Salted cucumbers pamper themselves all who are not strangers to cooking. But the fact that in the same way you can also cook tomatoes, most housewives forget. Meanwhile, the tomatoes in the bag - lightly salted, with garlic - are cooked very quickly, are plump and mouth-watering and require very little effort from the chef. In addition, they can be given a very different taste, satisfying the gourmet addictions of their family.
Some important rules
So that the light-salted tomatoes in the bag quickly “ripen”, you need to take the tomatoes small, something like a medium-sized “cream” or cherry. You can even accelerate the process by notching the place where the stalk was attached. Just do not overdo it with depth so that the tomato does not become soft.
For uniform salting, all fruits should be approximately the same size. Sorting takes a matter of minutes, but guarantees the desired result.
The package must be found durable - it must withstand the weight of tomatoes, and periodic shaking. If you are not sure about the strength of the package, put it in a couple of bags.
It is impossible to fill the bag tightly: the tomatoes will empty the juice, and there should be room for it.
Avoid storing tomatoes that are already salted in a bag. Firstly, if they remain tied up, they may “suffocate”. A mold taste does not improve. Secondly, from overexposure, tomatoes can become lethargic and begin to creep under the fingers. Thirdly, they are simply overdone and bitter.
If the tomatoes were over-salted due to excess salt or overexposure, you need to add a little sugar to the bag, shake the bag and leave it to lie for a third of an hour.
How to cook light-salted tomatoes with garlic in a bag: the first recipe
The set of products listed below is designed for a dozen tomatoes. So, the tomatoes are prepared for salting, that is, they are washed (there is no need to dry them), they are poked with a toothpick and put together in a strong bag. They pour in there: a large spoonful of salt and a little sugar, five cloves of garlic, if desired, spices in the form of dill, horseradish leaves and peppercorns. Tie, shake - and warm until tomorrow.
Salted tomatoes in a package in 5 minutes, of course, will not reach the condition. But if you want to get them quicker, crosswise cut the end of the tomato opposite the stalk and completely cut out the place with which it was attached to the stem - and after a couple of hours you can already try the pickles.
Add pepper
To make the tomatoes in the bag (light-salted, with garlic) even more interesting and varied in taste, you can add them with bell pepper. Eight tomatoes usually put one or two middle pods. Tomatoes are prepared for delivery to the bag as described above. Pepper is cleaned and cut in narrow strips. Half the head of garlic is recommended not only to free from the husk, but also cut lengthwise into halves. In addition to vegetables, fresh dill with parsley and lemon balm, a spoonful of sugar and salt, oregano, sage and rosemary (they can be put into action and dried) are placed in the package. Love spicy - add some grain mustard. Shake - and forget about the package, this time for two days: unlike light-salted tomatoes with garlic, pepper in the package is salted longer.
Tomatoes plus Cucumbers
So to say, two in one: both of your favorite vegetables will be available. They are taken in equal quantities and (by eye) of the same size. Let's say six pieces. Tomatoes are pierced, "buttocks" are cut off from cucumbers from both ends. Five cloves are indicated in the original recipe. You can adjust the garlic according to your own preferences. Again, it is recommended to chop it with plates, but if you do not like the pronounced garlic smell, put it whole. We put cucumbers and tomatoes in a bag. Salted and with garlic - they will surely appeal to your household! Parsley, dill and carrot tops are taken from the greens. The first two herbs are chopped, the tops are put whole. Salt - a full spoon, sugar - with a lack of sleep. Overnight vegetables should lie in the refrigerator in the bag, then they need to be moved to a container with brine.
Vinegar Recipe
In recent years, it has become fashionable to value salinity in which vinegar is absent. Nevertheless, traditionalists remained who "respect" the workpiece with the presence of this component. Especially for them - a recipe for lightly salted tomatoes in a bag, where vinegar is used as a preservative. Eight tomatoes leave the chopped garlic head, chopped dill, three tablespoons of salt and 30 ml of table vinegar. All ingredients are combined and poured into a bag. Tomatoes are already laid in the mixture, tied, shaken and placed in a dark place for two hours. It turns out that waiting for the tasting will not take long!
Flight of fancy is approved!
If at first you are shy, try the basic version of the recipe for lightly salted tomatoes in a bag. When making sure the system works, invent your own. You can start the experiment by adding turmeric or basil. You can try cilantro, but very carefully, yet it smells too strong. But with dry spices, you can behave more freely, although, again, without extremism. Some culinary experts successfully salted stuffed tomatoes - here it will be appropriate to recall the filling from Armenian or Georgian cuisine. Do not forget about the note that hot pepper gives to pickles - spicy food supporters are unlikely to do without it.
A very interesting option is when greens and garlic are placed in cruciform incisions on tomatoes. But to get a successful result, you will have to buy solid fruits, brown, and possibly green: fully ripened tomatoes can turn into slurred porridge by the end of the salting.