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Adjika homemade can be not only a wonderful sauce or dressing for various dishes, but also a natural source of vitamins, reliable protection against viruses during the winter season. You can prepare it quite simply from available products and vegetables that successfully ripen in the fall in the garden. There are recipes that allow you to prepare an exceptionally delicate sauce, suitable even for children. Spicy adjika is great for “real” men. Anyone can choose a recipe to suit their taste, because a wide variety of options allows you to satisfy the taste preferences of even the most spoiled gourmets.
Variety of recipes
On the shelves of many stores you can see adjika in small jars. As a rule, it is based on the use of tomatoes or bell peppers. Starch gives thickness to such a product, and various preservatives and chemical additives give it taste. Finding real, natural adjika on sale is almost impossible.It is for this reason that many housewives try to prepare a delicious sauce on their own, using only the best products and taking into account the preferences of each family member.
Homemade adjika, of course, can also be different: a fresh product contains many vitamins and requires no more than an hour to prepare. Preparing the product using cooking will take more time, and there are not many vitamins in it, but it is convenient to store it in a cellar or pantry, without observing the temperature conditions.
The composition of the sauce depends on the taste preferences of the consumer. If you want to get a delicate sauce, then you need to stock up on tomatoes or bell peppers. There are also original recipes based on the use of zucchini, eggplant or even beets. You can get a spicy, piquant adjika if you add hot pepper and garlic to its composition. Fragrant herbs can complement absolutely any recipe for this sauce.
Experienced housewives can independently select the ingredients and create their own unique recipe or make changes to an existing cooking option. Beginning cooks are looking for the best recipe that would accurately give recommendations on how to prepare adjika at home. It is for them that we will try to give a clear description of several of the best recipes for preparing this product.
Adjika from tomatoes
Homemade adjika made from tomatoes is the most popular. This is what housewives most often prepare in their kitchens. The sauce gained such popularity due to its particularly delicate taste. Tomatoes can be supplemented with bell peppers, carrots or even apples.
Simple recipe without cooking
One of the most common adjika recipes advises using 5 kg of ripe tomatoes, 3 kg of bell peppers, 3 chili peppers, 500 g of garlic. Add 1 tbsp of vinegar and salt to taste. From this amount of products it will be possible, in literally half an hour, to get 8 liters of very tasty fresh adjika, rich in vitamins.
Making tomato sauce for the winter using this recipe is very simple:
- Wash and peel the vegetables. Cut the stem from the peppers and remove the seeds if desired. Cut the tomatoes into pieces.
- Grind the tomatoes, garlic and all the peppers in a meat grinder.
- Add salt and vinegar to the resulting vegetable mush, mix everything well and leave on the kitchen counter for an hour.
- Pack the finished product into clean jars and close them tightly. Adjika should be stored in the refrigerator.
As can be seen from the description above, the recipe for homemade tomato adjika is very simple, does not require cooking and allows you to preserve all the vitamins of fresh food. The sauce will be an excellent addition to various dishes during the winter season.
Recipe for tender adjika for the winter
You can prepare tender adjika for the winter using a whole set of different ingredients. The sauce is based on 2.5 kg of tomatoes. For this volume of the main product, it is customary to add 1 kg of carrots, fresh sour apples, and bell peppers. In the amount of 1 tbsp. you need to take sugar, 6% vinegar and vegetable oil. The sauce will be spicy thanks to the addition of 2 heads of garlic and 3 pods of hot pepper. Salt is used to taste.
Preparing adjika at home consists of the following steps:
- Wash and peel the vegetables. Remove the seeds and stems from the peppers.
- Cut the apples into 4 parts, remove the seeds from their cavity.
- Grate the carrots, grind the apples, peppers and tomatoes in a meat grinder.
- Place the prepared vegetables in a large container and place it on the fire.
- Simmer the sauce over low heat for about 1.5 hours. After this time, add butter, salt and sugar, as well as chopped garlic, to the mixture of products.
- Until it is completely ready, all that remains is to simmer the adjika for another 10-15 minutes, after which you can put it in jars and send it to the cellar.
Adjika prepared at home according to the proposed recipe is particularly tender and has a pleasant, rich taste. You can safely season food with it even for a child, because the taste of the sauce will not be particularly bitter.
If desired, you can prepare adjika from tomatoes using other recipes.
One of them is shown in the video:
The video will not only allow you to familiarize yourself with the list of ingredients for the sauce, but will also clearly demonstrate the entire cooking process, which can be useful for novice cooks.
Sweet pepper recipe
Fresh bell pepper sauce is very tasty and healthy. To prepare it you need 3 kg of sweet red peppers, 300 g of peeled hot peppers and the same amount of garlic, celery root, parsley. The sauce will be stored in winter thanks to the addition of salt and vinegar. Their quantity should be at least 0.5 tbsp. Depending on taste preferences, celery and parsley can be added to adjika, and the amount of salt and vinegar can be increased.
Homemade adjika using all the above ingredients will be prepared without cooking. The fresh product is very healthy and tasty. It will retain its qualities throughout the winter season.
In order to understand how to make delicious homemade adjika from peppers, you need to familiarize yourself with the following points:
- Peel and wash all vegetables and roots.
- Grind two types of peppers, roots and garlic in a meat grinder.
- Chop the greens and mix with the main ingredients.
- Add salt and vinegar to the mixture of vegetables and herbs. You need to add these ingredients little by little, constantly monitoring the taste of the prepared product.
- Mix all the ingredients in a deep container and leave it on the table for a day. Then put the made adjika into jars and cover with a nylon lid. Store the sauce in the refrigerator.
This simple recipe for preparing fresh adjika for the winter allows you to prepare 4 liters of this sauce in just 30-40 minutes. Even the most inexperienced cook can cope with this task.
Another recipe can be found in the video:
It also allows you to prepare very tasty, fresh adjika with bell pepper.
Traditional Abkhazian recipes
Traditional Abkhaz adjika recipes are based on the use of only hot ingredients and spices. Among such recipes there are two most famous options:
Red spicy adjika
To prepare this adjika you need to stock up on 2 kg of hot pepper. The composition will also include spices such as coriander, dill, “Khmeli-suneli”, fragrant leaves of cilantro, dill and parsley. The composition of hot and spicy ingredients will be complemented by 1 kg of garlic and salt.
The process of preparing adjika consists of the following stages:
- Remove stems and grains from hot, slightly dried peppers. Peel the garlic.
- Grind all ingredients, including herbs and spices, several times with a meat grinder, add salt to them. Adjika should be salted gradually until the seasoning becomes very salty.
- Keep the prepared mixture for a day at room temperature.
- Divide adjika into jars and close the lid tightly.
Green adjika with nuts
Green adjika contains 900 g of celery, 600 g of cilantro and 300 g each of parsley, hot pepper and bell pepper. It is better to take green bell peppers in order to maintain color harmony. Also for cooking you will need walnuts (1 tbsp.), a bunch of mint, 6 heads of garlic and 120 g of salt.
To prepare you need:
- Rinse the greens and dry them with a towel.
- Remove stems and seeds from peppers.
- Grind the greens, garlic, nuts and peppers in a meat grinder. Add salt to the mixture and mix it well.
- After a day, put the green mixture into jars and close with a lid.
It is worth noting that traditional Abkhaz recipes make it possible to obtain a particularly hot and spicy seasoning, which can only be eaten in combination with main products, for example, meat, fish, soup.
Original recipes for adjika with vegetables
During the fall season, it is especially important to preserve vegetables grown in the garden. Among all storage methods, housewives most often choose canning. An excellent option in this case would be to prepare adjika from fruitful vegetables such as zucchini, pumpkin, eggplant or beets. Suitable recipes for preparing these types of adjika are given below in the article.
Adjika with zucchini
To prepare 2 liters of winter preparation, you will need 3 kg of zucchini and 1.5 kg of ripe tomatoes, as well as 500 g of bell peppers and carrots, a glass of garlic and the same amount of vegetable oil, half a glass of granulated sugar, salt and hot ground red pepper (3 each). tbsp).
The process of making the sauce is quite simple:
- Remove the seeds from the peppers and cut off the stem. Remove the skins from the tomatoes. Peel the carrots.
- Grind all vegetables except garlic with a meat grinder. Stir the resulting mixture and add sugar, butter and salt.
- Cook the vegetable puree over low heat for 40 minutes.
- After the specified time, cool the mixture and add ground pepper and chopped garlic.
- Additionally, boil the adjika for 10 minutes.
- Place the finished product in jars and close the lids for subsequent storage in the pantry or cellar.
Zucchini adjika always turns out very tender and juicy. Both adults and children eat this product with pleasure.
Adjika with eggplant
A real flavor palette can be created with the help of eggplants. The sauce using them always turns out especially tender and tasty. To prepare this amazing product you will need 1.5 kg of tomatoes, 1 kg of eggplant and sweet pepper, as well as 200 g of garlic, 3 chili peppers, a glass of oil and 100 ml of vinegar. Salt is added to the product to taste.
Preparing this adjika is very, very simple. To do this, all vegetables need to be washed and peeled, and chopped with a meat grinder. After adding oil, the mixture of vegetables is sent to simmer for 40-50 minutes. A few minutes before the end of cooking, vinegar and salt are added to the adjika. In sterilized jars, such a product will be stored without problems throughout the winter season.
Adjika with beets
Recipe adjiki with beets designed for preparing a large volume of adjika at once. So, for 7 liters of winter preparations you will need 5 kg of red, ripe tomatoes, 4 kg of beets, 1 kg of carrots and bell peppers, 200 g of garlic, a glass of oil, 4 hot peppers, 150 ml of 6% vinegar, salt and sugar in the amount of 150 g.
The process of preparing the sauce can be described in several main stages:
- Wash and peel the vegetables.
- Grind vegetables, except garlic, with a meat grinder, food processor or blender.
- Place the resulting mass in a deep container, add oil and cook for 1.5 hours.
- 30 minutes before readiness, add chopped garlic, salt, sugar and vinegar.
- Place the hot adjika into jars and preserve.
Conclusion
Of course, today's adjika recipes are much more varied and “brighter” than those that shepherds used to prepare the traditional seasoning many years ago. Adjika has long become a popular and adapted sauce that can be successfully consumed not only by adults, but also by children. Preparing a tasty and natural nutritional supplement is quite simple. To do this, you need to choose a recipe for homemade adjika, stock up on all the necessary products and time. In gratitude for your efforts, the hostess will probably hear thanks, which will be the best reward from family and friends.
