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Green tomatoes are what remains in the greenhouse and tomato beds for any gardener in the risky farming zone at the end of the season. This "illiquid" is usually ripened or processed.
If the tomatoes are hit by late blight, such fruits need to be processed as soon as possible. For example, prepare Green tomatoes fast food. It's amazing how simple cooking techniques can change the sour and rather expressionless taste of this vegetable. Today we'll talk about how to prepare them for quick consumption.
Quick Green Tomatoes with Garlic
There are many recipes for their preparation, the only difference is in the accompanying ingredients and methods of preparation.
The fastest
Indeed, a very quick dish to prepare - this appetizer can be served after 2 hours.
Three large tomatoes will require:
- 0.5 l of water;
- 2.5 Art. tablespoons of salt;
- 300 ml of 9% vinegar;
- large head of garlic;
- 200 g of green sprigs of dill.
The cooking process is extremely simple and does not take much time. Cut the tomatoes into slices, finely chop the dill, cut the garlic into slices. Boil water with salt, pour in vinegar immediately after turning off the fire. Fill the vegetable mixture with marinade.
As soon as it has cooled down, place the dish in the refrigerator and let it marinate for an hour. The quick green tomatoes are ready. You can immediately serve a delicious appetizer on the table or wait for the arrival of guests to show off your culinary skills.
This recipe uses onions instead of garlic, but they pickle quickly as well.
Fast with basil
For 3 large green tomatoes you need:
- green bell peppers;
- red onion;
- basil greens 3-4 sprigs;
- for the marinade: a tablespoon of dry pickling spices and vegetable oil, 0.5 cups of apple cider vinegar, a teaspoon of sugar.
Cut the pepper and onion into thin slices, cut the tomatoes into quarters, finely chop the basil. We mix all the vegetables. Tie the spices in a gauze bag and place it in the marinade mixture, which we bring to a boil. Simmer on low heat for 5 minutes. Pour the marinade into the vegetables and let them marinate under the lid for an hour, preferably in the refrigerator.
Lightly salted without vinegar
it lightly salted green tomatoes fast cooking, since the dish can be served on the table in a day. They are sometimes called daily allowances.
For a kilogram of green tomatoes you need:
- 2 heads of garlic and the same amount of carrots;
- 1 bunch of celery and parsley;
- for brine: 3 glasses of water, 30 g of salt, 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar, dried dill;
- add ground black pepper for spiciness.
Cut tomatoes into large slices, garlic - slices, carrots - into strips. Finely chop the greens. Since we are preparing the product for immediate use, without rolling it up for the winter, it is not necessary to sterilize the jars. It is enough if they are clean and dry. We spread the vegetables in layers, not forgetting to sprinkle them with herbs and season with pepper.
For the brine, mix all the ingredients and let it boil.
If you like the taste and smell of spices, they can also be added to the brine.
Turn off the heat and pour the prepared brine into the jars. Let the snack stand in the room for 24 hours. Cool before serving.
Green tomatoes can be pickled.You will not have to wait for their readiness for a long time, you can serve this appetizer to the table in a day.
Quick pickled tomatoes
For them, it is better to choose small tomatoes of milk ripeness or completely green. And in fact, and in another case, it will be delicious.
For 2 kg of tomatoes you need:
- 100 g 9% vinegar;
- 110 ml of vegetable oil;
- 2 teaspoons of hot mustard, not to be confused with mustard powder;
- 2 teaspoons of salt and ground coriander;
- h. a spoonful of ground pepper;
- 6 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar;
- 1-2 heads of garlic;
- favorite greens to taste.
Cut the tomatoes into halves or quarters, depending on the size. Put in a saucepan, cover with salt and sugar and let the juice run. Add the rest of the spices and herbs, oil, crushed garlic, chopped herbs. Knead thoroughly. We put it under oppression. We let it stand in the room for a day and another 2 to 4 days in the cold. Agree, this is very fast for pickled tomatoes.
The next recipe is not for nothing called gluttonous tomatoes. In just 5, maximum in 7 days, a very tasty snack is obtained.
Pickled tomatoes are delicious
For 2 kg of tomatoes you need:
- 2-3 heads of garlic;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of salt and sugar;
- 140 ml 9% vinegar;
- 3-4 pods of hot pepper;
- a bunch of parsley and celery.
Cut the tomatoes into slices, pepper into rings, finely chop the greens, pass the garlic through a press. We mix vegetables, after adding all the other ingredients. Let the room soak in juice, covering it with a lid.
You do not need to add water, the released juice will be quite enough.
After a day, we will transfer to jars to put them in the refrigerator.
After 5 days, you can already try the appetizer, but it is better to let it stand for a couple of days, if, of course, the family can withstand it.
Salted in a bag
Green tomatoes are delicious salty. There are quick recipes for this snacks... How to pickle green tomatoes? You can do this in the traditional way, but then you will have to wait a long time. There is an interesting salting recipe, if you apply it, then you will have to wait for the finished product only 4 days. These delicious garlic tomatoes smelling of fresh dill can be prepared for any holiday.
We put no more than 1 kg of tomatoes in each bag, so the ingredients are given for this amount.
For every kilogram of tomatoes you need:
- Art. a spoonful of salt;
- h. a spoonful of sugar;
- a couple of heads of garlic;
- fresh dill greens - the amount is optional.
Cooking tomatoes for pickling. To do this, wash them and remove the stalk, cutting out a little tomato pulp in the place of its attachment to the fruit. Put the tomatoes in a bag, add salt, sugar, chopped dill and coarsely chopped garlic.
Shake the bag well so that the ingredients are evenly distributed. This procedure will have to be repeated several times a day.
To prevent the tomatoes from leaking, put another bag on top and do not forget to tie it.
There is no need to take out the workpiece to the cold, the tomatoes will sooner be salted in the warmth.
You can cook pickled green tomatoes and in the usual way. They will be ready in 4 days, and stored in the refrigerator for a long time.
Salted tomatoes with mustard and horseradish
For every kilogram of tomatoes you will need:
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of sugar and salt;
- 2 teaspoons of mustard;
- a head of garlic, you can add more or less;
- boiled water - 2l;
- allspice, dill in umbrellas, horseradish leaves, hot pepper to your liking.
In this blank, the tomatoes remain intact, the pepper is cut into rings, and the garlic in slices, the horseradish leaves are divided into parts, the dill umbrellas are left intact.
We put greens, garlic and peppers in a container for pickling, put the tomatoes. Prepare the brine: mix the remaining ingredients with water and pour into a container. We install oppression. Tomatoes are salted in the room for 4 days. We put the pickled tomatoes in jars, put them in the cold, covering them with plastic lids, or put them in the refrigerator.
Conclusion
Instant tomatoes are a great way to use green tomatoes. This tasty and aromatic garlic snack goes very well with spirits. It goes well with potato or meat dishes.
