Pickled tomatoes for the winter

It’s hard not to love pickled tomatoes. But it is not easy to cook them in such a way as to please all the diverse tastes of your household, and especially guests. Therefore, in any season, even for an experienced housewife, it will be interesting to get acquainted with the variety of approaches to the creation of this versatile tasty snack and find some new nuances for yourself.

How to pickle tomatoes for the winter in jars

And there are not so few ways to pickle tomatoes. Sometimes recipes differ only in the addition of some spice or aromatic herb, sometimes in the percentage of spices and vinegar. And sometimes the very approach to the process is radically different – some cannot stand vinegar, and at the same time they are completely calm about the sterilization process. For others, the very word – sterilization – causes spiritual awe, and they are ready to choose any recipe, so long as it does not need to sterilize jars with the finished product.

In order for the appetizer to turn out not only tasty, but also beautiful, you need to carefully consider the choice of tomatoes for pickling. Elastic, dense tomatoes with a fairly strong skin should be selected and in no case overripe. Better if they are a little underripe.

It is preferable to choose varieties of tomatoes that have fleshy rather than watery flesh. Size also matters. Large tomatoes fall apart more often in blanks, so it is better to use small or medium-sized fruits. It is advisable to select fruits of the same variety and approximately the same size for one jar. Although sometimes multi-colored tomatoes look very attractive in one jar. Moreover, pickling yellow or black tomatoes is no more difficult than dealing with their red counterparts. In this case, multi-colored varieties of the same variety are suitable for pickling, for example, De Barao red, black, pink, yellow, orange.

The preparation of dishes and tools for marinating must also be approached with all responsibility. It is advisable to use devices that facilitate work:

• lids with holes for draining boiling water;
• special holders – tongs for removing cans during sterilization;
• tweezers for manipulating sterilizable lids in boiling water.

It is probably unnecessary to say that all utensils and other tools and materials used for pickling tomatoes should be perfectly clean, towels should be steam-ironed.

As for the choice of one or another seasoning for pickling a tomato, here everyone should proceed from their own preferences. But be sure to try cooking tomatoes with various spices at least once. A standard set of seasonings for pickling tomatoes includes:

• allspice and black peas;
• cloves;
• dill inflorescences;
• Bay leaf;
• leaves of cherry, horseradish or currant.

Pickled tomatoes can be rolled under ordinary tin lids, as well as under the so-called euro-lids with screw threads. It is only necessary to ensure that the threads are not stripped and that the covers do not scroll. Otherwise, such banks will not last long.

Pickled tomatoes for the winter: a simple recipe

Tomatoes according to this recipe are prepared quickly and simply, and the result is very tasty.

The following ingredients are prepared on a 3 liter jar:

• About 1,8 kg of tomatoes;
• A few sprigs of any greens to taste.

For pouring per liter of water use:

• 75 grams of sugar;
• 45 g salt;
• cloves and peppercorns, if desired;
• 20 ml of 9% vinegar.

The process of making delicious tomatoes can occur in the following steps.

1. The required number of glass jars are washed and sterilized either over steam or in boiling water.
2. At the same time, water is heated.
3. Tomatoes are washed in cool water, the tails are removed and laid out in jars, putting a sprig of greens on the bottom.
4. Add spices to taste.
5. The stacked tomatoes are poured with boiling water, covered with sterile tin lids and allowed to stand in this form for 5-10 minutes.
6. Water is drained through special plastic lids with holes and put back on heat.
   Attention! The amount of water drained gives an accurate indication of how much marinade is needed to prepare the filling.
7. After measuring the resulting water, sugar and salt are added to it, after boiling, vinegar is also added.

   

8. Banks with tomatoes are poured with boiling marinade and immediately screwed with newly sterilized lids to save for the winter.

Recipe for marinated tomatoes with hot peppers

Hot peppers are often found in recipes for pickling tomatoes for the winter in jars. If, following the technology described above, you use the following ingredients, you will get a spicy snack that will appeal to lovers of hot dishes.

• about 2 kg of ripe tomatoes;
• pod of red chili pepper with seeds;
• large head of garlic;
• 2 tablespoons of vinegar, sugar and salt;
• 1500 ml water.

Tomatoes marinated in liter jars with basil and tarragon

Fans of not very spicy, but spicy and fragrant snacks will definitely like this recipe for the winter with fragrant fresh herbs.

And you just need to replace the hot chili and garlic in the previous recipe with a bunch of fresh basil and fresh tarragon (tarragon). In the most extreme case, tarragon can be used in dry form (take 30 g of dried grass), but it is very desirable to find fresh basil.

Herbs are not cut very finely and placed in jars along with tomatoes, pouring them alternately with boiling water and marinade. The exact proportions of the marinade components for a liter jar can be viewed below.

Pickled tomatoes: recipe for 1 liter jar

If the family is not very large, then there is not much point in harvesting pickled tomatoes in large containers for the winter. Liter jars are most convenient for use in this case, since their contents can be consumed even in one meal, or they can be stretched for a day. In any case, an open jar will not take up space in the refrigerator for a long time.

Here is a recipe for harvesting delicious pickled tomatoes for the winter using many spices per exactly 1 liter jar.

• From 300 to 600 g of tomatoes, depending on their size, the smaller it is, the more fruits will fit in a jar;

  

  Advice! For liter jars, it is better to select small fruits; cocktail varieties or cherry tomatoes are perfect.
• half a sweet bell pepper;
• 2 garlic cloves;
• 1 lavrushka;
• 10 black peas and 5 allspice;
• 3 studs;
• 3 sheets of blackcurrant and cherry;
• Xnumx g of granulated sugar;
• 1-2 dill inflorescences;
• 1 sheet of horseradish;
• 2 sprigs of parsley;
• on a sprig of basil and tarragon;
• 25 g salt;
• 500 ml of water;
• 15 ml of 9% vinegar.

Of course, it is not at all necessary to use all the spices at once. Of these, you can choose exactly those that most of all will suit the hostess to taste.

Pickled tomatoes in 2 liter jars

A 2-liter jar is ideal for making pickled tomatoes for the winter if the family consists of at least three people and everyone loves this snack. Then the jar will not stagnate in the refrigerator for a long time, and its tasty contents will soon be in demand.

For pickling tomatoes in 2 liter jars, not the smallest fruits can be selected – even medium-sized tomatoes will fit quite freely in such a volume.

And in quantitative terms, the following components will be needed:

• About 1 kg of tomatoes;
• 1 sweet pepper or half bitter (for lovers of spicy snacks);
• 2 laurel leaves;
• 5 pieces of cloves;
• 4 garlic cloves;
• 10 peas of both types of pepper;
• 5 leaves of currant and cherry;
• 1-2 horseradish leaves;
• 2-3 inflorescences and greens of dill;
• on a sprig of parsley, tarragon and basil;
• 45 g salt;
• 1000 ml of water;
• 30 ml vinegar 9%;
• 70 d Sahara.

How to pickle tomatoes for the winter with herbs and garlic

This recipe can be attributed to the classics section, because if other spices can, for various reasons, not be used when pickling tomatoes for the winter, then any housewife will appreciate the addition of garlic and a variety of herbs. And such popular herbs as parsley, dill or cilantro grow in almost every garden and can be easily found in any market.

So, to get a delicious snack for the winter you will need:

• 1,2 kg of ripe tomatoes (it is better to take cherry tomatoes);
• garlic head;
• 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds;
• 5 peas of sweet pepper;
• a small bunch of herbs (cilantro, dill, parsley);
• 100-120 g of sugar;
• 1000 ml water.
• 1 teaspoon of vinegar essence 70%;
• 60 g salt.

To prepare pickled tomatoes according to this recipe, you will need another two-liter jar.

1. The jar must be sterilized before cooking.
2. Half of the finely chopped greens, mustard seeds and allspice are placed at the bottom.
3. Next, the jar is filled with tomatoes and herbs.
4. Garlic is peeled and finely crushed with a press.
5. Spread it with the very last layer on top of the tomatoes.
6. Boil water with salt and sugar at the same time.
7. Pour tomatoes with boiling brine, add a spoonful of essence and clog the jar for the winter.

Recipe for Pickled Tomatoes “Lick Your Fingers”

Some believe that this recipe produces the most delicious pickled tomatoes, but, as you know, you can’t pick up friends for the taste and color.

To get 10 liter jars of delicious snacks for the winter, the following products are prepared from tomatoes:

• about 8 kg of small tomatoes;
• 800 g onions;
• 2 medium sized garlic cloves;
• 800 g carrots;
• 500 g sweet pepper;
• 1 bunch of parsley and dill with inflorescences;
• 50 ml of vegetable oil per liter jar;
• 1 pod of hot pepper;
• 1 cup vinegar 9%
• 10 leaves of lavrushka;
• 10 peas of sweet pepper;
• 4 L of water;
• 200 grams of sugar;
• 120 g salt.

Making pickled tomatoes for the winter according to the “lick your fingers” recipe will take about two hours.

1. Tomatoes and herbs are washed under cold water, dried on a towel.
2. Garlic and onion are peeled, the garlic is cut into small pieces, and the onion is cut into thin rings.
3. Wash the carrots and cut into slices, and sweet peppers into strips.
4. Wash the hot pepper and remove the tail. Seeds can not be removed, in which case the appetizer will acquire a sharper taste.
5. In well-washed jars, put a part of chopped herbs, garlic, hot peppers on the bottom and pour vegetable oil.
6. Lay the tomatoes, alternating them with onions and garlic.
7. Place more onions and herbs on top.
8. Boil the marinade from water, spices and spices.
9. After boiling, vinegar is added and jars of tomatoes are poured with marinade.
10. Then they are covered with lids and placed for sterilization for 12-15 minutes.
11. After the set time has elapsed, the jars are removed from the container with boiling water and twisted for the winter.

Sweet pickled tomatoes for the winter in jars

The technology for making tomatoes for the winter according to this recipe is absolutely similar to that described above, but the composition of the ingredients is somewhat different:

• 2 kg of tomatoes;
• 5 cloves of garlic;
• 1 sprig of parsley and dill;
• 1500 ml of water;
• 150 grams of sugar;
• 60 g salt;
• 1 st. a spoonful of vegetable oil and vinegar 9%;
• black pepper and bay leaf optional and to taste.

Due to the low relative content of vinegar and the increased dose of sugar, the snack turns out to be very tender, natural and, of course, tasty.

Pickled tomatoes without vinegar

But pickled tomatoes can be prepared for the winter in jars according to a very simple recipe, without using any vinegar or various seasonings. And tomatoes still turn out amazingly tasty. And the brine itself is very tender.

For pickling according to this recipe, it is better to use liter jars. For one jar you will need:

• 500-600 g of tomatoes;
• 500 ml of water;
• 30 g salt;
• 50 grams of sugar;
• citric acid on the tip of a teaspoon.

And the cooking process is not complicated at all.

1. Wash the tomatoes in water and pierce with a fork at the base.
2. Lay out quite tightly in pre-sterilized jars.

   

3. Each jar is carefully poured with boiling water so that the water practically pours out.
4. Cover jars with sterile lids.
5. After 10-15 minutes of heating, the water is drained and again heated to a boil with the addition of salt and sugar.
6. The tomatoes are again poured with the prepared brine, citric acid is added to each jar and the jars are immediately twisted.
   Important! The lids, after they have been used to cover the jars, should be sterilized again for 5 minutes by placing them again in boiling water.
7. After twisting the cans, turn them on their side, roll them a little to dissolve the acid and, turning them upside down, place them under a warm blanket for additional sterilization until they cool completely.

Recipe for pickled tomatoes for the winter in jars without sterilization

As a full-fledged replacement for acetic acid, various berries and fruits, such as apples, can act.

In this recipe for the winter, they will play the role of the main preservative component and, as in the previous case, it will be possible to do without even sterilization.

You will need:

• from 1,5 to 2 kg of tomatoes;
• 4 pieces of sour juicy apples of the Antonovka type;
• 1 sweet pepper;
• several sprigs of parsley and dill;
• peppercorns and bay leaf to taste;
• 1,5 liters of water;
• 60 g of sugar and salt.

The scheme for making pickled tomatoes according to this recipe is absolutely similar to that described in the previous recipe. All vegetables, fruits and herbs are first poured with boiling water, then it is drained, and a marinade is prepared on its basis, which is again filled with jars with contents.

Delicious pickled tomatoes for the winter with spices

The spices that are traditionally used to pickle tomatoes for the winter have already been listed above. But here I would like to describe a very non-standard recipe that will allow you to cook very tasty tomatoes with an original flavor. Moreover, all the spices will be replaced by only one additional ingredient – marigold flowers and leaves. Many people know and love this flower, but few people realize that it can replace a valuable and rare spice – saffron.

For a liter jar you will need:

• 500 g of tomatoes;
• several flowers and young leaves of marigolds;
• 500 ml of water;
• 50 grams of sugar;
• 30 g salt;
• ½ teaspoon of acetic essence 70%.

And the preparation of a delicious and original snack for the winter is quite simple:

1. Tomatoes, flowers and leaves of marigolds are washed thoroughly in cold water and slightly dried.
2. In sterile jars, 2-3 flowers with marigold leaves are placed at the bottom.
3. Then stack the tomatoes.
4. From above they are covered with another 2-3 flowers of marigolds with leaves.
5. The marinade is made from water, sugar and salt.
6. Pour them with cooked fruits with flowers, add essence on top and twist the jars with sterile lids.

How to make Pickled Horseradish Tomatoes

In the same way, delicious pickled tomatoes are prepared for the winter with the addition of not only leaves, but also horseradish roots.

Usually, for 2 kg of tomatoes, you need to put 1 sheet of horseradish and one small, cut into pieces rhizome.

Marinated tomatoes with vodka

When adding a small amount of vodka when pickling tomatoes, this does not at all affect either the alcohol content in the marinade or the taste or aroma of the finished tomatoes. But the fruits become stronger, even slightly crispy, and the shelf life of the workpiece increases, reducing the possibility of mold or, moreover, swelling of cans with tomatoes.

On a three-liter jar, along with 1 tablespoon of 9% vinegar, add the same amount of vodka immediately before spinning.

Rules for storing pickled tomatoes

Tomatoes pickled according to the recipes described above can be stored both in the cool conditions of the cellar and in the pantry at room temperature. It is only necessary to place them away from heating devices and light sources.

The usual shelf life of such twists is 12 months. The only exceptions are tomatoes marinated with vodka. They can be stored up to 4 years in a normal room.

Conclusion

Delicious pickled tomatoes are not difficult to prepare, the main thing is to decide on the choice of a suitable recipe.