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Zucchini caviar is probably the most common preparation for the winter. Someone likes spicy caviar, others prefer a mild taste. For some, it is inconceivable without a large amount of carrots, while others love a rich tomato flavor. But in any case, this preparation is not only tasty, but also useful. Almost all vitamins and a very rich mineral composition with a low calorie content makes this product indispensable. And the simplicity of preparation and a small assortment of inexpensive products, which is required for this, will appeal to any housewife.
Usually squash caviar is prepared with the addition of tomato paste. But not everyone likes its taste. You can replace it with fresh tomatoes. If they are contraindicated for health reasons or simply are not your favorite vegetable, you can cook this blank without any tomato ingredients at all. Zucchini caviar without tomato paste is also a very tasty and healthy product. Spices will add pungency to this dish, and vinegar or citric acid will give a pleasant sourness, which gives not only taste harmony, but also does not allow the product to deteriorate during storage.
Zucchini caviar without tomato paste
This blank can be done quickly, the cooking process itself is simple and even novice cooks can handle it. The set of products is minimal.
For 3 kg of zucchini of any degree of maturity, you will need:
- carrots - 1 kg, you can take large vegetables;
- bell peppers - 4 pcs., medium size;
- onions - 600 g;
- garlic - 10 cloves;
- salt - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- ground black pepper - 1 tsp;
- refined lean oil - 200 ml.
All vegetables, except for onions and garlic, wash, peel, cut into small pieces and boil until soft.
Cut the onion into half rings and fry in oil until golden brown. Grind all vegetables together with onions to a puree state using a meat grinder or blender.
Put the vegetables into the dishes in which the caviar will be cooked, season them with pepper, salt and chopped garlic. Cook for about 40 minutes. The fire should be small. Do not cover the pan with a lid so that the liquid evaporates and the vegetable mixture can thicken.
We pack the caviar immediately after cooking in sterilized, always dry jars and seal with sterile lids. Banks with this blank must be insulated for 24 hours.
If there is no cool room for storing canned food, so that caviar does not deteriorate better in each jar, add a teaspoon of 9% vinegar with a volume of 0.5 liters, add 2 tablespoons to a liter jar.
Caviar without tomatoes, but with mayonnaise
There are no tomato ingredients in this recipe either. Preservation and some pungency is provided by the addition of vinegar and mayonnaise. Hot red peppers also add a spicy note, adding expressiveness to the neutral taste of courgettes. But there are no carrots in this recipe at all.
For 3 kg of young zucchini you will need:
- onions - 0.5 kg;
- refined lean oil - 100 ml;
- sugar - ¼ glass;
- salt - 2 tbsp. spoons without a slide;
- vinegar 9% - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- hot red ground pepper - a quarter teaspoon;
- mayonnaise - 1 pack weighing 250 g.
Even very young zucchini is best freed from the skin. Cut them into medium-sized pieces and boil them in water for half an hour.
With stirring, they will quickly settle and be completely covered with water.
While the zucchini is boiling, cut the peeled onion into medium cubes and fry in vegetable oil, you do not need to brown it.
We drain the water from the zucchini, add the onion to them and turn the vegetables into mashed potatoes in any convenient way. Add all the other caviar components to it and cook everything together. The cooking process is long, it takes 2 hours, but if you cook less, the workpieces may deteriorate.
The vegetable mixture with mayonnaise is packaged immediately after preparation. Banks must be dry and must be sterilized. The same applies to the lids with which we roll up the cans.
The next recipe does not even have vinegar, but there are herbs. It not only enriches the preparation with vitamins, but also gives it a special taste.
Zucchini caviar with herbs
For 1.5 kg of zucchini you will need:
- carrots - 100g;
- onions - 100 g;
- parsley - 20 g;
- dill sprigs - 10 g;
- vegetable oil - 80 ml;
- sugar and salt 1 tbsp. a spoon with a small slide;
- Season with ground black pepper to taste.
The cooking process is very simple. Wash all vegetables, peel, cut into pieces and fry in oil.
Grind with a meat grinder. Add finely chopped herbs and all the other ingredients of the recipe. Simmer the vegetable mixture for half an hour. Since we do not add vinegar to the workpiece, the jars filled with caviar will have to be sterilized. This is done for 35 minutes in a water bath with a barely visible boil of water.
There is no tomato paste in this recipe, but there are fresh tomatoes. Flour and mustard give a zest to the workpiece. If you do not add it, then these canned food can be eaten even by small children.
Zucchini caviar with flour and mustard
To prepare such a yummy, you will need 2 kg of young zucchini:
- onions - 0.5 kg;
- tomatoes - 0.5 kg;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- carrots - 300 g;
- refined lean oil - 100 ml;
- ready-made mustard - 1 tbsp. the spoon;
- flour - 2 tbsp. spoons so that there is a slide;
- sugar and vinegar 9% - 1 tbsp. spoon;
- salt - 1.5 tbsp. spoons.
We cut the onion and fry it in vegetable oil. We use a blender to chop tomatoes.
Three carrots and add them and tomatoes to the onion. Fry everything together over medium-high heat for about 20 minutes. We cut the peeled zucchini into small pieces and send them to the rest of the vegetables. Add salt and simmer under the lid for about 40 minutes. The fire should be small. Remove the lid and let the liquid boil. This will take about half an hour. To chop the garlic, add half a tomato to it.
You can do this with the juice from the workpiece. Add flour, mustard and a tablespoon of water to the garlic, mix well. The resulting gruel must be added to vegetables. At the same time, season the dish with sugar. Let it boil for a minute.
Now we are making mashed vegetables. A blender works best for this. We boil the finished puree for 5-7 minutes and immediately pack it into previously sterilized jars. We seal hermetically with sterile lids.
Zucchini caviar has universal use. It can be served as a side dish with a meat dish. Good caviar with boiled potatoes. She will be a great snack on the festive table. If spread on bread, it will serve as an excellent sandwich, especially if the bread is lightly fried beforehand.
In a word, these canned food, simple to prepare, in winter will be a lifesaver for any housewife.
