6 delicious recipes for marinated zucchini strips for the winter
Zucchini are considered versatile vegetables for preparing preparations for the winter. These can be salads, pickled appetizers and preserves. One of the options for such dishes is marinated zucchini in strips, which are prepared for long-term storage. They are relevant for any table and do not require special canning skills.
Features of pickling sliced zucchini for the winter
Since zucchini is quite easy to process, you can pickle them in any variation. They can be sliced in any way or combined with other vegetables. The main feature of pickling is the need for preliminary preparation of vegetables.
Preparation of food and containers
Before canning, zucchini should be sorted out, the stalks and inflorescences should be removed, and then washed thoroughly. Further processing depends on the preparation method:
- for salting, you need to chop them with a fork before filling the cans;
- for simple canning - hold in boiling water for 3 minutes;
- Peel and core the vegetables before stuffing.
The containers also require preparation (washed and steamed in the oven or in a water bath for 15 minutes).
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You can marinate zucchini in various forms. Not only the appearance of the workpiece, but also its taste depends on how the vegetables will be cut. This is due to a change in the degree of salting and saturation with spices.
Zucchini in circles in liter jars with sterilization
To prepare three liter cans you will need:
- zucchini - 2 kilograms;
- garlic - 9 cloves;
- black pepper - 18 peas.
For the marinade, you need to combine 1.2 liters of water, 2 tablespoons of salt, 3 tablespoons of sugar.
For preservation, prepared zucchini are cut into rings up to 2 centimeters thick and placed in jars. In every third of the styling, a clove of garlic and a few peas are added.
The marinade is cooked over the fire for 3 minutes, after which it is poured into each jar. Each of them is poured in a third - this will prevent damage to the container from boiling water.
Filled cans are filled to the top, covered with lids and sent to the pan for sterilization. The prepared containers are rolled up and turned upside down.
Zucchini in thin stripes
Marinated zucchini, cut into ribbons, make it possible to prepare various dishes in winter. A special vegetable knife is used for even stripes.
To create the finest slices, you need a vegetable cutter. It needs to be led from one edge to the other. The resulting strip is rolled up and placed in jars. Coils of vegetables are poured with boiling water, which, after 10 minutes, is poured into a container. The ingredients necessary for the marinade are added to it and boiled for 3 minutes. The fill is filled to the very top. The container is twisted and wrapped.
Zucchini marinated in this way remains firm, so they can be used to make filled rolls at any time of the year.
Cubes
Zucchini are marinated in cubes with vegetables. Chopped onions, carrots, garlic and dill. Salt, water and sunflower oil are added to the vegetable mixture, after which it is stewed for an hour and a half. Then herbs and tomato paste are added to the container and placed in the oven for another 20 minutes. Hot vegetable salad is laid out in sterilized jars and closed with lids, rolled up.
In pieces
Vegetables can also be cut into pieces. They can be large, up to the height of a can. The process of marinating zucchini in slices consists of several stages:
- Pouring spices to the bottom of the jars.
- Filling containers with sliced courgettes.
- Preparing brine from water, salt and sugar.
- Adding vinegar to jars.
- Pouring boiling brine over zucchini.
After that, the cans are sterilized and rolled up.
Plates in 2 liter jars
Two-liter jars are convenient for canning sliced zucchini. To prepare such a piece, you need to cut the vegetables into "columns", and chop the bell pepper and chili. Grind the garlic in a meat grinder.
Place the zucchini in a container, add salt, sugar, oil, tomato paste, pepper and garlic to them. Boil vegetables for half an hour. Add vinegar five minutes before the end of cooking. Arrange the workpiece in banks, sterilize and roll up.
Slices like milk mushrooms
You can use the recipe for cooking zucchini, which tastes like pickled milk mushrooms. For this purpose, the vegetables should be cut into large cubes. Cut the carrots into circles and the peppers into slices. Grind the head of garlic in a blender. Finely chop the greens. Combine the ingredients in a large container and marinate for 2 hours. During this time, the zucchini will be juiced.
The resulting mixture is placed in sterile jars along with the liquid, covered with lids and sent to the fire for sterilization. Then the cans are rolled up and turned over, wrapped up for a day.
How to store workpieces correctly?
The blanks will only be saved if stored correctly. For this purpose, a cool place, sufficiently dry and ventilated, is suitable.
