A delicious appetizer under the mysterious name of Ankle Bens has gained in our face ardent admirers from the moment of its appearance on the store shelves. At first it was exotic, not accessible to everyone. But in the end, the recipe became public, and the hostesses with pleasure began to preserve the salad.
Classic snack
What is traditional Ankle Bens salad made of? Of the zucchini! For the winter it is advisable to store more of it, because it will be eaten quickly, there is no doubt about it. The consumption of products is as follows: tomato (you can also use ketchup) - 450-500 g, sugar - 250 g, acetic acid (for dressing) - 1 spoon (table), salt - the same amount, tomatoes - 7-10 pieces, you can soft, good ripeness. What is required a lot in Ankle Bens salad from zucchini (for the winter) is onion - at least 1 kg. Because the dish is an excellent source of vitamins. And also you need a kilogram of sweet pepper and zucchini themselves, you can 2 or 2.5 kilograms. First, the dressing is prepared: paste or ketchup is laid out in the pan, salt, sugar, acid are added, the xe is mixed and left to boil over low heat, for about 10 minutes. Now the salad is Ankle Bens. Stew is made from zucchini and other vegetables. The first component in a tomato should be stewed, diced. Zucchini processed 10 minutes. Then pepper, sliced, stripped of seeds, is added to the cast iron. It is also stewed in a 10-minute mode. Next comes the onion - for the same period. The last in the Ankle Bens salad from zucchini, harvested for the winter, are the tomatoes. Vegetables are subjected to intensive heat treatment for 40 minutes. After that, transfer the boiling appetizer to jars and roll up. Your homework will be very satisfied.
Ankle Bens quickly
We can say that the appetizer from zucchini Ankle Bens is almost any sweet and sour tomato-based salad with the main component of the pumpkin family. This option offered to you is very tasty. It is sharper than the previous one, although the classic is good in its own way. Ingredients: zucchini - 3 kg., Tomatoes, onions, peppers (sweet, of course) - 1.5 kg each. Sugar will need from 250 g or more - to your taste, salt - at least 3 tablespoons (you can with a slide), vinegar - also 3 tablespoons. And 1 cup (250 g) of water, vegetable oil, tomato (ketchup). For sharpness, add a head of garlic and 2-3 pods of hot pepper. Let's start again with the fill.
In this salad, Ankle Bens from zucchini (for the winter), it is prepared like this. In a pan, boil water, tomato, sugar, butter and salt, then reduce the heat and boil the mixture for 10-12 minutes. Add vinegar and remove from heat. Now go in for vegetables. Peel them and, without mixing, cut into pieces (cubes). Pour zucchini into the hot marinade, stew them (so as not to boil too much!) For about 10 minutes. Then put the onions, garlic and hot pepper - let it simmer for the same time or 3-5 minutes more. The last to load bell peppers and tomatoes, cook the appetizer until cooked. Try it if you want, you can add salt or sugar. Arrange in sterile jars, for best preservation, put on the top, under the lid, a tablet of ordinary aspirin and roll it up (an old proven way to prevent many
preparations from spoiling
for the winter, including Inc Bens. After cooling, store the salad in a dry, not hot place. When will open in winter, carefully remove the top layer where the tablet was.
Eat mouth-watering mouth-watering Ankle Bens!