Beetroot for the winter in banks

Cooking first courses traditionally takes a lot of time and effort from housewives, because every time you have to clean, cut, chop, fry, stew many ingredients. Energy charge is not always enough for this. And soups, according to nutritionists, invariably remain one of the most useful dishes for a person, which is desirable to eat every day. That is why canned beetroot for the winter is not just a tasty preparation. It saves you a lot of time when you need it most.

In addition, during the harvest season there is an opportunity to choose and prepare the most delicious and high-quality vegetables in order to be one hundred percent sure of the usefulness of the food prepared from them.

How to cook beetroot for the winter correctly

The composition of the ingredients for beetroot can vary, depending on the recipe used, but the main and unchanged components are beets, tomatoes or tomato paste, onions and carrots.

Beets can be used in almost any variety.

By the way, to preserve the bright shade of the beets, they practice adding a pinch of citric acid to the vegetable during stewing or frying.

There are several ways to prepare beets for beetroot for the winter:

• bake in the oven;
• boil in a uniform;
• stew raw.

The requirements for the choice of other vegetables for the beetroot are standard: they must be fresh, without traces of rot, the size does not really matter, since everything will be chopped anyway.

Vegetable oil is also used for the manufacture of beetroot. It is preferable to choose refined, odorless. If vinegar is used according to the recipe, then ordinary table vinegar can be replaced with apple or wine in the same proportions.

The most difficult and laborious thing in making beetroot for the winter is peeling and cutting vegetables. Since you have to deal with a significant amount of food at the same time, it is justified to use a food processor, of course, if you have one. For chopping, you can also use different types of graters and a blender, but experienced housewives say that the soup is the most delicious if the beets and carrots are cut into thin cubes with a knife.

Tomatoes can be eaten with or without skin. It is even possible to use tomato paste. In sweet and hot peppers, remove all septate seed chambers and cut them into thin strips. Fresh garlic can be replaced with dried garlic if necessary.

The classic recipe for a delicious beetroot for the winter

The weight in the recipe is already indicated for products cleaned from all excess:

• 1000 g of beets;
• 400 g of onions;
• 800 g carrots;
• 1000 g of tomatoes;
• 900 g sweet pepper;
• 1-2 pods of hot pepper - to taste and desire;
• 120 g of vegetable oil for frying;
• 40 g salt;
• 30 g sugar;
• ground black pepper - to taste.

From the listed ingredients, you will get about 4 cans of beetroot, with a volume of 0.5 liters.

According to the classic recipe, it is advisable to pre-boil or bake beets for manufacturing in the oven in a peel.With this method of processing, the best preservation of its color, taste and useful properties will be ensured.

The beetroot cooking process consists of the following steps:

1. First of all, they wash the beets, cut off their tails and put them to boil or bake in the oven for about 1 hour. If the beets are young, then less time may be required.
2. At this time, peel carrots and onions, chop them with a knife or in another convenient way and put them to be sautéed in a deep frying pan in heated oil until a pleasant golden hue.
3. Tomatoes are peeled by pouring boiling water over them and then placed in cold water. After this procedure, the tomatoes can be easily mashed using a blender.
4. Tomato puree is added to the pan with carrots and onions and stewed for another 10-12 minutes.
5. By this time, the beets should be ready, which are chopped on a grater and added to the vegetable mixture in the pan.
6. The very last to add are sweet bell peppers and hot peppers, cut into strips.
7. Spices are added to the vegetable mixture and heated, stirring constantly, for another 9-12 minutes.
8. When hot, the dressing for beetroot is laid out on sterile dishes, a spoonful of high-quality vegetable oil is poured into each jar on top. It will serve as an additional preservative.
9. It is advisable to sterilize the cans for better preservation literally within 6-8 minutes and seal them tightly.

How to cook beetroot with garlic for the winter

Many people cannot imagine a truly tasty borscht without garlic, while others cannot stand its smell or taste. Therefore, the recipe for harvesting beetroot for the winter with garlic is taken out separately. It is prepared in exactly the same way as described above, only the same amount of ingredients is supplemented with 10-12 cloves of garlic.

A simple recipe for beetroot for the winter with herbs

You can prepare a dressing for beetroot for the winter in a very simple way, without even subjecting the vegetables to preliminary heat treatment. But in this case, long-term sterilization will be required for good preservation of the workpiece. But vegetables prepared according to this recipe will retain a maximum of nutrients.

For cooking you will need:

• 1.2 kg of beets;
• 1 kg of tomatoes;
• 800 g carrots;
• 1 kg of onions;
• 0.5 kg of bell pepper;
• 150 g garlic;
• 300 g of herbs (parsley, dill, cilantro);
• 150g rock salt;
• 300 g sugar;
• 150 ml of 9% vinegar;
• 400 ml of vegetable oil.

The process of cooking beetroot according to this recipe is simple:

1. All vegetables are washed, peeled, tails and seeds removed and cut into small oblong pieces. You can use a grater, and for tomatoes - and a blender.
2. All the crushed products are mixed in a large-volume container, spices, vegetable oil and vinegar are added.
   
3. Mix thoroughly until smooth and leave in the room for a couple of hours.
4. Lay out the workpiece that has started up the juice over the prepared clean half-liter jars, cover with steamed lids and place in a wide saucepan for sterilization.
5. The pan is put on fire. At least 20 minutes should elapse from the moment the liquid boils in the pan.
6. Banks are being rolled up.

Beetroot in jars for the winter without sterilization

According to this recipe, all the ingredients for the beetroot are thoroughly fried one at a time in a pan and then mixed into one whole. It turns out very tasty, and it is quite possible to do without sterilization.

You need to prepare:

• 1.3 kg of beets;
• 0.5 kg of carrots;
• 0.5 kg of onions;
• 0.7 kg of tomatoes;
• 30 g garlic;
• 0.4 kg of sweet pepper;
• 80 g sugar;
• 45 g salt;
• 200 ml of vegetable oil;
• 50 ml of 9% vinegar;
• ½ tsp citric acid.

To speed up the process of sautéing vegetables somewhat, it is advisable to use two containers at the same time. For example, 2 pans or a skillet and a deep saucepan.

1. At the preparatory stage, all vegetables, as usual, are washed, cleaned of all excess and cut into pieces of the usual size and shape.
   
2. Heat half the dose of oil in one container and put onions there for frying.
3. Peppers are fried in the second container in the remaining oil.
4. The fried onions are moved with a slotted spoon into a separate container, and carrots are laid out in its place.
5. Pepper in the same way is replaced with beets, to which tomatoes are soon added.
   Important! During the stewing of beets, citric acid crystals, diluted in a small amount of water, are added to it to preserve color.
6. A mixture of tomatoes with beets is stewed for the longest time - until completely softened, about 20 minutes.
7. Finally, all vegetables are collected together, spices and garlic are added and stewed for another quarter of an hour.
8. At the end, add vinegar, boil the mass to a boil and immediately lay it out in sterile dry jars, instantly sealing them for the winter.

Harvesting beetroot for the winter with cabbage

To make the cooking process easier, beetroot is often cooked with cabbage.

The prescription will require:

• 1 kg of beets;
• 1 kg of white cabbage;
• 1 kg of carrots;
• 0.5 kg of onions;
• 0.5 kg of tomatoes;
• 1 bunch of parsley (about 50 g);
• 30 ml vinegar 9%;
• 100 g sugar;
• 90 g salt;
• 300 ml of vegetable oil.

The method of cooking beetroot is unusually simple:

1. Vegetables are washed, chopped and all at the same time, with the exception of parsley, are placed in one pan.
2. Add oil and salt and simmer for about 40 minutes.
3. Add chopped parsley to the pan and stew for another quarter of an hour.
4. Finally, add vinegar and sugar, steam some more and distribute over the prepared jars for a tight twist for the winter.

Beetroot recipe for the winter without cabbage

If for some reason you want to make a beetroot for the winter without cabbage, then you can use the previous recipe by removing cabbage and vinegar from the ingredients. The amount of salt and sugar can also be slightly reduced.

Delicious winter beetroot recipe with apples

This recipe can be used to prepare a delicious all-purpose dish for the winter. It can with equal success serve as a dressing for the first courses, and as an independent appetizer-salad to the table.

Prepare:

• 1.7 kg of beets;
• 700 g of apples (preferably Antonovka);
• 700 g bell pepper;
• 700 g carrots;
• 700 g of tomatoes;
• 700 g onions;
• 280 g sugar;
• 100 g of salt;
• about 200 g of fresh herbs;
• 250 ml of vegetable oil;
• 100 ml of 9% vinegar.

Preparation:

1. Beets, carrots and apples are washed, peeled and seeds removed and grated on a coarse grater.
2. Peeled peppers are cut into strips, the onions are chopped in half rings, and the peeled tomatoes are cut into cubes.
   
3. All vegetables are mixed in a saucepan with sugar and salt, heated to a boil and simmered over low heat for 20 minutes.
4. Add chopped greens, pour in vinegar and reheat until boiling.
5. They are laid out in small glass containers, which are sterilized after boiling water for 15 to 25 minutes, depending on the volume of the container.

Cooking beetroot for the winter in a slow cooker

A slow cooker can be of some help in preparing beetroot for the winter, although you will still need to use other cooking tools to peel and cut vegetables.

You will need:

• 500 g each of beets, onions, carrots and tomatoes;
• 30 g salt;
• 160 g of vegetable oil;
• 50 g sugar;
• 30 ml vinegar 9%;
• 80 ml of water;
• 3 lavrushkas;
• 4-5 peas of allspice.

Preparation:

1. Prepare vegetables in the usual standard way.
2. Place the grated carrots, beets and onions, cut into rings, into the multicooker bowl.
3. Pour in water, oil and 1/3 of the total amount of vinegar prescribed in the recipe.
4. Stir and turn on the "simmering" program for 20 minutes with the lid closed.
5. After the beep, add chopped tomatoes, spices, herbs and the remaining amount of vinegar.
6. Switch on the extinguishing program again for 50 minutes.
7. Distribute the hot vegetable mass in sterile jars, roll up for the winter.

Beetroot storage rules

Beetroot can be stored in any cool and dark place. It is best to use the workpiece within 12 months from the moment of seaming.

Conclusion

Beetroot for the winter in banks will help any housewife save time and effort in everyday worries about how to feed the family healthy and tasty.

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