Maesil Cherry Tomatoes

5 from 2 votes

Place two paper towels into the bottom of a pot. Then carefully place your mason jar upside down into the pot. Pour 1-2 inches of water in. Place on a high heat. When you start to see bubbles form on the bottom of the pot - reduce the heat to a low. Let the jar boil in the pot for 10 minutes. Afterwards, carefully grab the jar with a towel and place it right-side up on a wire-rack.
Remove the paper towel from the pot. Then throw the lid into the water for 5 minutes. Remove and place on wire-rack.

Give the cherry tomatoes a good rinse. Take off the stems. Use your knife and make a X mark at the bottom of each tomato. (Be careful not to cut into the flesh too much).
Now cut 3 slices of fresh lemon. And set aside two sprigs of rosemary.
Bring a pot of water up to boil. While you wait, fill a mixing bowl with (ice) cold water and set it aside. Once the pot is boiling, add-in the tomatoes. Then count to 10 seconds - aloud! Once 10 seconds hit, immediately take the tomatoes out and place into the cold water.
Once its cooled, drain the water. Now turn on some music and peel the skin off each tomato :)

Now, place each peeled tomato into the sterilized jar. Half-way in, add a few slices of lemon and rosemary. Then add the rest of the tomatoes and top-it off with the remaining lemon slice and rosemary. Fill the jar with maesil. Close the lid.
Place in the refrigerator and allow it to ferment for 2 days. Serve chilled - bon appetit!