Beetroot Pickled Cauliflower Recipes
Cauliflower is ideal for conservation. It goes well with other vegetables, looks good on the table and keeps its shape perfectly. That is why pickled cauliflower with beets is very often rolled up for the winter. Before you start preparing this dish, you should study the recipes for its preparation.
Classic recipe
There are different recipes for preparing cauliflower with beets for the winter. Most often, a classic recipe is used to preserve a snack.
To create this dish, you will have to prepare the following ingredients in advance:
- a kilogram of cabbage;
- one beet;
- three heads of garlic;
- black pepper;
- 150 g of salt;
- 80 g sugar;
- a bunch of parsley;
- 400 ml vinegar;
- 20 g citric acid;
- 200 ml of oil.
Cooking starts with preparing the main ingredients used. First you need to disassemble the cabbage into several inflorescences. Then, several liters of water with citric acid are poured into a small container. The inflorescences are lowered into liquid and placed on a gas stove. The water should boil, after which it will have to boil for a few more minutes over low heat. This procedure is carried out so that vegetables do not begin to turn black during cooking.
While the vegetables are cooking on the stove, you can work on other ingredients. The beets are thoroughly washed with cold water, peeled and cut into small pieces.
After that, chopped garlic with parsley and the rest of the herbs are laid out in sterilized jars. Then a few pieces of beetroot with boiled cabbage are added to them. All this is carefully tamped with a spatula or hand so that more vegetables fit into the jar.
When the container is completely filled, marinade is poured into the container, and they are covered with lids for 30 minutes.
After that, a little sugar, black pepper and salt are added to each jar. After half an hour, the liquid from the container is poured into a saucepan, brought to a boil and again poured into jars. Pour the contents of the jars with vegetable oil and vinegar and marinate. Once the canned snack has cooled completely, it can be moved to the basement for storage.
With carrots
Sometimes other recipes are used to preserve cabbage with beets, which may differ in ingredients. Some housewives add carrots during the preparation of canned beetroot. To make a snack according to this recipe, you will have to prepare the following components in advance:
- a kilogram of cabbage;
- two carrots;
- one beet;
- four peppers;
- 60 g basil;
- 100 g of salt;
- 80 g sugar;
- dill;
- three heads of garlic;
- 200 ml vinegar.
To create preservation, you must use only delicious and sweet beets, carrots and cabbage. You can even use vegetables with blackheads as they can be removed during the cooking process. Making a snack starts with preparing the vegetables. The cauliflower is washed and cut into several large pieces. Then it is poured into a pot of water. Also, peeled and grated carrots should be added to it. After adding all the ingredients to the pan, you can pour a little allspice, salt and sugar into the water. The mixture is brought to a boil and simmered over low heat for 5-10 minutes.
While the marinade is preparing, you can add a little chopped garlic and herbs to each jar.
After that, beets should be added to the marinade on the stove. However, before that, it must be thoroughly cleaned and cut into small pieces. After 10 minutes, the entire contents of the pan are distributed between the jars. Preservation should be infused for several minutes, after which a little vinegar and salt is added to it. Then you need to marinate the salting and shake it well. Pickled cucumbers should cool for 24 hours after seaming. Only after they have completely cooled down can they be transferred to the cellar for further storage.
Conclusion
Pickled cauliflower is a great snack to preserve for the winter. It is quite difficult to prepare it, especially for people who have not previously been involved in conservation. To preserve cabbage, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with the features of its preparation and the most common recipes in advance.
