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Many people love very much crispy pickled cauliflower... Plus, this vegetable works well with other supplements. For example, carrots and other vegetables are often added to the preparation. Also taste cauliflower can be emphasized with spices and herbs. In this article, we will look at several options for making pickled cauliflower with the addition of carrots. We are sure that everyone will choose a recipe to their liking from the listed ones.
Choosing cabbage
The process of preparing the workpiece begins with the garden. Many grow vegetables on their own and are confident in its quality. But most buy cabbage at the market or in stores. In this case, you will have to take a good look to choose ripe and fresh specimens.
Good quality cauliflower should be slightly loose. The inflorescences themselves are dense, without rot and other flaws. Such a vegetable is perfect for pickling and other preparations. Many housewives freeze cabbage in the freezer, others ferment or salt it. Some even manage to dry the vegetable for the winter.
Pickled cabbage can be eaten as a ready-made dish or added to salads and snacks. In any case, it will perfectly complement both a festive table and an ordinary family dinner. Let's take a look at how pickled cauliflower with carrots is prepared.
The classic recipe for pickled cabbage with carrots
To prepare this dish, prepare the following ingredients:
- 0.7 kg of fresh cauliflower;
- one carrot;
- one onion;
- three medium cloves of garlic;
- one hot pepper;
- one sweet bell pepper;
- ten pieces of black peppercorns;
- one liter of water;
- five pieces of allspice;
- three inflorescences of a carnation;
- four tablespoons of 9% vinegar;
- three large tablespoons of granulated sugar;
- two small spoons of salt.
Small bugs often settle in cauliflower. Also, dirt can accumulate in it. To clean the head of cabbage, you must immerse it in a slightly salty solution for half an hour. When the time is up, all insects will float to the surface. Then you just need to rinse the cabbage under running water and pat dry with a towel.
Further, the head of cabbage is disassembled into separate small inflorescences. Peel and chop onions and carrots in any convenient way. These can be cubes, wedges, or rings. Sweet and hot peppers should be removed from seeds and cores. Then the vegetables are cut into half rings. The cloves can be left intact or cut into 2 pieces.
Prepared vegetables and cauliflower are placed in each container. All this is poured with boiling water. Next, the liquid must be drained and you can start preparing the marinade. To do this, put a pot of water on the fire and add granulated sugar and edible salt to it. They wait until the marinade boils, pour vinegar into it, after which they immediately turn off the heat. The hot marinade is poured into a container with vegetables and spices. Then the container is rolled up with a metal lid and left to cool under a warm blanket.
Korean cauliflower
For lovers of spicy snacks, the following preparation option is suitable. This recipe for pickled cauliflower with carrots is very simple, but at the same time unusual and spicy.In order to independently prepare this unique dish, you will need the following components:
- a kilogram of cabbage;
- three large carrots;
- one large or two small heads of garlic;
- one hot red pepper;
- two large spoons of table salt;
- coriander (to taste);
- one liter of water;
- 65 ml of vegetable oil;
- a glass of granulated sugar;
- 125 ml of 9% table vinegar.
Peel and wash the cabbage, as in the previous recipe. Then the head of cabbage is divided into separate inflorescences. Carrots are peeled and washed. After that, the vegetable should be grated on a special Korean carrot grater. The garlic is peeled and passed through a press. It can also be finely chopped with a sharp knife.
A little water is poured into a saucepan and put on fire. When the liquid boils, you will need to lower the inflorescences into it for 5 minutes. Then the cabbage is thrown into a colander and mixed with grated carrots and spices. The resulting mixture must be decomposed into banks.
Next, they begin to prepare the marinade. The required amount of salt and granulated sugar is dissolved in a liter of water. The marinade is put on the stove and the fire is turned on. When the brine boils, all the vinegar and sunflower oil are added to it. Vegetables are poured with the prepared marinade. Each jar is rolled up with a lid and left to cool at room temperature.
Canned Cauliflower in Tomato
You can also make a delicious salad with cauliflower. Such a preparation for the winter will help out a lot if you need to quickly prepare a delicious side dish. In addition, this salad is an independent dish that best conveys the aroma and taste of fresh vegetables.
To prepare conservation, we need:
- 2.5 kilograms of cabbage inflorescences;
- half a kilo of onions;
- half a kilo of sweet bell pepper;
- a kilogram of carrots;
- two medium heads of garlic;
- one red hot pepper.
For tomato dressing, you will need to prepare the following components:
- 1.5 liters of tomato juice;
- half a glass of granulated sugar;
- two tablespoons of salt;
- a glass of refined vegetable oil;
- half a glass of table vinegar 9%.
The cauliflower is washed and divided into inflorescences. After that, they are laid out on a dry paper towel so that the glasses have excess moisture. Bell peppers are washed, peeled and cored. Then the vegetables are cut into slices, as for a lecho salad. Peel the onions and carrots and cut them into thin slices.
Next, tomato juice is poured into a prepared saucepan and put on fire. After boiling, add carrots to the liquid and continue cooking for another 5 minutes. Then cabbage inflorescences, chopped onions and bell peppers are also placed in the container. The mixture is brought to a boil and finely chopped hot peppers and garlic are added. All prepared spices are thrown there. The workpiece is boiled for another five minutes. After a lapse of time, vinegar and vegetable oil are poured into the mass.
The salad is completely ready to eat. It can be poured into cans and rolled up. After that, the containers are turned upside down and wrapped in a blanket. In this form, the salad should stand until it cools completely, after which the containers are transferred to a room suitable for storing the blanks.
A simple recipe for salting cauliflower with carrots for the winter
This recipe is easy to prepare. We also need a minimum set of products:
- three kilograms of cauliflower;
- half a kilo of carrots;
- one liter of water;
- several dill umbrellas;
- 2.5 tablespoons of table salt;
- several stalks of celery;
- young twigs from a black currant bush.
The containers for the workpiece must be pre-washed and sterilized. Next, they begin to prepare the preservation itself. Greens should be soaked in water.After that, it is washed under running water and dried on a towel.
The cabbage is prepared as in the previous recipes. It is washed under the tap and divided into separate inflorescences. Peel and rinse carrots well. Then the vegetable is cut into slices. Prepared greens and celery are laid out at the bottom of the jar, which is pre-cut into medium cubes. Next, lay out the cabbage inflorescences and chopped carrots.
The brine is boiled from water and salt. After the salt has completely dissolved, you can pour the hot brine into the jars. The containers are buried with tight plastic lids and left to cool completely. After that, the banks must be transferred to a cool room for further storage.
Conclusion
You can preserve for the winter not only cucumbers with tomatoes that are familiar to us. An excellent preparation for the winter can be made from cauliflower. This vegetable itself is already incredibly tasty, and in combination with other additives, an even more aromatic and mouth-watering preparation is obtained. Marinate everyone can do this kind of cabbage. As you can see from the above recipes, this does not require any expensive ingredients and a lot of time. Such assorted vegetables are very popular, as they go well with both meat and fish dishes. They are perfect for any feast, they can be used as an appetizer and side dish. It is definitely worth preparing such a preparation for the winter in order to please your loved ones and friends.
