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Zucchini salad for the winter Tatar song differs from classic lecho and attracts with its sweet and sour taste. It is not difficult to prepare, but it is important to choose the right ingredients and their proportions. The recipe is not strict, some components can be replaced.
Required Ingredients
For preparing Tatar Song zucchini for the winter, this vegetable is the base ingredient. The number of others is oriented towards him. For 2 kg of peeled fruits take:
- 1 carrot;
- 1-2 apples (preferably sweet and sour varieties);
- 1-2 sweet bell peppers;
- 1-2 pods of hot pepper;
- 1-2 onions;
- 4 cloves of garlic;
- 2 tbsp. l. with a heap of tomato paste;
- 6 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
- 4 tbsp. l. vegetable oil;
- 0.1 l table vinegar 9%;
- 1 tbsp. l. salt.
Some ingredients in the recipe can be replaced. An alternative to tomato paste is fresh tomatoes. When replacing, use a mass ratio of 1:3. For these proportions, instead of 2 tbsp. l. tomato paste you will need approximately 0.2 kg of tomatoes.
Fresh hot pepper can be replaced with ground pepper. Here the calculations are simple - 1 tsp. instead of one pod. You need to take red spice and specifically hot, not sweet (paprika).
To prepare lecho from zucchini Tatar Song you need glass jars. Lids can be metal, polypropylene, seaming machine or screw. A prerequisite is sterilization.
Selection and preparation of vegetables
For canned zucchini Tatar Song and other preparations, use only fresh vegetables. They must be intact, without signs of rot or mechanical damage. For winter salad, you should choose only ripe vegetables, but not overripe ones. All products are washed thoroughly.
You can take white or red onion. In the second case, the taste will be sweeter.
Zucchini is prepared according to its age and size. Young small fruits just need to be peeled and cut into cubes. If the zucchini is old and large, be sure to remove the seeds.
Peel the carrots and onions. The stem with seeds is removed from the peppers. You can leave the apple peel, but it is better to remove the too tough one. The core is completely removed.
All vegetables are pureed. Garlic can be crushed with them or separately with a special press.
Recipe for winter appetizers from zucchini Tatar song
After choosing and preparing the ingredients correctly, making a salad for the winter, Tatar Song, is not difficult. The algorithm is like this:
- Place the chopped vegetables in a saucepan, leaving only the zucchini.
- Bring the mixture to a boil.
- Add zucchini, sugar and salt. If hot pepper is used in ground form, add it at this stage.
- After boiling again, simmer the vegetable mixture over low heat for 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Add vinegar with vegetable oil, mix.
- After five minutes, remove from heat.
- Place the salad in sterilized jars and roll up.
- Turn containers upside down.
- After cooling, remove the workpiece for storage for the winter.
You can make the Tatar Song salad differently so that not only zucchini, but also other vegetables have a pronounced texture. Then the algorithm is like this:
- Cut the zucchini into cubes, the rest of the vegetables as desired - peppers can be cubes, onions into half rings, carrots into strips.
- Pour oil into a pan, heat it up.
- Add all the vegetables (don’t touch the zucchini yet) with salt and sugar and mix. If using tomato paste, add at this stage.
- Simmer for 20 minutes over low heat (reduce after boiling).
- Add zucchini.
- Simmer for another 20 minutes.
- Pour in vinegar and continue to simmer.
- After 15 minutes, pour into jars and roll up.
Storage periods and methods
Tatar song salad can be stored in the refrigerator, cellar (basement) or other cool place in winter. The recommended temperature is no more than 15 °C.
Winter salad Tatar Song can be stored for up to two years. It is better to use it within a year.
Conclusion
Zucchini salad for the winter Tatar song attracts with its sweet and sour taste and ease of preparation. You can change the recipe as desired and adjust the sharpness of the workpiece. Some housewives complement zucchini with eggplant. It is better to make salad for one year; with long-term storage, the risk of spoilage increases and beneficial substances are destroyed.