3 best recipes for making cauliflower lecho for the winter
The time for homemade vegetables is just around the corner. Cauliflower is a rare product on our table. It is a pity, because this vegetable is a storehouse of nutrients, vitamins and trace elements. One of the delicious dishes among homemade preparations for the winter is cauliflower lecho, we will consider the basic cooking recipes, we will reveal the subtleties and nuances of canning.
Delicious and crispy cabbage lecho - the highlight of your table
You can diversify your everyday or festive table in winter with original healthy vegetable preparations. Cauliflower marinade will be a delicious table decoration. If the technology of conservation is observed, vitamins and microelements are preserved in the dish, the vegetables are crispy, and the spicy sauce is savory.
What side dishes should you serve?
Lecho is an ideal appetizer for meat dishes. Many housewives use the preparation for filling the soup. The prepared product goes well with boiled or baked potatoes, fish and rice.
Required ingredients and inventory
For cooking, you need fresh vegetables, herbs, spices and a good mood. It is important to prepare from the inventory in advance:
- glass liter jars;
- pan;
- tin covers;
- sharp knives or a meat grinder.
Jars and lids are sterilized in a water bath, vegetables are thoroughly washed.
Important! Vegetables should be fresh, so the dish will turn out crispy and the marinade will be fragrant.
Preparing vegetables
Rinse fresh vegetables thoroughly, cut out damaged parts. Peel the carrots. Tomatoes are prepared in a variety of ways. There are recipes for cooking lecho with tomatoes with or without skin.
Recipes and step by step recipe
There are classic cooking recipes. Recently, a recipe for cooking in a multicooker has become popular. Lecho is often prepared as a salad, this method allows you to save most of the vitamins.
The classic recipe for making lecho with cabbage
Ingredients:
- cauliflower - 1 kilogram;
- tomatoes - 2 kilograms;
- sweet bell pepper - 1 kilogram;
- onions - 0.5 kilograms;
- carrots - 0.5 kilograms;
- garlic - 2 heads;
- salt, sugar, spices - to taste;
- sunflower oil - 300 grams;
- vinegar 9% - 150 milliliters.
The washed vegetables, except for cauliflower, are cut into strips, the tomatoes are left with the skin, the onions are cut into rings.We divide the cabbage into small flowers. We add all the ingredients to the pan, pour in the water. It takes about 30 minutes to cook lecho. 10 minutes before the end, salt, sugar, spices, oil and vinegar are added to the mixture. Hot lecho is poured into sterilized jars, rolled up.
Salad like cauliflower lecho
The method of preparing lecho, like a salad, differs from the traditional recipe, the method of making a marinade, which uses tomato paste instead of tomatoes. To preserve the snow-white color of the inflorescences, the vegetable is blanched in water with the addition of citric acid.
Method of preparation in a multicooker
This recipe does not involve vinegar. The vegetable's own juice is used as a preservative. Before placing the cauliflower inflorescences in the multicooker bowl, the vegetable is boiled for 5 minutes in salted water. To create a self-sufficient dish, pieces of tender turkey or chicken meat are included in the ingredients of the classic recipe.
Cooking tips and advice
Basic rules and recommendations for preparing a fragrant snack for the winter:
- Use fresh food.
- To preserve the white color of the cabbage inflorescences, blanch with the addition of citric acid.
- Add salt, sugar and spices to the dish no earlier than 10 minutes before the end of cooking.
- Do not use stalks.
- Pre-peel vegetables from damage.
Over time, each hostess will replenish her favorite recipe with her own secrets and additions.
Features of storage lecho for the winter
For long-term storage of workpieces, it is necessary to ensure optimal storage conditions for the product.
Appetizing jars should be stored in a cellar or basement at a temperature no higher than +18 C, the room should be dark.
The shelf life of the product depends on the amount of vinegar. If the sterilization process is violated, pathogenic bacteria can enter the sauce, the workpiece will be spoiled.
