It is good to harvest the carrot leche for the winter at the end of the summer season. After all, it is at this time of year that a large number of vegetables ripen in the gardens. It is worth noting that preparing such a winter salad is very easy and simple.
Delicious lecho: recipe with carrots, onions and bell peppers
Essential Ingredients:
- ripe red tomatoes - 2.2 kg;
- large onions - 550 g;
- Bulgarian pepper (red or green) - 1.6 kg;
- vegetable odorless oil - 1 cup;
- large carrots - 550 g;
- granulated sugar - 1 cup;
- vinegar 9% - 5 large spoons;
- black pepper peas - to taste;
- table salt - 3 large spoons.
Vegetable processing
Before you cook lecho with carrots for the winter, you should well process each purchased component. To do this, wash and peel the ripe red tomatoes, large onions, bell peppers and large carrots. After that, the last two components must be cut into thin straws and put into different vessels. You should also skip ripe tomatoes and onions through a meat grinder (in one container).
Heat treatment of vegetables
In order to make a tasty meal with carrots for the winter, you should carefully follow all the rules for its preparation. First you need to put the pulp of tomatoes and onions in an enameled pan, and then cook them on very low heat for 60 minutes (stirring occasionally). At the same time, you can do the processing of carrots. It should be put in a saucepan, seasoned with vegetable oil and sauté for a quarter of an hour.
The final step in the preparation of snacks
After the tomatoes and onions are stewed, and the carrots are slightly fried in a pan, they should be combined in one container, and then add chopped bell pepper, table salt, granulated sugar, black pepper, and pour in 9% vinegar. Further, all the components must be mixed and cooked over low heat for another 15-19 minutes.
As a result of the above steps, you should get a fragrant lecho with carrots and onions. In order for such an appetizer to be preserved throughout the autumn, winter and spring seasons, it must be rolled up in sterilized jars. In this case, it is required to ensure that the vegetable mass is as hot as possible. Therefore, it should not be removed from the fire.
After the lecho with carrots for the winter is placed in jars and hermetically rolled up with metal lids, it is recommended to carefully turn it upside down, then wrap it with a blanket and stand in this position for exactly 24 hours. After the specified time, the canned winter salad should be completely cooled. Further, it is recommended to clean it in the cellar, refrigerator or some other cool room. You should not use such a vegetable salad immediately after cooking, as it will not have a rich taste and aromatic odor. As culinary practice shows, independently made lecho can be used for its intended purpose only after 30-40 days exposure. After all, after this time, the vegetables will absorb all the spices, become the softest and most delicious.