brown, about 20 minutes.
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