Zucchini caviar is an excellent dish for those who care about their beauty and health. But at the same time, this appetizer remains tasty and satisfying. Thanks to modern culinary technologies, the preparation of caviar has been greatly simplified; this can be done using a multicooker. Someone prepares caviar in a slow cooker for the winter in order to enjoy the taste of zucchini for a long time.
Cooking secrets
How to cook squash caviar in a slow cooker? IN traditional recipe includes carrots, salt, tomato paste, peppers, onions. By using these ingredients for cooking, you will have a snack that is low in calories, fat, and simple carbs. These vegetables contain pectin, which takes a long time to digest, so one sandwich is enough to satisfy hunger. Zucchini contains a huge amount of magnesium - a chemical element that normalizes the work of the cardiovascular system. In addition to magnesium, zucchini contains phosphorus, iron and other trace elements.
Several rules must be followed to help avoid losing zucchini while cooking in a slow cooker:
- Vegetables selected should be of medium size. The length of one zucchini should be 15-16 centimeters. Pay attention to the integrity of the vegetables when shopping. The rind should not be tough.
- It is advisable that the multicooker pan has thick walls.
- Vegetables must be thoroughly chopped, then you can achieve the desired consistency. For this procedure, an ordinary meat grinder will not work. It is best to use a blender. In order to get a homogeneous mass, add the potato starch, literally a couple of tablespoons.
- Next, you can "marinate" the slices. To do this, they must be placed in salt water for half a day. Then they must be given and thrown into a colander.
- After a while, the caviar from the courgettes in the slow cooker will begin to become dry. To prevent this from happening, the device must be disconnected for twenty minutes, and then reconnected.
- The appetizer will be delicious if only the zucchini are only slightly fried. They should take on a golden hue during frying. Fry in a pan using sunflower oil.
These simple rules will help you prepare your snack properly.
Various cooking recipes
You will be able to prepare the dish just like in the store. But the homemade dish is free from preservatives and GMOs, as well as any other harmful additives.
The recipe for squash caviar in a slow cooker according to GOST:
- three kilograms of zucchini;
- five tablespoons of olive oil;
- two small carrots;
- two glasses of tomato paste;
- three onions;
- one teaspoon of ground black pepper;
- one teaspoon of red pepper;
- one tablespoon of table salt.
Before cooking, the zucchini must be rinsed, peeled and the seeds removed. Next, they need to be cut into cubes. Use vegetable fat to grease the surface of the pan. Next, you need to fry the vegetables, do not forget to stir the cubes. Then, in the same oil, you need to fry the chopped onions and carrots. Before frying, carrots must be grated, and the onion must be chopped.
All ingredients must be mixed in a blender. The mixture should be puree. In the puree, you need to add the paste, namely half of the total. The resulting mass should be put in a slow cooker. At the end of a quarter of an hour, open the lid of the multicooker and add the second half of the tomato paste, cook until cooked.So, squash caviar is prepared in accordance with GOST.
As soon as the caviar is cooked, you can preserve the product to increase the shelf life. The jar must be sterilized by boiling for ten minutes.
How is squash caviar prepared in a slow cooker with bell pepper? Required Ingredients:
- two small peppers;
- five zucchini;
- one tablespoon of sugar;
- one carrot;
- one small onion;
- three heads of garlic;
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt;
- ground black pepper.
Rinse the vegetables and cut the peel off with a peeler. Also cut the courgettes into cubes. The seeds in the bell pepper must be removed, after which it must be chopped together with the onion. The carrots should be cut into strips.
Prepared foods must be placed in a multicooker. Next, you need to select the "Baking" mode for twenty minutes. As the baking is over, turn off the multicooker, and transfer the resulting product to a blender. Don't forget to add the garlic to the blender, which needs to be chopped beforehand. Then you need to beat everything thoroughly. The resulting mixture must be placed in a slow cooker again, and then select the "Pilaf" menu for half an hour.
A special cooking recipe
it squash caviar with mayonnaise in a slow cooker. It looks like this:
You will need the following ingredients:
- 2-3 kilograms of zucchini;
- half a glass of tomato paste;
- four tablespoons of dry paprika;
- 3-4 large bulbs;
- one glass of mayonnaise;
- three tablespoons of vegetable oil (it should be odorless);
- three tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- salt;
- white pepper.
Wipe the vegetables with a damp cloth. You do not need to peel the peel, cut the vegetables into circles. Grind the paste with dry paprika. It is necessary to grease the pan of the device with vegetable oil. Place the zucchini there, add three tablespoons of granulated sugar. You can additionally add some spices.
Select the "Milk Porridge" option for a quarter of an hour. When finished, add the mayonnaise to the mix. Next, you need to mix everything thoroughly. In this option, the product must cook for another 40 minutes. This recipe is also prepared in a slow cooker for the winter.
There are a lot of options for cooking zucchini caviar in a slow cooker. You can experiment. Enjoy your meal!
