Recipes for pickled tomatoes with sweet bell peppers for the winter
In August and September, the price of tomatoes drops and it is time to cover pickled tomatoes with sweet bell peppers. There are several ways to do this. Some prefer the classic version, while others prefer recipes that combine different vegetables and spices. The combination of pickled tomatoes with bell peppers is one of the most delicious options for such blanks.
The specifics of pickling tomato with bell pepper for the winter
When preparing a dish, consider the following:
- The number of tomatoes depends on how much the container will be used. You need to take so many tomatoes to completely fill it.
- Before cooking, vegetables are thoroughly rinsed, and containers and lids are sterilized before use.
- Sometimes tomatoes burst when preserved. In order to prevent this from happening, it is recommended to make a puncture with a toothpick.
Not forgetting about these features, you can avoid some problems in the process of preparing blanks from tomatoes with sweet bell peppers.
Required ingredients
The use of this recipe involves the use of ingredients:
- you need 1.2 kilograms of tomatoes;
- one bell pepper;
- one head of onion;
- Carrots - 1 piece;
- 3 sprigs of fresh parsley;
- one or two dill umbrellas;
- a piece of horseradish root 5-6 cm long;
- 3 garlic cloves;
- two bay leaves;
- you need black pepper in the form of peas;
- 55 grams of granulated sugar;
- salt 40 g;
- you need 40 ml of 9% vinegar;
- clean water in the required amount.
Now you can start cooking pickled vegetables.
How to choose and prepare vegetables
It is recommended to choose medium-sized tomatoes for harvesting. Ingredients must be fresh and free from spoilage. Care must be taken to ensure that the tomatoes used are fully ripe.
Before preparing a dish, vegetables must be washed and peeled. The stalks are cut off the bell pepper and the seeds are cleaned.
Preparation of containers
Jars and lids must be sterilized. There are several ways to do this, the most famous of which are steaming or using boiling cans and lids..
How to pickle tomatoes with peppers
Cooking pickled vegetables takes several steps:
- You need to cut onions into rings, carrots into circles. Chili is cut along with the seeds. Tomatoes in the area of the stalk are pierced with a toothpick so that they do not burst. The garlic is peeled and washed.
- At the bottom of the container, place an umbrella of dill, a branch of parsley, a piece of hot chili, a garlic clove, a bay leaf and a few pieces of carrots and onions.Add a piece of horseradish root a few centimeters long. If it's thick, you can use a shorter piece. If it is desirable to make it spicier, in addition to the spicy one, add pepper in the form of peas.
- The jar is filled with tomatoes to the very top. They need to be shifted with pieces of onions, bell peppers and carrots.
- Now you need to pour the required amount of water into the pan and put it on fire. After boiling, it is poured into a jar with the expectation that it will fill the container to the top.
- The jar is covered with a lid and left for half an hour.
- The liquid from the tomatoes is poured into a saucepan, salt, sugar are added and boiled.
- Vinegar is added to the jar and poured with a freshly boiled solution to the upper edge.
After that, the jar must be rolled up. If a screw cap is provided in it, then it is tightened. The container is turned over and wrapped in a blanket, waiting to cool to room temperature. Now the tomatoes are completely ready for the winter.
Storage rules for conservation
Jars with blanks are stored in a cool dark place during the winter. Throughout this period, pickled products retain their taste.
