Let the name not surprise you. Winter hedgehog tomatoes are just one of the recipes for homemade tasty and healthy preservation. And everyone, even the most novice beginner, can cook on it. Well, are you intrigued? Then we begin!
“Hedgehog” tomatoes with garlic for the winter: basic recipes
Do not be so frightened at once: nothing complicated is to be done. You just need to take: five kilograms of tomatoes, a few heads of garlic, sugar and salt, vinegar - and you can begin an exciting lesson. We hope that this recipe will be able to please both relatives and guests who have run in to warm up in the cold season. Or maybe hedgehog tomatoes with garlic for the winter will be used as an excellent and piquant snack for strong drinks? Who knows.
Cooking and rolling is easy!
- So, take tomatoes that are not too large, but not too small - for example, cherry will not work. We wash them from litter and dirt and wipe dry with a kitchen towel.
- Prepare the garlic. It just needs a lot. We clean the cloves and cut them in the form of straws or small sticks.
- Then, in each of the tomatoes, we will make small punctures with a wooden toothpick (by the way, it is better to take hard, fleshy tomatoes, then the process of piercing the holes will not take much time and effort).
- In these punctures, carefully insert the straws from the garlic.
- “Hedgehog” is stored (again, as accurately as possible) in sterilized three-liter tanks (of course, you can use a smaller volume). Do not ram and do not break the garlic feather-thorns. By the way, at this stage, you can enter seasonings, but in the basic recipe - no frills except garlic!
- Now prepare the marinade. In a liter of water we introduce three large spoons of granulated sugar, one - salt, a little vinegar. Boil the marinade and pour containers with tomatoes and garlic. After five minutes, the marinade must be drained and boiled again.
- Pour the liquid into the jars again. Now you can roll up. By the way, it’s quite convenient to use screw caps. Try it - you won’t regret it! And no seaming machine is required. One has only to choose threaded jars for homemade blanks, and the process will be much easier. And pickled hedgehog tomatoes with garlic for the winter will become a favorite family snack for all occasions. Such a yummy - it's impossible to stop!

Green "hedgehogs" with a carrot in their teeth!
This culinary recipe for “hedgehog” tomatoes with garlic for the winter is realized with the help of carrots, garlic and green tomatoes (this will be especially relevant for those who have their own plot). The preparation is simple, it does not require a lot of effort and money, but in the winter season it is tasty and piquant - the best snack in the cold.
Ingredients
Reviews about tomato "hedgehogs" with garlic for the winter are only the most positive. It is said that bright slices of carrots plus snow-white pieces of garlic look beautiful in green tomatoes. According to many tasters, in the winter at the festive table this is a godsend, even you don’t even need to decorate anything. Yes, the recipe suggests sterilization. It is better to roll the food in jars with a capacity of one liter, but containers of various volumes can be used.
For cooking we will need: medium-sized green tomatoes - three kilos, several medium carrots, a head of garlic, several dill baskets (put directly in a jar), bay leaf, allspice and black peppercorns, several onions.
For the marinade should take: half a glass of salt, a glass of sugar, a glass of vinegar 9%, water (3 liters).
Simple cooking!
You will see green hedgehog tomatoes for the winter with garlic and carrots - an excellent and easy to prepare dish.
- Cut the garlic with carrot into strips or not too large slices. By the way, they need to be made not very thin, since it will be inconvenient to insert into tomatoes.
- We free green tomatoes from the stalks, wash them thoroughly and then stuff them with carrots and garlic, piercing the places for this with a wooden toothpick.
- In pre-prepared jars, put dill, spices, then stuffed tomatoes.
- Pour boiling marinade. We put sterilized in a container with hot water on a small fire. With a slight boil, the process itself takes about a quarter of an hour. Then the product jars need to be twisted, turned and wrapped. After some time, as it cools down, check for leakage and put it away for storage.
- As necessary, get a jar and enjoy a tasty and healthy homemade workpiece! Bon appetit to all!