“Ankle Bens” from zucchini is a Russian version of lecho, which is harvested in the fall season during the ripening period of vegetables. It is worth noting that, despite the ease of preparation, such an appetizer turns out to be very satisfying and tasty.
How to cook Ankle Bens from zucchini for the winter
Essential Ingredients
- Bell peppers - 6 large pieces.
- Small zucchini young - 1.5 kg.
- Onion heads medium size - 6 pcs.
- Ripe red tomatoes - 1 kg.
- Refined sunflower oil - 2/3 cup.
- Sugar sand - 2/3 cup.
- Salt fine salt - 2 large spoons.
- Apple cider vinegar 9 percent - ½ cup.
Processing major components
“Ankle Bens” from zucchini turns out to be especially tasty if only young and freshly picked vegetables are used for cooking this lecho (preferably from your own garden). Thus, you need to purchase sweet Bulgarian peppers, young small zucchini, onion heads and red ripe tomatoes. All of these components should be washed, remove the stalk and peel (if necessary), and then chop separately. Zucchini and bell peppers are recommended to be cut into strips, onions - into half rings, and tomatoes are passed through a meat grinder.
Preparation of marinade for harvesting
Also, the “Ankle Bens” salad from zucchini requires the mandatory use of aromatic and fatty marinade. For this, it is necessary to combine the following components in an enameled basin: 9 percent apple cider vinegar, refined
sunflower oil, granulated sugar and fine table salt.
Salad Heat Treatment
The Russian preparation of Ankle Bens from zucchini should be prepared on the stove in stages. To do this, the dishes with marinade must be put on fire, bring to a boil, and then put onions and boil it for 5 minutes. Next, chopped zucchini and bell pepper should be added to the basin in turn. Each named component must also be stewed for 5-6 minutes. In conclusion, to the slightly softened vegetables it is necessary to pour the sauce from scrolled tomatoes. In this composition, it is desirable to cook the workpiece for a quarter of an hour. At the same time, do not forget about constantly stirring the vegetables with a large spoon, otherwise they will burn to the bottom of the dishes.
The final stage in the preparation of salad
After the squash “Ankle Bens” salad is ready, you should put the fire on the minimum value, take a few sterilized 750-gram cans and distribute the whole boiling billet over them. After this, the dishes must be rolled up, turned over, covered with a blanket and left in this position until completely cooled (about a day).
It should be noted that winter salad should be consumed only after 3-5 weeks. It is during this time that the lecho is completely saturated with marinade, it will become more fragrant and tasty.
Typically, such a workpiece is served at the table as a hearty salad with main dishes.
Useful information
For greater flavor and pungency during the heat treatment of vegetables, you can add sweet peas and bay leaves to them.