5 best recipes for canned pepper and tomato for the winter
Winter is the time when you want something light and bright. Therefore, summer preparations are used. They can be a side dish for meat dishes, serve as a dressing. Most housewives prefer to preserve pepper and tomato preparations for the winter. It is very tasty and beautiful. Indeed, fruits of different colors can be put in one jar. Canned vegetables will decorate the table for the New Year holidays.
Principles of harvesting peppers and tomatoes for the winter
After seaming, the blanks are turned upside down and covered with a blanket on top. A day later, the conservation is taken to the cellar or hidden in a storage cabinet.
It is necessary to check the blanks within a month. If the lid swells, then the can is opened, otherwise it will explode.
How to choose and prepare vegetables
Vegetables must be selected ripe, but not overripe, without rot, spots. Tomatoes should not have white streaks inside.
Wash them in plenty of water. If tomatoes are mashed, then the stalk is removed from them, the pepper is additionally peeled from seeds.
Preparing containers for the start of the process
First, the jars are thoroughly washed in water with the addition of soda. Then rinse under running water. The jar is placed in a small bowl with the neck down. Pour in some water. Bring to a boil and sterilize the container for 15 minutes. The lids can also be sterilized there. It will take them about 2 minutes.
The most delicious recipes
Peppers and tomatoes work well with each other and many other vegetables. In addition, doctors note that tomatoes retain nutrients even when canned. Therefore, the blanks will be not only tasty, but also healthy..
Tomatoes with bell peppers for the winter
Canned vegetables will decorate the table and are perfect for mashed potatoes. For 2 three-liter jars you will need:
- 4 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 1.5 kilograms of pepper;
- a few cloves of garlic;
- 4 bay leaves;
- 10 black peppercorns;
- 6 sprigs of greenery;
- 120 grams of sugar;
- 60 grams of salt;
- 60 milliliters of vinegar.
Vegetables are washed and peeled. Garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves and herbs are placed on the bottom of the jar. Then you should put the Bulgarian pepper. It is pre-cut into thin slices. Put tomatoes on top, pour boiling water over it. After 10 minutes, the water is drained. After that salt, sugar are poured, vinegar is poured in and everything is again poured with boiling water. The jar needs to be rolled up with a lid.
In tomato puree, without vinegar and oil
For this recipe you need to take:
- 4 kilograms of sweet pepper;
- 5 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 300 grams of sugar;
- 50 grams of salt.
The sweet pepper must be cut into thin slices. Then mix with tomato puree, add salt and sugar. Vegetables are simmered for 10 minutes over low heat and laid out in jars. After they are sterilized from 30 to 40 minutes, depending on the volume of the container.
With onion
In this case, it is advisable to use not round, but slightly elongated tomatoes. They are more meaty. For cooking you will need:
- 3 kilograms of tomatoes;
- a pound of bell pepper;
- 3 onion heads;
- 6 teaspoons of 9% vinegar;
- 90 grams of salt;
- 180 grams of sugar.
Onion cut into rings and strips of pepper are placed on the bottom. Then each tomato is cut in half and placed in the jar, cut side down. Tomatoes are packed tightly, but you should not put too much pressure on them. Prepare the brine separately in a saucepan. Salt, sugar, vinegar are added to the water. After boiling, pour into jars. Sterilized for a quarter of an hour.
With carrots
This is a fairly simple salad that tastes sweet and sour. Canned vegetables go well with the main courses, they can decorate the festive table. To make a salad, you need to take:
- 1 kilogram of pepper;
- 2 kilograms of tomato, carrot, onion;
- 90 grams of salt;
- a glass of vegetable oil;
- half a glass of vinegar;
- 200 grams of sugar;
- spice.
In a convenient basin, cut the pepper into small slices, the tomato in medium slices, grate the carrots, chop the onion into cubes. Add remaining ingredients. Everything is stirred and brought to a boil. Stew vegetables for 40 minutes. At the end, you need to pour in the vinegar and put the still hot vegetables in the jars.
With garlic
The traditional Hungarian dish - lecho is perfect for meat. To prepare it, you will need:
- 1.5 kilograms of tomato;
- a pound of sweet pepper;
- a few cloves of garlic;
- a small pod of hot pepper;
- 30 grams of salt;
- 45 grams of sugar.
Peel the tomatoes and grind them through a meat grinder or blender. Hot pepper and garlic are finely chopped. The resulting puree is poured into a saucepan, salt and sugar are added. Put on fire for 20 minutes. Slices of sweet pepper are added. Cook for another 20 minutes. Put hot pepper and garlic, simmer for 15 minutes. Lecho is placed in jars hot, you do not need to sterilize.
How to store workpieces correctly
Store workpieces in a dry place, away from heat sources. The optimum temperature will be 15 ° C. All vegetable preparations should be stored for no more than a year.
