Recipes for cooking assorted vegetables for the winter without sterilization
Vegetable seamings and pickles are an integral part of the winter menu of almost every person. Each of us probably remembers how, in childhood, mothers and grandmothers sterilized jars and prepared vegetables. Usually this process was quite laborious and lengthy. Today, each of us can prepare vegetables for the winter without sterilization, the main thing is to know how. We will tell you about this in our article.
Features of the method
Due to the fact that we will prepare assorted vegetables for the winter without sterilization, In the process of cooking, you need to perform several additional steps:
- firstly, vegetables must be disinfected;
- secondly, it is necessary to boil the lids with which we will twist the jars.
So, in order to disinfect vegetables, they need to be doused with boiling water - this is how we get rid of all bacteria and harmful organisms. This should be done after you have placed the vegetables in the jar and then drained of the boiling water. And to boil the lids, they should be placed in boiling water for 2-3 minutes. In general, nothing complicated, but these actions will allow us not to carry out a painstaking sterilization procedure, which will greatly simplify the process of preparing pickles and make it more enjoyable.
Preparing vegetables
Before proceeding with the direct cooking process, you should carefully prepare the vegetables. To begin with, it should be remembered that only fresh and whole products can be harvested. Do not use those vegetables that show any signs of disease (blackening on the peel, rotten edges, etc.).e.) In addition, special attention should be paid to the size of the fruits - we select only those that will pass through the neck of the jar. Otherwise, the vegetables will have to be cut, which is not to everyone's liking.
When you have chosen vegetables, they must be thoroughly washed and dried, and all unnecessary details must be removed: stalks, seeds, etc.
Recipes
There are a large number of ways and methods of harvesting vegetables for the winter. Consider one of the most popular instant pickled vegetable recipes. So, you need to take:
- tomatoes;
- cucumbers;
- bell pepper;
- hot peppers;
- garlic;
- onion;
- greens to taste;
- water;
- salt;
- sugar;
- acetic acid;
- pepper and other spices to taste.
First of all, all the vegetables should be put in cleanly washed jars (this can be done randomly or in layers). Then we disinfect the products, and after that we fill them with brine. To prepare the brine, you need to mix water, sugar, salt, pepper, and other spices to taste and boil the liquid. After you have filled the vegetables with brine, add a teaspoon of acetic acid to the bottle, which will act as a preservative. Then the jars should be tightened with lids and turned upside down. We cover the inverted jars with a blanket and wait until they have completely cooled down. After that, they can be turned back and put away for storage.
Thus, without sterilization, you can prepare for the winter not only the vegetable assortment described above, but also other modifications of the dish, as well as each product independently. This method will allow you to simplify the harvesting process (pickling or canning) and reduce the time spent in the kitchen. At the same time, you and your family will be able to enjoy delicious and crunchy vegetables during the cold season.
For information on how to cook assorted vegetables for the winter without sterilization, see the video below.