Funky cucumbers with tomato sauce for the winter

26.10.2018 Winter blanks

The season of harvesting for the winter of almost every housewife begins with the preservation of cucumbers. Due to the huge popularity of this vegetable in our latitudes, a great many recipes have been accumulated. Canned cucumber even has a whole list of useful substances: potassium, magnesium, vitamins A, B1, B6, C, D.

They began to harvest cucumbers for the winter in tomato sauce relatively recently, but such a recipe very quickly found their fans, because the taste of the workpiece is simply awesome. That is why today it can be safely called one of the most popular among all other blanks. Step by step photos and their detailed description will tell you how to cook such an appetizer.

Ingredients:

cucumbers - 0.5 kg;
tomato - 0.5 l;
aspirin - 1 tablet;
sugar - 3 tbsp. l .;
salt - 1 tbsp. l .;
garlic - 1 head.
horseradish leaf - 1 piece per can;
hot pepper - 1 piece;
parsley - several branches;
dill - several branches;
cherry leaves - a few pieces;
bay leaf - a few pieces;
black pepper peas - 8 pieces.

How to prepare cucumbers for winter in tomato sauce

All ingredients should be washed thoroughly before cooking. It is recommended to put cucumbers for a couple of hours in water in order to avoid the breakdown of the finished product. Put greens, garlic, peppercorns at the bottom of the can.

Remove tails from cucumbers. Cut them into two or three parts or put them in a jar in any usual way (perpendicular to the bottom or in parallel, in layers). The styling method does not affect the taste of the finished product.

After the jar is completely filled with cucumbers, pour boiling water over the contents. Allow to stand for about five minutes, then drain the liquid back into the pan and boil again. Repeat this action several times.

Meanwhile, make tomato sauce. Skip the indicated number of tomatoes through a meat grinder or beat with a blender and set to boil. The main thing is to constantly stir the resulting juice until it boils so that it does not burn. While boiling, put salt and sugar in it.

After the sauce is prepared, you need to drain the water. Then crush the aspirin and fall asleep inside the jar. After that, pour tomato juice into a jar.

Done. Banks close the tin lid, turn over. Then you should wrap them with a blanket or towel made of thick fabric. There is no need to sterilize the cans, so when using aspirin in any prescription, this procedure is not necessary.