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Various vegetables, including zucchini, are grown in gardens and summer cottages. Sometimes there are so many of them that gardeners don’t know what to do with them. Squash caviar is a favorite dish of many Russians. They buy it in the store all the time. But unfortunately, in recent years the taste of this product has changed dramatically and not always for the better. In addition, today many enterprises produce canned food not according to GOST, but according to TU. And the cost is not always satisfactory.
Don’t be upset, because homemade spicy squash caviar for the winter is much tastier and healthier. After all, housewives, apart from vinegar essence, do not use any preservatives or additives or substitutes for the taste of various vegetables. All ingredients are only natural and healthy. There are a large number of recipes for making caviar from zucchini for the winter. We invite you to cook a spicy snack with us.
Step-by-step preparation
To prepare caviar from zucchini for the winter, only fresh vegetables are used. They contain much more vitamins and nutrients.
To make caviar according to our recipe, you need to stock up on the following ingredients in advance:
- Fresh zucchini – 4 kg;
- carrots – 2 kg;
- garlic – 100-150 grams;
- sweet bell pepper (red or yellow, maybe half) – 4 pieces;
- onion – 1 kg;
- tomato paste – 500 grams;
- lean oil – 250 grams;
- ground red and black pepper – 1 teaspoon each;
- vinegar essence - 1 tablespoon;
- salt – 1.5 tablespoons;
- sugar – 2 teaspoons.
All products presented in the recipe are grown by our gardeners. They are fresh and environmentally friendly. Therefore, the finished product is useful.
Step one - prepare the vegetables
First, the zucchini needs to be washed in several waters to remove any soil. Sometimes vegetables are not peeled, but this makes the caviar a bit rough. Therefore, it is better to cut it with a sharp knife. Cut out the center with the seeds. Cut the vegetable into half rings or cubes and fry in a small amount of oil over low heat.
Step two
While the zucchini is softening, let's get to the rest of the vegetables:
- Peel, rinse and chop the onion. To avoid crying, keep it in the freezer for a few minutes: it’s easier to cut and won’t make you cry.
- Wash the garlic cloves and pass through a garlic press. The recipe states that this vegetable is taken from 100 to 150 grams. It all depends on how spicy you want the squash caviar for the winter.
- Cut the bell pepper in half, remove the partitions and seeds (obligatory, otherwise the caviar will not be stored for long). Cut into several pieces.
- Wash the carrots, peel them and hold them under running water again. For chopping, use a grater with large cells.
Step three
Sauté chopped onions and peppers in vegetable oil and place in a saucepan. Fry carrots in this oil.
Step four
Combine zucchini, carrots, onions, bell peppers, mix. When the mass has cooled down a little, blend it with a blender. You can run it in a meat grinder, but it doesn’t work either. Place everything in a cooking pot.
Season with salt, granulated sugar and vegetable oil. Place the container on the fire, stirring constantly. As soon as the mixture boils, reduce the heat to low. At first, the caviar will be runny.
Zucchini caviar is prepared with constant stirring for 1.5 hours. After this, add tomato paste, red hot pepper and black ground pepper and boil for another 1.5 hours. By the end of cooking, the zucchini caviar should resemble village sour cream in thickness. Don't forget to taste the caviar. If there is not enough salt, the finished product will not be stored well in winter, but you should not over-salt it.
Garlic and vinegar essence are added 10 minutes before the dish is ready. If you add the garlic too early, it will not retain its flavor.
In addition, such a product can be harmful to health.
Step five
Banks are prepared in advance. They are washed and steamed along with the lids. Spread the zucchini caviar immediately after cooking. After rolling, the jars are turned upside down and put under a fur coat until they cool completely.
You can store spicy zucchini caviar for the winter, prepared according to this recipe, in the refrigerator or basement.
Another caviar recipe, like from childhood:
Conclusion
As you can see, there is nothing complicated in preparing spicy squash caviar for the winter. And our housewives have enough effort and patience.But on a winter evening you can boil potatoes, open a jar of the preparation and have a delicious dinner. Try to prepare a dish according to our recipe - you won’t regret it.
