Marinating tomatoes for the winter with marigolds and a step-by-step recipe for a liter jar
The season for the ripening of vegetables is a hot time for housewives, as conservation begins. The house is unbearably hot from the constant boiling of water. The recipe for tomatoes with marigolds for the winter is already loved by many. Fragrant flowers can be found without problems. If these are your favorite tomatoes, then you can plant several bushes in your garden every year. They will not only please the eye, but also scare away some types of insects from the plantation. In autumn they will be useful for creating blanks.
What do marigolds give when preserving tomatoes?
There are more than 30 varieties of marigolds that grow and bloom throughout the summer. These are unpretentious flowers, so they can often be seen in city flower beds.
Leaves and inflorescences have a peculiar pungent smell, have phytoncidal properties. Contains essential oil, vitamins C, P, E. Not many people know that flowers can be eaten. They are used for canning vegetables. It is necessary to select only those flowers that are golden yellow in color.
Tinned marigolds add extraordinary aroma and taste to tomatoes. They have a positive effect on the body: they increase immunity, soothe, lower blood pressure.
Required ingredients
To cook tomatoes with marigolds, you will need the following ingredients:
- Tomatoes - 1.5 kg.
- Marigolds - 5 pcs.
- Salt - 2.5 tbsp l.
- Sugar - 10 tbsp l.
- Garlic - 1 head.
- Peppercorns - 6 pcs.
- Vinegar.
Cooking method
For cooking, you need small and firm tomatoes. Marigolds must be picked fresh and young.
Stages of preparation of the workpiece:
- Sort tomatoes, discard damaged specimens. Rinse with plenty of water and spread on a towel. Wait until the vegetables are completely dry.
- Prepare cans for preservation. It is most convenient to use containers of 1 liter. Rinse the containers well with water and soda. Sterilize in any convenient way. The most common is steaming. To do this, collect cold water in a small saucepan, cover with a special disc with a hole on top and put the jar upside down. After boiling water, let the jar stand for 3 minutes. This will remove microorganisms, bacteria, fungal spores. If you skip this stage, then there is a high probability that the workpiece will deteriorate.
- Gently pierce each tomato with a toothpick. This will allow air to escape neatly and the vegetable will not crack. Fill the container with the tomatoes halfway. Put 1-2 flowers of marigolds, a little pepper, chopped garlic. About 10 tomatoes are used for a liter can.
- Boil water in a large container and fill each jar to the top.Let stand for 20 minutes.
- After the specified time has elapsed, cover the jar with a lid with holes and drain the contents into a saucepan. Remove water from all cans.
- Repeat the procedure one more time.
- Go to the preparation of the brine. Add 2 tablespoons of sugar and one salt to a liter of liquid.
- Bring the brine to a boil and wait until the crystals are completely dissolved.
- Pour one tablespoon of vinegar or one teaspoon of essence into a jar.
- Pour brine to the top and cover with pre-boiled lids.
- Cork hermetically.
- Allow to cool slowly under a warm blanket. Place the blanks upside down.
How and how long are the blanks stored?
If the pickled tomatoes were closed in full compliance with all preservation rules and sealed hermetically, then the shelf life is 2 years. Tomatoes can be stored under nylon lids for six months in the cold. Better to put them in a refrigerator or cellar.
Hermetically sealed tomatoes can be stored at room temperature. The main condition is that they should be away from devices that emit heat. Some housewives are adapting to keep the conservation on the balcony. The only condition is that the balcony is insulated, and the workpieces do not freeze in severe frosts.
Additional Information
You can eat not only tomatoes, but also the flowers themselves.
There should be a certain sound when opening the can, which indicates the presence of a vacuum. This means that the tomatoes are harvested and stored according to all the rules.
If the lid on the jar is convex and inflated, then this indicates a possible beginning of fermentation in the jar. You cannot eat the blank.
This original appetizer will diversify your everyday and festive table.
