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Adjikoy is called a traditional Abkhaz hot seasoning. Outwardly, it resembles a thick paste of hot pepper, garlic, herbs and salt, as well as some other ingredients, depending on the recipe. Many housewives prepare adjika and preserve it for the winter. Such a natural seasoning can replace ketchup in the kitchen, which not only saves money, but also benefits the body. Spicy seasoning is able to protect a person from viral diseases and increase immunity, which is especially important in the winter season.
Often, in addition to spices, tomatoes are used as the basis for adjika. This allows you to get a delicate product that goes well with many dishes. But despite the fact that adjika is a spicy seasoning, sweet notes in its taste are quite appropriate. That is why some recipes also include carrots. Adjika with carrots will become the object of attention in the proposed article.
The best recipes for adjika with carrots
A good recipe is the key to making delicious food. Experienced housewives, for sure, in the cookbook will find a description of one or two good adjika recipes, but novice housewives often have to experiment. In order for experiments in the kitchen to be always successful, we will try to advise inexperienced cooks the best recipes for adjika with carrots.
Classic recipe
Tomatoes, carrots and apples - this combination can be found in many adjika recipes. The uniqueness of each individual recipe lies in the proportion of these ingredients and in the presence of additional products and spices. The classic recipe allows you to get a hot sauce with a sweet and sour aftertaste. It is this recipe that many culinary experts use, so it was decided to give a detailed description of it.
Products for cooking
The basis of adjika is ripe, red tomatoes. They must be taken in an amount of 3 kg. Apple and carrots are used in equal proportions, 1 kg of each ingredient. Sweet bell peppers also need to be added in an amount of 1 kg. Will give a sharp taste to the dish chilli in the amount of 2 pods and garlic (literally 2 heads). Sugar, vegetable oil and 9% vinegar will be required in the amount of 1 tbsp. Also, the recipe includes 5 tbsp. l. not iodized salt.
Cooking process
Having all the necessary products at hand, it is enough just to cook delicious adjika. This requires:
- Wash and peel fruits and vegetables. Remove the grains from the bell pepper, cut out the attachment point of the stalk from the tomatoes. Apples are recommended to be peeled not only from seeds, but also from the skin. You don't need to peel off tomatoes and peppers.
- Chop carrots, apples, tomatoes and two types of peppers with a meat grinder and mix well. Put the resulting mixture in a saucepan and boil for 45-50 minutes over low heat. During the cooking process, the mixture must be stirred regularly.
- Add finely chopped garlic and the remaining spices, vinegar and oil 15 minutes before the end of cooking.
- Adjika is canned hot in small jars for the winter.
Adjika with tomatoes and carrots, cooked like this classic recipe, perfect as a dressing for borscht, addition to meat and fish dishes, various side dishes.
Adjika recipe with onions
Adjika with onions prepared according to this recipe can sometimes be found accompanied with the comment “You will lick your fingers!”. In order to understand that this is really so, you need to try to cook it.
To prepare you will need ...
Before you start cooking, you need to stock up on a set of essential foods. So, in the preparation of adzhika, you will need tomatoes in the amount of 2.5 kg, carrots and bell peppers 500 g each, 300 g of onions, 200 g of garlic, 3 bitter peppers. In addition to the main products, you will need 250 ml of oil and the same amount of 6% vinegar, a glass of sugar, 1/4 cup of salt. If such a set of products is assembled, then you can start cooking adjika.
Step by step instructions for cooking
Every housewife will certainly be able to cook adjika, since this does not require special knowledge and skills. The entire cooking process can be described in a few simple steps:
- All vegetables, with the exception of onions, are washed, peeled and chopped with a meat grinder. A feature of the recipe is the ease of processing products. So, for example, grains should not be removed from the insides of bitter and bell peppers. It is believed that they will add extra piquancy to the finished dish.
- Peel and chop the onion with a knife or grate it on a coarse grater.
- Mix the chopped vegetables in one large saucepan and send them to the stove to simmer. Boil the mixture over low heat for 30 minutes, then add oil, vinegar and simmer for the same amount of time.
- After 1 hour of cooking, add sugar and salt to the adjika, then boil again for 60 minutes and preserve for the winter.
Thus, the cooking time for adjika with onions will be about 2.5 hours. During this time, moisture will significantly evaporate from the sauce, and the volume of products will almost halve. Subject to the rules of preparation, products according to one recipe will be enough to fill 4 half liter jars.
Adjika with plums
Plum is often used in the preparation of various sauces for meat or fish dishes. Adjika can also be cooked with plums. Their sweet and sour taste makes a great addition to hot spices. We will try to describe one of these recipes in more detail.
List of products you need
For cooking, you need 3 kg of ripe, fleshy tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, plums and carrots (500 g of each of the listed ingredients). They also use 200 g of garlic, hot peppers (10 pods), 100 g of sugar and 2 tbsp. l. salt. For the entire volume of food during stewing, it will be necessary to add 500 ml of vegetable oil.
Preparation
To prepare adjika from carrots and tomatoes with the addition of plums, it will take about 3.5 hours. Most of the time will be spent on cooking products. In general, the cooking process can be described by the following points:
- Remove the seeds from the plums, peel the bell peppers and cut into slices. Peel the carrots. All vegetables, including bitter peppers, tomatoes and garlic, as well as plums, grind with a meat grinder.
- Put the mixture of chopped food in a saucepan and boil over low heat. Add butter, sugar and salt during cooking.
- Adjika should be cooked for at least 3 hours, after which the product can be rolled up for the winter in sterilized jars.
As you can see from the description, the cooking process is simple, but it will take a lot of time. A well-boiled product is perfectly stored throughout the winter without observing a certain temperature regime.
Adjika from carrots with herbs and horseradish
Traditional Abkhaz adjika involves the use of a large number of spices and seasonings, aromatic herbs. The recipe proposed below largely retains this tradition and allows you to get a very tasty and aromatic seasoning.
List of ingredients
For 2 kg of ripe tomatoes, add 500 g of carrots, 200 g of horseradish and 4 medium-sized bell peppers. Garlic in the amount of 200 g, a teaspoon of paprika and 2-3 chili peppers will add the necessary spice to the sauce. Also, the recipe involves the use of 70 ml of vinegar, a few tablespoons of sugar. Basil is the recommended herb.
Description of preparation
Spicy, fragrant adjika will surely become a welcome guest on every table in winter and summer. Every culinary specialist can cook it, observing the following recommendations:
- Peel and wash carrots and horseradish root. Remove grains from bell pepper.
- Tomatoes, horseradish, bell peppers and chili peppers, grind carrots with a meat grinder. Transfer the mixture to a cooking container.
- As soon as the adjika begins to boil, catch 45 minutes. After this time, add vinegar, chopped garlic and basil, paprika, sugar, salt. After the mixture has boiled again, turn off the fire and roll up the finished product.
The relatively fast cooking process imposes some restrictions on the storage mode of adjika. So, after canning for the winter, it is recommended to place the jars in the refrigerator or cool cellar.
Adjika carrot with pumpkin
Adjika recipes are unique, in which tomatoes are not used at all. An alternative to them is in this case a pumpkin. You can find out about the preparation of adjika from carrots and pumpkin in the section below.
A set of necessary products
Pumpkin and carrots must be taken in equal proportions, 500 g of each vegetable. The required mass of onions and bell peppers is 200 g. Also, for cooking, you will need 5 medium-sized cloves of garlic, a bunch of cilantro and a bunch of basil, 1 chili pepper, half a lemon, 50 g of salt and the same amount of vegetable oil.
Cooking unique adjika
You will have to cook adjika using the oven. The main vegetables are baked in foil, which allows you to preserve the beneficial properties of the products. The preparation of adjika can be described in detail by the following steps:
- Peel pumpkin, carrots, onions, bell peppers and cut into small pieces. Wrap vegetables in foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Grind the finished vegetables with a blender. Add chili, lemon, garlic, herbs and salt.
- Serve ready adjika to the table as a seasoning for various vegetable, fish and meat dishes.
Adjika with pumpkin and carrots will surprise even a sophisticated gourmet. Its taste is very delicate, harmonious, the consistency is homogeneous, light. The presence of fresh ingredients makes the seasoning especially healthy.
Undoubtedly, there are many different recipes for adjika with carrots. Some of them are given above in the article. Another interesting recipe can be found in the video:
Conclusion
Adjika cooked with your own hands has a number of advantages: it is not inferior in taste to ketchup and tomato sauces, contains many vitamins, is a useful natural product, the cost of which is mercilessly low. You can cook it for the whole winter in the fall, when all the vegetables and fruits are already ripe. Having worked once, the hostess will always be at hand to find a delicious dressing, an excellent sauce and an addition to many dishes in one jar.
