It is no secret that many housewives ignore home preservation. Everything can be bought in the store ready-made. Therefore, this section of cooking should be attributed to real art. But how delicious it is to open homemade pickled tomatoes and cucumbers in winter! These recipes are devoted to this article.
Traditional recipe
We take cucumbers and tomatoes in equal amounts (650 grams each), carrots, several cloves of garlic, 4 large tablespoons of salt, two large tablespoons of sugar, several bay leaves, three large tablespoons of vinegar, several peas of allspice and black pepper, stalks and umbrellas of dill. Pickled cucumbers and assorted tomatoes are prepared using the following technology. To begin, we wash the vegetables well. Peel the garlic, and rinse and dry the greens. We prepare jars and be sure to sterilize. At the bottom of each container we put dill, pepper, bay leaf and garlic.
We lay half of the can with cucumbers. We chop the tomatoes with a toothpick in the area of the peduncle and fill them with a jar. Now you need to boil the water and pour it on the cucumbers with tomatoes. Cover the container with a lid and leave for 15 minutes. Then pour the water into the pan and put on the fire. When it boils, add sugar and salt. Next, pour in the vinegar and turn off the fire. Pour the prepared vegetables with the marinade and close the jars with lids. Pickled tomatoes and cucumbers turn out tasty, moderately piquant.
Interesting recipe
There are many other cooking options. How else can you cook pickled cucumbers with tomatoes? The recipe requires the following ingredients: 4 large tablespoons of sugar, two large tablespoons of salt, a liter of water, three tablespoons of vinegar, currant leaves, horseradish, cherries, a little fresh dill, a few cloves of garlic, peas and bay leaf. The main components are cucumbers and tomatoes. We start with the preparation of vegetables.
We wash them very carefully (the quality of preservation depends on this) and let dry. We also rinse and sterilize the jars. Then we lay out the vegetables in prepared containers, alternating them with spices, herbs and spices. Now prepare the brine. Pour water into the pan and add salt and sugar to it. When the marinade boils, add vinegar. Pour boiling brine into a jar, cover with a lid (but do not roll) and set to sterilize. After that, close the lids tightly. Banks must be turned upside down, wrapped and left to cool. When they become cold, you need to move them to a colder place. Now pickled tomatoes and cucumbers will be a great addition to any table.
Some tips
In order for the result of home preservation to exceed all expectations, you must try not to deviate from the proposed recipes. You cannot ignore even the smallest rule. First, you need to wash the vegetables very well. Otherwise, the banks may just swell. Containers for preservation are also washed and must be sterilized. All ingredients should warm up well, otherwise the brine will cloud. Only then will pickled tomatoes and cucumbers be especially tasty.