Entering the store, we see how bright glass jars with various vegetable preservation flaunt on the shelves. Particular attention is drawn to peppers - Bulgarian, chilli, capsicum, chili. This vegetable is distinguished by high benefits and pleasant taste. From such a variety of eyes run up and drooling - the hand itself reaches for a jar.
But we all know very well that industrial blanks are far from always distinguished by quality and benefits. Very often, manufacturers add flavoring agents and harmful preservatives to them. Therefore, we suggest not to be lazy and pickle peppers with honey, vegetables and other ingredients on their own.
This method of canning is quite simple, and even a novice cook can master it. And with the addition of a beekeeping product, the workpiece acquires a rich taste, and in combination with salt still prevents the propagation of pathogenic bacteria in the container. Sweet and sour appetizer salad will delight you with its color scheme on cold winter evenings.
Pickled pepper with honey: winter recipe
Of the ingredients you need only Bulgarian multi-colored peppers. It is also necessary to make a spicy marinade from a glass of 6% vinegar, sunflower oil (200 ml), half a liter of water, granulated sugar (glass), flower honey (50 gr.) And a large spoon of salt.
Phased technology
We clear the pepper from the seeds, cut into thin slices and pour into boiling honey sauce (mix all the ingredients for the marinade). Vegetable must be cooked for 10 minutes. The thinner the pepper, the less time it will take to cook. Readiness can be determined by the softness of the peel.
Then we transfer the product to sterile containers and pour sweet syrup. Marinating pepper with honey is not at all difficult, the whole process takes no more than half an hour. But what a yummy it turns out!
Bell pepper
Ingredients: five kilograms of thick-skinned Bulgarian vegetable (you can use a mixture of different colors), a glass of honey, ten pods of hot pepper, a liter of 6% vinegar, half a liter of vegetable oil, cloves and cinnamon - in a big spoon. Also put salt, bay leaf (8 pcs.) And cloves of garlic (optional).
Making a blank
Combine honey, vinegar and oil - boil the mixture. Put all specified foods except garlic and pepper. Boil for five minutes. Cut the vegetable into four parts, remove the peduncle with seeds from it and blanch for several minutes in a hot marinade - remove and cool.
At the bottom of the container we spread the garlic, pepper and pour the fill. We sterilize (in a water bath) for 10 minutes and roll marinated bell peppers with honey. Can be closed with ordinary lids and stored in the refrigerator. The appetizer goes well with any side dish.
Pickled pepper with honey: a recipe with mushrooms
What is most pleasant - there is absolutely no vinegar in the dish, lemon juice and acid are added instead of the acidifier.
For a kilogram of bell pepper, you need to take mushrooms (500 gr.), One hundred grams of honey, half a lemon (squeeze the juice), ground white pepper (dessert spoon), three cloves of garlic, parsley and a pinch of citric acid.
Step-by-step procurement
- Striped pepper is fried until golden brown in sunflower oil.
- Boil water, add salt, lemon and mushrooms (cut into two) - boil for 10 minutes.
- Remove the mushrooms from the marinade, mix with chopped garlic, lemon juice, honey, pepper and salt.
- Transfer to a deep cup or jar, pour sauce and crumble parsley.
- Keep refrigerated.
In this original way, you can pickle pepper with honey and mushrooms. If you want to add sourness, you can pour apple cider vinegar.
Hot pepper
For fans of spicy and spicy dishes, there is an interesting recipe that will delight you with a unique taste. Required Products:
kilogram of hot pepper;
honey (50 gr.);
Vegetable oil (50 ml);
- ground ginger - a pinch;
- two medium oranges;
- garlic - ten cloves;
-two clove buds;
- horseradish root;
black pepper - 10 gr.
We heat the oil, put the squeezed garlic with ginger and horseradish into the pan - fry the mass for several minutes. Capsicum cut into thin sticks and add to the saucepan. Then squeeze the juice from the oranges and pour into the mixture along with pepper, cloves and honey. Stew mass for 20 minutes. Ready pickled bitter pepper with honey and ginger roll up on glass containers. The dish will strike with an unusual aroma.
Second option
You can prepare a snack in a simpler way, it turns out no less tasty. Composition: 9% vinegar (glass), a kilogram of chili, honey (20 gr.).
Rinse the chilli well and tamp the whole package - without clearing the seeds. Combine the indicated ingredients (vinegar and honey), pour the marinade over vegetables and put in the refrigerator or cellar. Here's how to simply pickle pepper with honey without sterilization, boiling, and salt.
You have considered interesting and diverse variants of blanks, it remains only to choose a more suitable one and start creating a culinary work. Pleasant blanks!