Tomatoes undoubtedly occupy one of the leading places in culinary applications. Each of us loves these vegetables very much and with pleasure prepares many interesting and original dishes from them. They are added to salads, soups and borsch, served with meat, fish, poultry. But unfortunately, in winter they do not grow in the garden, so you have to be content with conservation. But this is not a problem, since there are many recipes for harvesting these vegetables for the winter. For example, tomatoes in apple juice. It sounds quite original. Let's look at how to cook them in more detail.
A few words about tomatoes in apple juice
This product is slightly different from what is traditionally prepared. So, tomatoes in this case will be pickled without the use of vinegar. Therefore, preservation is well suited for those who have problems with high acidity of the stomach. There is no sugar in the recipe yet. Preservatives in this case are natural substances: fruit acids, sucrose, which are present in apples. That is why it is recommended to use only natural juice, which is prepared with your own hands. To make pickled tomatoes in apple juice, you need to take red tomatoes, ripe and dense. Autumn varieties are especially good.
Canned Tomatoes in Apple Juice
For one liter jar take tomatoes, one liter of light apple juice, one spoon of salt, one hot pepper, five cloves of garlic, three clove inflorescences.
First, vegetables are prepared, they are washed and dried. Four punctures are made at the base of each tomato with a toothpick. Peppers and garlic, then tomatoes, are laid at the bottom of a prepared can.
Canning a tomato in apple juice is as follows: pour jars of boiling water and leave for eight minutes, then drain the water. So do it again. Then salt and cloves are put in the container; peas, coriander or caraway seeds can be added if desired. The juice is boiled or kept for half an hour in a water bath to preserve all the nutrients, especially vitamin C. Tomatoes are poured with hot juice, covered with lids and put in a bowl of water to sterilize them for twenty minutes, and then roll up. After seaming, turn the container over and wrap it with a towel or blanket, allow to cool.
Tomatoes with garlic in apple juice
We take the following ingredients in two liter jars: one kilogram of tomatoes (plum form), garlic to taste, one and a half liters of freshly squeezed apple juice, two tablespoons of sugar, two tablespoons of salt.
Tomatoes in apple juice, the recipe of which we are considering, do not require herbs and any spices. They turn out to be sweetish, so children will be happy to regale themselves with them.
So, they wash the tomatoes and put them in the dishes to make the glass water. Meanwhile, two liters of water boil for five minutes over high heat. Tomatoes with cloves of garlic are placed in pre-prepared jars and pour boiling water. Leave under the covers for ten minutes. Then the water is drained and the same procedure is performed again.
Meanwhile, the apple juice is heated to a boil and cooked for six minutes. Water is again drained from the cans, added to each salt and sugar, poured with boiling juice. Then roll up, turn over and set to cool. They should stand wrapped in a blanket for three days. Then the finished tomatoes in apple juice are put in a cold, dark place (cellar, basement, etc.).
What is served with?
This preservation is served cold together with sliced vegetables, as well as the first and second courses. The taste of tomatoes is sweet and sour, with a touch of garlic, the aroma of apples. Such a delicacy can be enjoyed not only by adults, but also by children. The apple marinade that remains from the tomatoes can be used to prepare various gravy and sauces. It also often pickles meat and poultry.
Tomatoes in apple juice with honey
Take the ingredients: 2 kg of tomatoes, one liter of water, 500 g of apple juice, 100 g of honey, half a pod of hot pepper, 50 g of salt.
Tomatoes are well washed and dried, stacked in jars, adding hot pepper. Salt and honey are dissolved in water, mixed with apple juice. This mixture is heated to a boil and cooked for seven minutes. Tomatoes are poured with a hot marinade and rolled. Banks are turned upside down, covered with a blanket and left to cool.
Georgian salted tomato in apple juice
Such ingredients will be required: 2 liters of apple juice, 2 kg of tomatoes, two tablespoons of salt, four celery, one chili pepper, five cloves of garlic.
Tomatoes with green ponytails are poured with boiling water and left for twenty minutes, covered with a lid. Meanwhile, juice from apples and salt is boiled. Celery, crushed garlic teeth, peppers and tomatoes, from which water is previously drained, are placed in a salting container. Pour the boiling marinade over vegetables, cover and leave for one day. After that, the container with tomatoes is cleaned in a cold place.
Canned Ginger Tomatoes in Apple Juice
We will need such ingredients: a kilogram of tomatoes, a liter of light apple juice, half a tablespoon of ginger, two tablespoons of sugar, a spoonful of salt.
We prepare tomatoes in apple juice as follows: we pierce the washed tomatoes in several places with a toothpick, put them in jars prepared in advance so as not to mash. Add salt, ginger and sugar to apple juice, heat to a boil and pour tomatoes with this marinade. Then cover with lids and pasteurize 25 minutes. Then roll up the cans and wrap it upside down. Tomatoes are ready for the winter!