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It’s not for nothing that tomato juice is so popular. If it is advisable to consume ordinary fruit juices only as a drink, then tomato juice is very often used in cooking. It is great for making soups, stews, and as a dressing for stewing meatballs, cabbage rolls, potatoes, and fish. That's why many housewives love him.
It's no secret that store-bought analogues are very far from natural. And the preservatives added to them completely destroy everything useful. Most often, instead of tomato juice, we get diluted tomato paste. But if you prepare tomato juice for the winter, you can not only enjoy this tasty drink, but also retain all the beneficial properties.
Preparing juice for the winter does not take very much time. But you shouldn’t regret a single minute, because as a result you will get a drink rich in vitamins and minerals that is not scary to give to children. In addition, all useful microelements are preserved in canned form for up to 2 years, and there are a lot of them in tomato juice. It contains a large amount of vitamins A and B, as well as PP, E and C. Minerals are also present: magnesium, phosphorus, iodine, iron, calcium.
Let's look at how to make tomato juice for the winter easily and inexpensively. And most importantly, by preparing it yourself, you can be confident in the quality of the products and the benefits for the body.
Preparation
To prepare tomato juice for the winter, you need to choose the right tomatoes. Sweet, juicy and always red tomatoes are best. Unripe fruits will give the juice bitterness and acidity. Do not choose salad varieties of tomatoes; they are very fleshy and contain little juice.
To determine how many tomatoes you need, use the ratio 1:1.5 (one and a half kilograms of tomatoes per liter of finished product). For classic recipes, only tomatoes and salt are usually used, but you can brighten the taste by adding garlic, celery, onion, cinnamon, cloves, bell peppers and other ingredients to your taste.
Tomato juice for the winter without sterilization
To prepare, you need to use a juicer. You will need the following ingredients:
- 9 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 100 grams of sugar;
- salt to taste.
The option of preparing tomato juice for the winter using a juicer is very simple. Tomatoes It is necessary to rinse under running water and cut out the centers. Next, cut the tomatoes into 2 parts and put them through a juicer. Pour the pulp into the prepared bowl and set to cook. After the juice has boiled, grind it using a sieve, add salt and sugar, and put it back on the fire. Boil for 5 minutes over low heat. Pour hot into sterile jars and seal. Using the same recipe, you can prepare tomato juice for the winter through a meat grinder.
Tomato puree with pulp
A very tasty preparation for the winter, reminiscent of tomato sauce. It can be used to prepare various dishes, and can also be added to prepared foods instead of ketchup or sauce. Suitable for meat and fish dishes, side dishes and gravy. Prepared using a blender.
To make tomato puree you only need 2 ingredients:
- Tomatoes;
- Salt.
Selected fresh tomatoes must be washed and the stems removed. Next, cut them into small pieces so that they can easily fit in a blender-juicer. Grind to obtain a homogeneous puree. Pour the puree into a suitable saucepan and place on the stove. When the foam rises, remove it with a slotted spoon and leave the mixture to cook over high heat for 25 minutes.
To sterilize the jars, scald them with boiling water or microwave them for 5 minutes at maximum power. A sign that the juice has been cooked will be a change in the color of the foam from white to red. After that, remove the puree from the stove, add salt and pour into jars. After rolling, wrap the jars in a blanket and keep them there until they cool completely.
Recipe for tomato juice in a slow cooker
This method of preparing tomato juice for the winter is probably the simplest. There is no need to constantly stand over the pan so that the foam does not run away and constantly stir the contents.
To prepare the juice you will need the following ingredients:
- tomatoes (the quantity depends on the capacity of the multicooker);
- salt and pepper to taste;
- granulated sugar.
Wash the tomatoes and cut off the stems. We check for any damage. Now they need to be cut and crushed in a food processor.Don't worry about the skin remaining on the tomatoes, it will be completely rubbed off and you won't even feel it. But the fiber contained in the peel will remain. Pour all the resulting juice into the multicooker bowl, add salt, granulated sugar and pepper, mix. Set the multicooker to “stew” mode and leave for 40 minutes. We wash and sterilize the jars. We fill them with the resulting tomato product and roll them up. Next, as usual, we leave it under the blanket for a day to cool completely. Store in a cool place.
Tomato juice with bell pepper for the winter
Many people love the combination of tomatoes and bell peppers. The juice from these vegetables is unusual and aromatic. You should choose only red fleshy peppers and juicy ripe tomatoes.
The ingredients indicated in the recipe are for 3 liters of finished juice. So, we will need:
- 4 kilograms of tomatoes;
- 600 grams of bell pepper;
- 1 bay leaf;
- 3 pcs. allspice;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of granulated sugar;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of kitchen salt.
Wash the tomatoes and peppers and remove seeds and stems. We pass the vegetables through a juicer, and transfer the resulting juice to the prepared pan. We put it on the fire, and put the prepared spices (except salt and sugar) in a gauze bag and throw it into the pan. This way, the juice will completely absorb the aroma of the spices, and you won’t have to catch anything later. After boiling, add salt and sugar and leave to cook for 15 minutes over low heat. In the meantime, prepare the jars. Turn off the stove, throw out the bag of spices, and start pouring the hot juice into sterilized jars. Keep the juice wrapped in a blanket for a day, and then move it to a cool storage room.
Recipe for tomato juice with celery
By adding celery to juice, you can make it even healthier and tastier. For such an interesting preparation for the winter you will need:
- 1 kg of tomatoes;
- 3 stalks of celery;
- 1 tablespoon salt;
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper.
Be sure to wash the tomatoes and cut off the stems. Using a juicer, we make juice from them.
Pour the liquid into an enamel pan and bring to a boil. Add coarsely chopped celery and bring to a boil again. Then all this must be ground through a sieve or crushed with a blender. Put it on the fire again and turn it off as soon as the mixture boils. Pour into sterilized jars and seal.
Tomato paste juice
This recipe can help out when there is no way to make preparations. Just be careful when choosing tomato paste. Very often you can find harmful additives in this product. So take only tomato paste that contains only tomatoes, salt and water.
To prepare we will need:
- Water.
- Tomato paste.
- Salt and pepper to taste.
For 1 liter of water you will need 4 tablespoons of tomato paste. Just mix everything together, adding spices to taste. If this amount of tomato paste seems insufficient to you, you can add more.
Conclusion
Now we have clearly seen how to prepare tomato juice for the winter. The cooking options are quite simple, so by spending a little time, you can get a product that will be many times tastier and cheaper than store-bought. And most importantly, vitamins and other useful elements will remain in tomato juice for the winter.You can see how the cooking process works in practice in the video.
