Those who have never tried to cook tomatoes for the winter in gelatin, he lost a lot. The snack turns out amazingly tasty and fragrant, besides it will help out in the winter if there are no fresh tomatoes for pizza or another dish.
Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter - general principles of cooking
Gelatin marinade, unlike conventional brines, does not allow vegetables to lose their fresh flavor, dense structure. Slices of tomatoes remain firm and juicy. Recipes for cooking tomatoes in gelatin for the winter a huge amount.
Most often they include:
• marinade with gelatin;
• tomatoes;
• bow;
• spices, often pepper.
Also, depending on the recipe, other vegetables may be added: garlic, pepper, carrot, cucumbers and various greens.
Marinade with gelatin. It is prepared on the basis of water, salt, gelatin, sugar and acetic essence. All ingredients need to boil for a few minutes, according to the recipe. Sometimes gelatin is added directly to the jar and filled with boiling marinade. But more often the product is required to dissolve in water and boil. Despite the fact that for the preparation of other dishes this is not recommended, and gelatin is only heated.
Tomatoes. You can use absolutely any tomato, regardless of color and size. Usually for the preparation of tomatoes in the gelatin for the winter, the mistresses use large fruits that are unsuitable for pickling entirely. Tomatoes can be cut in halves, quarters, rings, slices. If you plan to use them in the winter for pizza, then you can immediately make rings. Sometimes tomatoes are cooked whole, then small and even fruits are needed.
Onions. More often than other additions are present in the snack. It gives flavor and is usually cut by rings. You can use any onions, appetizer with red varieties looks beautiful.
Pepper Peas. Used to add flavor and taste to tomatoes in gelatin for the winter. It can be added to the marinade during cooking or directly into the jar, it does not matter much. But it is important not to overdo it, because during storage the aroma will become more pronounced. In a liter jars enough to add 3-5 peas. Also for the preparation of tomatoes in gelatin for the winter will require banks and roofs. They need to be sterilized beforehand. This is done by heating on steam, in the oven or microwave. For some recipes, you will need a saucepan to sterilize the cans, at the bottom of which you need to lay a cloth or dishcloth. It must be remembered that a jar of hot marinade is immersed only in hot water, otherwise the glass will crack.
Recipe 1: Classic Tomatoes in Winter Gelatin
The classic recipe for making tomatoes in gelatin for the winter with sterilization. The number of tomatoes and onions is arbitrary, as the capacity of the jar depends on the size of the cut pieces. But it is not necessary to stack the slices too tightly, the marinade should be enough to cover the slices.
Ingredients Required
• tomatoes;
• bow;
• peppercorns.
For marinade:
• 3 liters of water;
• 0.09 kg of salt;
• 0.15 kg of sugar;
• 30 ml of vinegar 70%;
• 20 gr. gelatin.
Method of preparation
Gelatin pour a glass of water, which is taken from the marinade. Put to swell. At this time, wash the tomatoes, peel the onions. Cut tomatoes into arbitrary pieces, you can just halves. Onion rings or half rings. At the bottom of the cans spread out equally onions, add peppercorns at the rate of 3 pieces per liter. Top of the fill pieces of tomato.
Put water on the stove, add salt, sugar, dissolved gelatin and boil for 3 minutes, at the end add vinegar. Pour the blanks with boiling marinade, cover with lids and sterilize. 7-liter banks are enough for two-liter 12. After cooking, roll up the covers with the key. You can try a snack in 3 weeks.
Recipe 2: Whole winter tomatoes in gelatin without sterilization
Tomatoes are juicy, sweet-salty and very fragrant. For the preparation of tomatoes in gelatin for the winter according to this recipe, small and ripe fruits are needed.
Ingredients Required
• tomatoes;
• garlic;
• bay leaf.
Marinade:
• water 1 liter;
• salt 1 spoon;
• sugar 2 spoons;
• gelatin 10 gr.
Under the lid before finishing the seaming is added 1 teaspoon of 70% vinegar per liter jar. Method of preparation
Gelatin soak in 100 gr. water. Put on the stove water to boil, but not the one that is prepared for the marinade. At this time, prepare the tomatoes. They need to be washed, dried or wiped. Garlic peel. At the bottom of a sterile jar, throw a few teeth, a bay leaf, put a bunch of tomatoes. Pour with boiling water, cover and let stand for 15 minutes.
At this time, cook the marinade. Boil a liter of water with salt, sugar and prepared gelatin. Drain the jars and immediately fill the tomatoes with boiling marinade. Pour the vinegar under the cover and immediately roll up the jars. Leave to cool upside down under warming.
Recipe 3: Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter with garlic
The snack is not only very tasty, but also incredibly aromatic. The more garlic, the more fragrant the tomatoes with gelatin for the winter will be. On average, you need 8-10 teeth per liter jar, but you can put more or less.
Ingredients Required
• tomatoes 3 kg;
• garlic 4 heads;
• peppercorns.
Fill:
• 2 liters of water;
• 2 tablespoons of salt;
• 1.5 tablespoons of gelatin;
• 2 teaspoons of 70% vinegar;
• 5 tablespoons of sugar.
Method of preparation
Want to soak in 0.1 liters of water and set aside. Peel the garlic and cut each clove into 2-3 pieces. Wash the tomatoes and cut each into quarters. Put tomatoes in sterile jars, sprinkle with garlic. Add peppercorns.
For the marinade, mix all the ingredients except vinegar, boil for a few minutes, pour out the acid and add the gelatin. Pour the laid tomatoes with pickle to the top, cover with lids, sterilize tomatoes in gelatin for the winter should be 5-7 minutes. Clog up You can try a snack in a month.
Recipe 4: Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter with pepper
Gelatinous marinade well affects not only tomatoes, but also the Bulgarian pepper. Vegetable well retains fresh flavor and taste. Therefore, for variety, you can cook tomatoes for the winter in gelatin with sweet peppers.
Ingredients Required
• 1.5 kg of tomatoes;
• 1 kg of pepper;
• 0.3 kg of onions.
Marinade
• 3 l. water;
• 3 tablespoons of salt; • 3 tablespoons of gelatin;
• 6 tablespoons of sugar;
• 3 tsp. 70% vinegar.
Method of preparation
Dilute gelatin with 0.2 l of water taken from the marinade. While it dissolves, peel the onions, chop them into rings. Pepper neatly cut the insides and also cut into rings. But if you want you can semiring. Tomatoes in circles of 1 cm. All put in a jar, alternating layers.
For the marinade, mix everything, add diluted gelatin and bring to a boil. Cook for exactly 2 minutes, pour in cans, cover with lids and sterilize in a saucepan with water for 5 minutes. We close, and sends upside down under a blanket, and after cooling down into the cellar. You can try a fragrant tomato snack in gelatin for the winter with pepper after 2 weeks, but it is better to let it brew for a month.
Recipe 5: Spicy Tomatoes in Gelatin for the Winter
The recipe for cooking sharp tomatoes in gelatin for the winter with the addition of chilli and horseradish. If desired, the number of burning ingredients can be increased, this snack will only get better.
Ingredients Required
• tomatoes 1 -1,2 kg;
• 1 onion;
• 1 chilli pod;
• 20 gr. horseradish root.
Marinade:
• water 1 liter;
• 2 spoons of sugar;
• 1 scoop of gelatin;
• teaspoon vinegar 70%;
• Spoon of salt.
Method of preparation
Cut tomatoes into quarters. Onion half rings. In hot peppers, cut off the tail and cut into small pieces. It is better to work with gloves. Horseradish root clean, cut into thin plates. All vegetables put in glass jars, alternating with each other. Optionally, you can add a little garlic.
Cook the marinade, as in the previous recipes, boil for a few minutes. Pour the filled jars to the top, cover and sterilize for 5-6 minutes. Then cork, cool and send to storage. The final taste of the snack of sharp tomatoes in gelatin for the winter will manifest itself in 2 months.
Recipe 6: Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter with cucumbers
Tomatoes and cucumbers are friends not only in vegetable salads. Of these, you can make a wonderful snack for the winter, which will be a great addition to dishes from vegetables, cereals, meat. Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter perfectly retain their flavor, and cucumbers remain crispy and juicy. Ingredients Required
• tomatoes 1 kg;
• cucumbers 0.7 kg;
• onions 0.2 kg;
• pepper 6 peas.
Marinade:
• 1 liter of water;
• 30 gr. gelatin;
• 60 gr. salts;
• 100 gr. Sahara;
• 1 scoop of vinegar 70%.
Method of preparation
Tomatoes and cucumbers cut into slices, onions into thin half rings. At the bottom of the prepared cans throw peppercorns. Spread out all the vegetables, alternating layers and laying onions.
Prepare the marinade from water, pre-dissolved gelatin, salt, sugar and vinegar. Bring to a boil, boil just a minute and pour over the jars of vegetables. Cover with metal lids, place in a pan with hot water and boil one-liter jars for 5 minutes. If the appetizer is expanded in banks more, then the time to increase proportionally. Then the tomatoes in gelatin for the winter you need to roll up the key and remove for storage.
Recipe 7: Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter with carrots in Latvian
This recipe of tomatoes in gelatin for winter differs from the previous ones not only in taste, but also in its beautiful appearance. Circles of carrots and pieces of Bulgarian pepper give the Latvian snack elegance and brightness.
Ingredients Required
• 1.2 kg of tomatoes;
• 0.4 kg of carrots;
• 1 sweet pepper.
Marinade:
• 10 gr. instant gelatin;
• 1 tsp. vinegar;
• litere of water;
• 1.5 tablespoons of salt;
• 2 spoons of sugar.
Method of preparation
Cut tomatoes into slices. For this snack, it is better to use solid varieties, which may be slightly unripe. Peel carrots, cut into thin circles. Pepper cut in half, pull out the core and cut into half rings.
Pour water into a large saucepan, immediately dissolve the gelatin, add salt, sugar, put on the stove. As soon as it boils, pour the circles of carrots and boil for 3 minutes, then add the pepper, bring to a boil, pour in the vinegar and pour the tomatoes. Gently mix, bring to a boil and quickly lay on the banks. We roll up and ship under a warm blanket until it cools upside down.
Tomatoes in gelatin for winter - tricks and tips
• In order for gelatin not to clump up, you need to fill it with cool water or room temperature. If warm liquid is used, then it should be poured over slowly, constantly stirring. • Today on sale can be found as regular gelatin, and instant. The second has a fine structure, dissolves much faster in the water and is more convenient in work.
• Tomatoes in gelatin for the winter can be made with the addition of any greenery, from which they will only become more aromatic and tasty. But it is important to wash the leaves well in several waters and dry them.
• If you do not have the time or opportunity to sterilize the jars, you can wash them with baking soda. And our grandmothers kept the glass container upside down in the sun and the blanks were beautifully stored for several years.
• The more ripe tomatoes are, the more aromatic and tasty the snack. But the greener they are, the more beautiful and smoother the pieces are. Each hostess should choose for herself which option she prefers.
• Gelatin in marinade is used not so much for thickness as for preserving juices and taste. Therefore, you should not expect in the snack pieces of tomatoes in a dense vegetable jelly.
• Tomatoes in gelatinous marinade are tastier to eat cold. So the pieces remain harder, do not limp. Therefore, before serving, snack should be placed in the refrigerator.
• The most delicious tomatoes in gelatin for the winter come from local vegetables ripened in the bright sun. Snack from imported tomatoes not only loses in taste, but sometimes cannot be stored for a long time due to the nitrates present in vegetables.
Well, of course, tasty blanks are obtained from those housewives who cook with the soul!
