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Adjikoy is called a traditional Abkhazian spicy seasoning. Outwardly, it resembles a thick paste of hot pepper, garlic, herbs and salt, as well as some other ingredients, depending on the recipe. Many housewives prepare adjika and preserve it for the winter. This natural seasoning can replace ketchup in the kitchen, which allows you to not only save money, but also benefit your body. Spicy seasoning can protect a person from viral diseases and increase immunity, which is especially important in the winter season.
Often, in addition to spices, tomatoes are used as the basis for adjika. This allows you to get a delicate product that can be combined with many dishes. But despite the fact that adjika is a spicy seasoning, sweet notes in its taste are quite appropriate. That is why some recipes also include carrots. Adjika with carrots will be the object of attention in this article.
The best adjika recipes with carrots
A good recipe is the key to preparing delicious food.Experienced housewives will probably have a description of one or two good adjika recipes in their cookbook, but novice housewives often have to experiment. In order for experiments in the kitchen to always be successful, we will try to advise inexperienced cooks the best recipes for adjika with carrots.
Classic recipe
Tomatoes, carrots and apples - this combination can be found in many adjika recipes. The uniqueness of each individual recipe lies in the proportion of these ingredients and the presence of additional products and spices. The classic cooking recipe allows you to get a hot sauce with a sweet and sour flavor. This is the recipe that many cooks use, so it was decided to give a detailed description of it.
Products for cooking
The basis of adjika is ripe, red tomatoes. They must be taken in an amount of 3 kg. Apple and carrots are used in equal proportions, 1 kg of each ingredient. Sweet bell pepper also needs to be added in an amount of 1 kg. Gives a spicy taste to the dish chilli in the amount of 2 pods and garlic (literally 2 heads). Sugar, vegetable oil and 9% vinegar will be required in the amount of 1 tbsp. The recipe also includes 5 tbsp. l. non-iodized salt.
Cooking process
Having all the necessary ingredients on hand, it’s easy to prepare delicious adjika. To do this you need:
- Wash and peel fruits and vegetables. Remove the grains from the bell pepper and cut out the place where the stalk attaches to the tomatoes. It is recommended to peel apples not only from the seeds, but also from the skin. There is no need to remove the skin of tomatoes and peppers.
- Grind carrots, apples, tomatoes and two types of peppers in a meat grinder and mix well. Place the resulting mixture in a saucepan and boil for 45-50 minutes over low heat. During the cooking process, the mixture must be stirred regularly.
- 15 minutes before the end of cooking, add finely chopped garlic, as well as the remaining spices, vinegar and oil.
- Adjika can be preserved hot for the winter in small jars.
Adjika with tomatoes and carrots, prepared this way classical recipe, perfect as a dressing for borscht, addition to meat and fish dishes, various side dishes.
Adjika recipe with onions
Adjika with onions prepared according to this recipe can sometimes be accompanied by the comment “You will lick your fingers!” In order to understand that this is really so, you need to try to cook it.
To prepare you will need…
Before you start cooking, you need to stock up on a set of necessary products. So, to prepare adjika you will need 2.5 kg of tomatoes, 500 g of carrots and sweet peppers, 300 g of onions, 200 g of garlic, 3 hot peppers. In addition to the main products, you will need 250 ml of oil and the same amount of 6% vinegar, a glass of sugar, 1/4 cup of salt. If such a set of products has been collected, then you can start preparing adjika.
Step-by-step cooking instructions
Every housewife can probably prepare adjika, since it does not require special knowledge and skills. The entire cooking process can be described in a few simple steps:
- Wash, peel and chop all vegetables, with the exception of onions, with a meat grinder. A special feature of the recipe is the ease of processing the products. For example, you should not remove grains from the insides of bitter and bell peppers.It is believed that they will add additional piquancy to the finished dish.
- Peel and chop the onion with a knife or grate on a coarse grater.
- Mix the chopped vegetables in one large saucepan and put on the stove to simmer. Cook the mixture over low heat for 30 minutes, then add oil, vinegar and boil for the same amount of time.
- After 1 hour of cooking, add sugar and salt to the adjika, then boil again for 60 minutes and preserve for the winter.
Thus, the cooking time for adjika with onions will be about 2.5 hours. During this time, the moisture will evaporate significantly from the sauce, and the volume of food will be reduced by almost half. If you follow the cooking rules, the ingredients for one recipe will be enough to fill 4 half-liter jars.
Adjika with plums
Plums are often used in preparing various sauces for meat or fish dishes. Adjika can also be prepared with plums. Their sweet and sour taste is a great complement to hot spices. We will try to describe one of these recipes in more detail.
List of required products
To prepare, you need 3 kg of ripe, fleshy tomatoes, bell peppers, onions, plums and carrots (500 g of each of the listed ingredients). Also used in the preparation are 200 g of garlic, hot pepper (10 pods), 100 g of sugar and 2 tbsp. l. salt. During stewing, you will need to add 500 ml of vegetable oil for the entire volume of food.
Preparation
To prepare adjika from carrots and tomatoes with the addition of plums, it will take about 3.5 hours. Most of the time will be spent on cooking food. In general, the cooking process can be described by the following points:
- Remove seeds from plums, peel bell peppers and cut into slices. Peel the carrots.Grind all vegetables, including hot peppers, tomatoes and garlic, as well as plums with a meat grinder.
- Place the mixture of crushed products in a saucepan and boil over low heat. During cooking, add butter, sugar and salt.
- Adjika should be cooked for at least 3 hours, after which the product can be stored for the winter in sterilized jars.
As can be seen from the description, the cooking process is simple, but it will take a lot of time. A well-cooked product is perfectly stored throughout the winter without observing a certain temperature regime.
Adjika from carrots with herbs and horseradish
Traditional Abkhaz adjika involves the use of a large number of spices and seasonings, aromatic herbs. The recipe proposed below largely preserves this tradition and allows you to get a very tasty and aromatic seasoning.
List of ingredients
For 2 kg of ripe tomatoes add 500 g of carrots, 200 g of horseradish and 4 medium-sized bell peppers. 200 g of garlic, a teaspoon of paprika and 2-3 chili peppers will give the sauce the necessary spiciness. The recipe also involves using 70 ml of vinegar and a few tablespoons of sugar. It is recommended to use basil among herbs.
Description of preparation
Spicy, aromatic adjika will certainly become a welcome guest on every table in winter and summer. Every cook can prepare it, following the following recommendations:
- Peel the carrots and horseradish root and wash. Remove grains from bell peppers.
- Grind tomatoes, horseradish, bell and chili peppers, carrots in a meat grinder. Transfer the mixture into a cooking container.
- As soon as the adjika begins to boil, set aside 45 minutes.After this time, add vinegar, chopped garlic and basil, paprika, sugar, and salt. After the mixture has boiled again, turn off the heat and roll up the finished product.
The relatively fast preparation process imposes some restrictions on the storage mode of adjika. So, after canning for the winter, it is recommended to place the jars in the refrigerator or cool cellar.
Adjika from carrots with pumpkin
Adjika recipes are unique in that they do not use tomatoes at all. An alternative to them is pumpkin in this case. You can learn about preparing adjika from carrots and pumpkin in the section below.
Set of necessary products
Pumpkin and carrots must be taken in equal shares, 500 g of each vegetable. The required mass of onions and bell peppers is 200 g. Also for cooking you will need 5 medium-sized cloves of garlic, a bunch of cilantro and a bunch of basil, 1 chili pepper, half a lemon, 50 g of salt and the same amount of vegetable oil.
Preparation of unique adjika
You will have to cook adjika using the oven. Basic vegetables are baked in foil, which preserves the beneficial properties of the products. The preparation of adjika can be described in detail in the following steps:
- Peel the pumpkin, carrots, onions, bell peppers and cut into small pieces. Wrap the vegetables in foil and bake in the oven for 30 minutes.
- Grind the prepared vegetables in a blender. Add chili pepper, lemon, garlic, herbs and salt.
- Serve ready adjika to the table as a seasoning for various vegetable, fish and meat dishes.
Adjika with pumpkin and carrots will surprise even the most experienced gourmet. Its taste is very delicate, harmonious, its consistency is homogeneous and light.The presence of fresh ingredients makes the seasoning especially healthy.
Undoubtedly, there are many different recipes for adjika with carrots. Some of them are given above in the article. Another interesting recipe can be found in the video:
Conclusion
Homemade adjika has a number of advantages: it is not inferior in taste to ketchups and tomato sauces, contains many vitamins, is a healthy natural product, the cost of which is mercilessly low. You can prepare it for the whole winter in the fall, when all the vegetables and fruits are already ripe. Having worked once, the housewife will always be able to find a delicious dressing, an excellent sauce and an addition to many dishes in one jar.
