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The adjika recipe is in every housewife's cookbook. This snack is very popular among the population. Most often it has a pungent aftertaste, so it is consumed with meat and poultry. Adjika made from tomato paste has many fans. Some housewives do not make the dish too spicy, then it can be given even to children.
For winter evenings, a dish prepared according to one of the recipes below is perfect. It is worth noting that, in addition to the degree of spiciness, adjika also differs in the methods of preparation. Some housewives use the recipe without cooking, others heat the vegetables.
It is worth remembering that adjika has a red color due to the presence of peppers in its composition, and not tomatoes.
The best adjika recipes for the winter
Recipe No. 1 Adjika without cooking
Tomato adjika for the winter can be prepared even without heat treatment. In this case, all vegetables will retain their beneficial properties. Before starting work, you should rinse all vegetables very thoroughly, preferably in hot water.
Main ingredients.
- 1 kg pepper. Choose Bulgarian sweet. It is most suitable in terms of taste.
- 5 pieces. hot pepper.
- 500 ml tomato paste.
- 1 bunch each of dill, parsley and coriander.
- 3 large or 4 small garlic.
- 2 tbsp. l. salt.
- 2 tsp. vinegar.
- 100 gr. Sahara.
- half a glass of vegetable oil.
Adjika preparation process:
- The preparatory stage includes washing the vegetables under running water. After that, let them dry so that excess water does not get into the dish.
- We prepare the meat grinder. It will help grind all the ingredients so that the finished mass is as homogeneous as possible. A more modern version of kitchen appliances - a blender is also perfect for this purpose. It is worth noting that the mass of vegetables minced through a meat grinder turns out more puree-like. This is exactly what a real tomato miracle – adjika – should be.
- Grind all the ingredients one by one, leaving only the greens for later. The finished mass most often has an orange color. Mix them with a wooden spoon. At this point add vinegar, sugar and salt.
- Finely chop the greens and add to the rest of the ingredients.
- Knead the mixture for about 10 minutes. After that, we let it stand and soak for the same amount of time.
- Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add it to the pan with adjika and stir everything thoroughly again. The dish for this recipe is ready. Bon appetit.
Recipe No. 2 Adjika with plum
This recipe is good both for those who make preparations for the winter and for those who prepare adjika for the next holiday table.
Main ingredients.
- 1 kg blue, not crushed plums. Take the blue plum; it is the only one suitable for preparations.
- 1 head of garlic. You can also vary this ingredient according to your taste.
- 2 tbsp. l. salt. You should not choose iodized salt for preparations.
- 1 kg bell pepper. For a more impressive appearance of the dish, use peppers of different colors.
- 3 pcs. hot pepper.
- Sugar to taste.
- 500 ml tomato paste. When purchasing, pay attention to the expiration date of the paste.Bad ingredients will cause your snack to go bad.
- 1 tsp vinegar.
In total, all these ingredients should make 12 servings.
The process of preparing adjika.
- The peppers are cleaned and the seeds are removed. To make it more convenient to pass them through a meat grinder, they are cut into several parts.
- We pass the peppers through a meat grinder.
- Preparing the plums. We remove the seeds from them, after cutting each fruit in half. Choose slightly underripe berries to avoid too much juice.
- Grind the plums in a meat grinder.
- Hot peppers and garlic are finely chopped. A blender will do this task perfectly. Whether or not to use hot pepper seeds in cooking is up to you. Without them, the food won't be as spicy.
- Mix all ingredients in a separate pan.
- Put the pan on the fire. When the mixture boils, turn it down and add the last ingredients - salt, sugar. The mixture will cook over low heat for about half an hour.
- Vinegar is added at the very end.
- You can roll adjika into jars.
The dish according to this recipe has a very specific taste, thanks to the plum in its composition. Try it, you won't regret the time spent preparing it. Your family and friends will be delighted with this snack.
Recipe No. 3 Adjika “horseradish”
A somewhat original adjika recipe. Unlike traditional ways of preparing this dish, it contains tomatoes.
Main ingredients.
- 3 kg tomatoes.
- 4-5 pcs. hot pepper.
- 3 tbsp. salt
- 200 gr. horseradish roots
- 2-3 heads of garlic.
As you can see from the ingredients, the appetizer will be very rich and spicy.
The process of preparing adjika.
- Cut the tomatoes into several parts. If there is a hard stalk inside, it is better to remove it.
- Separately, soak the horseradish roots in water.After about 50-60 minutes, take them out and clean them.
- Peel the garlic and hot pepper.
- We prepare a meat grinder and pass all the components of our adjika through it.
- Mix the resulting mixture thoroughly for several minutes. Now you can take out the prepared jars and do the most enjoyable part of the process of preparing snacks - arranging the dishes into containers.
It is not subjected to heat treatment. Stores perfectly.
Recipe No. 4 Adjika apple
Spicy snacks will not appeal to kids. However, on dark winter evenings, you also want to please them with tasty and healthy food.
For 6 half-liter jars we will need the following ingredients:
- 1 kg apples. Try to choose more acidic varieties.
- 1 kg sweet bell pepper.
- 200 gr. oils When choosing vegetable oil, pay attention to the fact that it is purified and free of impurities and additional flavoring components. Take only natural product.
- 200 gr. garlic
- 1 kg of tomatoes.
- Sugar and salt 150 gr.
- 100 gr. tarragon.
The process of preparing adjika.
- We clean all vegetables and fruits. Remove the core from the apples. Remove the skins from the tomatoes by lowering them into boiling water for 2-3 seconds.
- Grate the tomatoes. Put the mixture on fire.
- Use a grater to grate all the other ingredients. We send them to the tomatoes.
- Turn on the heat and simmer for about half an hour.
- Add salt, sugar and butter. After this, continue to simmer for another 10 minutes over low heat.
- Add garlic, herbs and seasonings last.
- A few more minutes of cooking and you can put the mixture into jars.
Recipe No. 5 Adjika with walnuts
Main ingredients.
- 500 gr. garlic and chili pepper.
- 20 gr. cumin and dried savory,
- 300 gr. walnuts.
- 100 gr. cilantro.
- 60 gr. wine vinegar.
- 50 gr. olive oil.
- 60 gr.salt.
As in the previous recipe, you can use any method convenient for you to chop all the ingredients. Cooking time – 40 minutes. At the very last moment, add vinegar, granulated sugar and salt.
Among the wide variety of snacks, adjika takes a worthy first place. Almost no celebration in our country is complete without it on the table. If you have not tried to cook such a dish yet, be sure to use our recipes and write us your impressions.
