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Tomatoes processed using a meat grinder are an excellent substitute for store-bought ketchup and sauces. In addition, you can prepare any dishes and process the largest harvest of tomatoes. Mashed tomatoes with garlic for the winter can be prepared in different ways, with a variety of additional ingredients.
Preparing pureed tomatoes for the winter
To prepare pureed tomatoes, you need to use the most ripe fruits. Green tomatoes will not provide enough flavor and are more difficult to preserve. Ripe, soft fruits will be easier to grind and will give a sufficient amount of juice with sourness. Preservation will be stored for a long time. Ideally, the fruits should be soft and fleshy. The softer the tomato, the more juice it will release. At the same time, the tomatoes must not be sick or rotten.
It is important to prepare the jars correctly. They must be washed thoroughly and sterilized over steam. It is recommended to wash containers with baking soda. It is worth paying attention to salt. It should not be iodized so that the taste does not deteriorate over time. The remaining ingredients are also of high quality.
It is important to monitor the cooling process of tomatoes mashed with garlic for the winter.After the tomatoes are rolled and heat-treated, the jars must be wrapped in a warm blanket so that the cooling process occurs slowly. In this case, the microorganisms will all die, and the preservation will be stored for a long time.
Grated tomatoes with garlic for the winter
Tomatoes mashed with garlic are prepared from the following ingredients:
- kilogram of fleshy tomato;
- 100 g garlic;
- salt to taste;
- sugar and ground black pepper also taste.
The step-by-step cooking process does not look like a complicated procedure; in most cases, it is accessible and understandable to every housewife:
- Remove stems from fruits and discard.
- Grate the tomatoes themselves on a coarse grater and discard the skins.
- Crush the garlic, you can grate it on a fine grater.
- Place the tomatoes on low heat and boil.
- Add all the ingredients there.
- Immediately after boiling, place into hot containers and roll up.
In this form, the workpiece can be stored for more than one year if all storage rules are followed.
Tomatoes, pureed for the winter (recipe without garlic, only tomatoes and salt)
This pureed tomato recipe does not require garlic. Enough tomatoes, a tablespoon of salt and sugar per liter of juice. This will not change the shelf life, only the taste will change, since without garlic some of the spiciness will disappear. But this is not for everybody.
The recipe for making pulped tomatoes is simple and familiar to everyone:
- Pour boiling water over the fruits and leave for 5 minutes.
- It is not difficult to remove the skin after treatment with boiling water.
- Grind into puree with a blender, you can use a meat grinder.
- Pour into a saucepan and add salt and sugar as required by volume.
- Boil for 10 minutes.
- Pour into hot jars and roll up.
After this, turn it over and wrap it in a blanket.After cooling, you can lower it into the basement or cellar. In the case of an apartment, you can leave it on the balcony, the main thing is that the temperature does not drop below zero.
Puree tomatoes for the winter with garlic and basil
There is a separate recipe for making grated tomatoes with garlic. In this case, in addition to garlic, basil is added. It gives the preparation a piquant taste and a special aroma. At the same time, the principle and manufacturing technology do not differ from previous versions.
The ingredients needed are:
- 1 kilogram of ripe tomatoes;
- sugar, salt to taste;
- several sprigs of fresh basil;
- a couple of cloves of garlic.
It is advisable to choose tomatoes that are as ripe, large, and fleshy as possible, so that the amount of juice is large. Recipe:
- Rinse the tomatoes under running water.
- Cut the tomatoes into small chunks to make grinding easier, remove the stems.
- Grind in a meat grinder and put on fire.
- It is necessary to cook the mixture for 20 minutes from the moment it boils.
- Add salt, granulated sugar and chopped garlic.
- The basil sprigs need to be washed and thrown whole into the tomato mass.
- Wait until it boils and pour into hot jars.
Immediately cover with a lid and roll up. Before wrapping in a blanket, you can check closed jars for leaks. It is necessary to turn the container over and place it on a dry sheet of paper. If a wet spot remains, the jar is not closed well, and the product may deteriorate.
How to properly store grated tomatoes with garlic
To preserve pureed tomatoes for at least one year, you must follow certain storage rules. Tomatoes contain natural preservatives; this fruit is best stored in preparations.In order for the twist to be stored for a long time and without problems, you need to place it in a dark room with a low temperature. In private houses - a cellar or basement. The temperature should not exceed +10 °C, but it should not drop below zero in winter either.
If the walls in the cellar freeze, then you will need to choose another room for the preparations.
Another indicator is humidity. There should be no moisture or traces of mold on the walls of the basement. Sunlight should not penetrate into the room, as this will have a detrimental effect on the workpiece.
In apartments, a balcony or a dark closet is suitable for storing preserves. In any case, it should be dark, dry, cool.
Conclusion
It’s easy to prepare pureed tomatoes with garlic for the winter and there is no need to choose a large number of ingredients. Almost any fruit will do, as long as it is ripe enough. The preparation process is always simple - grind, boil, add the remaining ingredients and pour into jars. Then roll up, cool and store. This way, you can replace store-bought ketchup and always have homemade sauce or soup dressing on hand. If there are no additional components, then in winter, grated tomatoes can be turned into tomato juice.
