Budget-Friendly Tomatoes Recipes – Save Money, Eat Well
Cooking with Tomatoes doesn’t have to be expensive. Try these cheap, tasty, and filling recipes.
Recipes with Tomatoes
Stir-fried Tomato and Egg is a simple yet flavorful dish that combines the softness of scrambled eggs with the freshness of ripe tomatoes. Seasonings such as soy sauce, sugar, and salt provide a balanced touch of savory sweetness. The addition of fresh spring onions adds aroma and color to this dish. With a quick and easy cooking process, this dish is suitable for a practical and delicious everyday menu.
Tomato scrambled eggs is a common home-cooked dish with the following benefits: • Rich in nutrients: Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C, lycopene, etc., while eggs provide high-quality protein, lecithin, etc. The combination of the two can supplement a variety of nutrients. • Promote digestion: The acidic substances in tomatoes can promote gastric acid secretion and help digestion. • Good taste: Sweet and sour, it can increase appetite.
The mixed vegetable soup is sweet and delicious. Onions, red and yellow peppers are fragrant and sweet, carrots are rich in carotene, and the nutritional value of celery and tomatoes is beyond words. Add to that the high-quality starch - potatoes, no wonder people can lose weight by drinking this 😊
This refreshing cold noodles with a secret ingredient that is perfect for the hot summer weather!
Great with rice/udon👍🏿Simple and fast, must-learn for lazy people
- Blanching: Boil water in a pot, add a little salt and a few drops of cooking oil, first put in the dried tofu shreds and blanch for 1-2 minutes, remove and rinse with cold water, drain the water, this can remove the bean smell and make the taste softer; then put the bitter gourd shreds in boiling water and blanch for about 30 seconds, quickly remove and rinse with cold water to maintain its emerald green color and crisp taste.
This tomato-cooked fish fillet dish highlights the contrast in texture between the surface of the fillet, fried to a crispy golden color, and the meat inside, which remains tender and juicy. The sweet and sour tomato sauce, slightly thickened by the tapioca starch solution, coats the fish evenly while giving it a fresh red glow. The aroma of sautéed garlic and ginger adds a warm and inviting layer of flavor, while the brisk tomato stew provides a natural freshness. Overall, this dish is practical for everyday use and easy to pair with warm rice, but requires careful marinating and frying to prevent the fish from becoming too dry, and careful stirring of the sauce to achieve the optimal consistency without clumping or being too runny.
The name "Grapes and Eggplants with Carrots" sounds quite creative. It may be a special pastry that combines the flavors of multiple ingredients. The main ingredients include grapes, tomatoes and radishes. The overall style tends to be fresh and unique. From the taste point of view, the sour and sweet juicy grapes, the slightly sour and refreshing tomatoes and the crisp and sweet radishes combine to make the pastry have both the fruity aroma and the freshness of vegetables, with richer layers. The texture of the pastry is soft and dense. You can feel the fusion of multiple flavors when you put it in your mouth. It is sour and sweet with a hint of freshness. It is suitable for tea or dessert.
This dish "Red Shirt Fish Cooked with Tomatoes" is bright in color. The fish is first marinated with salt and then fried until the skin is slightly crispy. It is then cooked with tomato sauce, which is sour and sweet, with a slight tomato fragrance and scallion flavor. The fish is tender and juicy. The overall taste combines the smoothness of tomatoes and the delicateness of red shirt. It is simple and easy to make and has a homely feel. However, you need to reserve time for marinating the fish and blanching the skin, and the ratio of starch sauce must be properly controlled to avoid the sauce being too thin or the fish being slightly dry.