1. Cutting tomatoes

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1. Make a superficial cross cut on the opposite side of the tomato stems.Rinse the tomatoes.

2. Boil tomatoes

1. Heat the tomatoes in abundant boiling water (enough to cover them). Remove from the heat when the peel starts to come off.Let the tomatoes cool down to room temperature.

3. Peel tomatoes

1. Peel the tomatoes and discard the skin. Squeeze the tomatoes to extract the seeds, into a sieve, with a clean bowl underneath to catch the juice.Strain the seeds to get all the juice you can and add the juice to the tomatoes. Discard the seeds.

4. Make syrup

1. In a saucepan, boil the cinnamon, star anise, sugar, raisins, and salt over low heat in a cup of water until the water becomes lightly colored.Add the tomatoes and the juice.

5. Simmer

1. Boil over medium heat, stirring frequently, until you reach the desired consistency (with a light syrup to serve as dessert, no liquid to make it into jam).

6. Serve

1. Remove the cinnamon and star anise. Let the tomatoes cool to room temperature.Chill before serving.