Green tomatoes, like barrels in jars

Not every house has wooden barrels in which tomatoes are usually fermented. Therefore, most housewives use ordinary glass jars. They can be purchased at any hardware store. In addition, they are small and very easy to use. It is worth noting that the taste of such tomatoes practically does not differ from barrel ones. The main thing is to choose the right spices and additives. In this article, we will learn how you can cook delicious barrel green tomatoes in jars at home. Below we will look at a couple of recipes that allow you to make pickles no worse than from a barrel.

Pickled green tomatoes in jars

To make salted green tomatoes in jars, you need to prepare the following ingredients as barrel ones:

• green tomatoes (the number of vegetables is determined depending on the number of cans);
• pure water;
• garlic cloves;
• black peppercorns;
• food salt;
• greens of dill;
• Bay leaf;
• horseradish roots and leaves;
• leaves from currants and cherries.

The process of preparing snacks is as follows:

1. All prepared vegetables and herbs are thoroughly washed and dried on a towel.
2. Jars for salting must be thoroughly washed with warm water with the addition of soda. It is not necessary to sterilize containers.
3. Next, go directly to the cooking process. Prepared greens are laid out at the bottom of each jar and spices are added to taste. Then the green tomatoes are laid out tightly and again covered with herbs and spices.
4. Now start preparing the brine. To do this, you need only two ingredients – salt and water. Salt is taken at the rate of five liters of water, one glass of edible salt. Water does not need to be heated, just mix the brine until the crystals are completely dissolved.
5. Immediately after that, the tomatoes are poured with ready-made brine. Banks must be covered with plastic lids. In this form of pickling, the day should stand at room temperature. After a day, the jars can be transferred to a cooler place for further storage. If you salt a small amount of tomatoes, then they can be placed in the refrigerator.
6. The curing process is quite lengthy. Therefore, you will have to wait about 2 months before trying the cooked snack. But rest assured it’s worth it!

Recipe for pickling tomatoes in jars with mustard

Salted green tomatoes have a rather piquant taste, which attracts many gourmets. However, skilled hostesses manage to make it even more expressive and interesting. For example, you can add a little mustard to salted tomatoes. It is this recipe that we will now consider.

In order to pickle three liters of green tomatoes, you need to prepare the following ingredients:

• green tomatoes (how many will fit in a three-liter jar) – up to two kilograms;
• mustard powder or ready-made mustard – twenty grams;
• dry bay leaf – six pieces;
• edible salt – about 60 grams;
• red hot pepper – a quarter of a pod;
• granulated sugar – one tablespoon;
• garlic cloves – three or four pieces;
• allspice – five peas;
• dill branch;
• horseradish leaves – one piece;
• black peppercorns – from seven to nine pieces.

Salted tomatoes are prepared in this way:

1. Banks for harvesting must be thoroughly washed under running water using detergents or soda. Then the containers are thoroughly wiped with a towel. Jars for pickles can not be sterilized, which saves a lot of time.
2. Vegetables and herbs are washed under running water and left on a towel to drain excess moisture.
3. A branch of dill, black and allspice pepper, lavrushka, hot pepper and horseradish leaf are laid out on the bottom of the jar.
4. The garlic is peeled and cut into thin slices.
5. Each tomato is cut in the stalk area and the hole is filled with chopped garlic.
6. Prepared green tomatoes are laid out in jars.

   

7. A small amount of pure water is mixed with salt and granulated sugar. The brine is mixed well so that the components dissolve. The resulting mixture is poured into a jar of tomatoes and the required amount of cold water is added.
8. A dense piece of fabric is boiled out and squeezed well. It must be put on top of the jar and pour mustard into it. This will protect the workpiece from fungi and mold.
9. The jar is left open in a warm room for a couple of weeks. Then the jar should be closed with a plastic lid and transferred to the refrigerator.

Benefits of pickling green tomatoes in jars

As mentioned above, not everyone has wooden barrels at home. But still, everyone can cook salted tomatoes no worse than barrel ones. It is very convenient to use ordinary three-liter jars for this. Here are just some of the benefits of pickling vegetables this way:

1. Banks are more transportable than barrels. They can be placed in any convenient place.
2. In jars, you can pickle a small amount of tomatoes and are not afraid that they will deteriorate. Especially convenient for a small family.
3. These tomatoes can even be stored in the refrigerator.
4. The barrel must be scalded with boiling water and filled with water before making blanks. Banks are easy to clean.

Conclusion

As you can see, in a short time at home, you can cook wonderful salted tomatoes in a jar for the winter. Both the first and the second recipe are within the power of every housewife. To prepare such a dish, expensive ingredients and a lot of time are not needed. It is enough to allocate just a few hours for cooking and delicious pickled tomatoes will delight your family all winter.