Tomato juice recipes for the winter
Tomato juice is an indispensable winter preparation for preparing a huge number of dishes. Morse is a component not only of homemade borscht, but also of stews, seasonings and sauces for meat. Only fruit drinks prepared at home from ripe tomatoes will make it possible to create culinary masterpieces with the aroma of summer and a huge amount of vitamins. Doctors and nutritionists recommend using the product as an independent dish, explaining that it is not inferior in taste and benefits to tomato juice.
Sweet pepper, parsley, dill, basil and cilantro will not only enrich the preparation with vitamins, but also give a spicy aroma and unique taste. Ease of preparation and unique taste have made fruit drinks in demand in different countries of the world. In cookbooks, you can find a large number of both old and modern recipes for winter harvesting.
Useful properties of tomato juice
Tomato juice is a unique product that contains a large amount of vitamins and minerals needed by the human body in winter and spring. Most of the vitamins that make up tomatoes are not destroyed during heat treatment and long-term storage.
Useful elements of tomato preparation:
- vitamins A, C, B, PP;
- organic compounds of different types of acids;
- mineral complex consisting of magnesium, potassium, calcium, iodine, sulfur and phosphorus;
- pectin;
- cellulose;
- carbohydrates;
- proteins.
The benefits of regular consumption of tomato billet:
- increased immunity;
- increasing the body's resistance to various types of colds;
- normalization of the digestive system;
- beneficial effect on the nervous and cardiovascular system;
- normalization of the psychological state during the winter depression;
- a significant reduction in the amount of bad cholesterol in the blood;
- stabilization of the work of energy processes in the body.
Using only ripe tomatoes grown without the use of chemicals in ecologically clean regions will improve the body and saturate it with plenty of nutrients.
An old recipe for tomato juice
Tomato juice recipes can be found not only in modern cookbooks, but also in old notebooks among the forgotten recommendations for cooking winter dishes. Modern nutritionists recommend paying attention to a simple fruit drink recipe without preservation, for the manufacture of which you need a colleague of ripe tomatoes without green and overripe spots. To prepare the workpiece, you need:
- wash the harvested fruits;
- cut into several parts and remove the attachment points of the stem;
- put the tomatoes in layers in a saucepan, sprinkling each level with coarse salt;
- press the workpiece with a prepared oppression mounted on a piece of wooden board;
- keep the tomato at room temperature for at least 3 days;
- after the appearance of a sour smell and white foam, remove the blank for storage in a cold place.
Advantages:
- ease of preparation;
- maximum preservation of all nutrient particles;
- no need to purchase glass containers and seaming lids.
This drink has a spicy sour taste with hints of spiciness.
Modern methods of making fruit drink
Professional chefs adapted fruit drinks without conservation to modern living conditions and created new recipes for the dish. In modern cooking, there are two basic recipes for preparing a tomato billet.
The principle of preparing the first version of fruit drink:
- pass the prepared tomatoes through a meat grinder;
- pour the composition into clean jars and put in a warm place for fermentation;
- after the appearance of foam, pour the juice into a saucepan, add salt and simmer over low heat for 30 minutes;
- Pour into sterilized jars and roll up.
Stages of making fruit drink without fermentation:
- pass the washed fruits through a meat grinder;
- pour the tomato mass into an enameled container, add salt, sugar, bay leaf, sweet pepper and herbs to taste;
- cook for at least one hour on low heat;
- pour into clean sterilized jars and roll up.
Harvesting conservation for the winter is a mandatory procedure for every housewife. In each cellar you can see a large number of closed vegetables and fruits, including tomato juice. Among the huge number of recipes, everyone can choose the option that he needs.
In the next video, see the recipe for homemade tomato juice.