It turns out that pickled tomatoes have many beneficial properties for the body. Many people mistakenly believe that the marinade kills all the benefits of this vegetable.
In pickled tomatoes there is lipcoin. This is an antioxidant that is used in the prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
Doctors advise eating pickled tomatoes without adding vinegar
.
So they will have more preserved vitamins.
How can you deliciously pickle tomatoes for the winter?
Ingredients for pickled tomatoes:
- tomatoes – 5 kg;
- dill with umbrellas;
- sweet pepper – pcs. in a jar 1 liter;
- garlic – 2 pcs. in a jar 1 liter;
- salt – 2 tbsp. per 1 liter jar.
Preparation of pickled tomatoes:
In sterilized jars put garlic. Cut large pieces of sweet pepper, add to the jars with garlic. Also coarsely chop dill, put in a jar.
Thoroughly rinse ripe tomatoes, divide into 4 slices,
put
in jars
.
Tamp the tomatoes in layers by hand or with a crusher. The tomatoes should release juice.
After the whole jar will be filled with tamped tomatoes, pour salt.
We close the lids of the jars and leave in the heat for 5 days for fermentation
. Do not forget to remove the foam from the surface of the tomatoes. After 5 days put the tomato mixture in a saucepan, remove the dill umbrellas.
With an immersion blender turn the mass into a homogeneous pulp.
Bring the tomato puree to a boil over medium heat, cook for 15-20 minutes. Then pour the puree into sterilized jars. Roll up the tomato paste and put the bottom up until it cools down.
From these pickled tomatoes you can make a delicious borscht. Also eat tomato puree will turn out and without adding to dishes.
