Recipe for instant “Armenians”

You must have been surprised when you read the title of the article. Still, one word of the Armenians is worth something. But that’s exactly what this green tomato appetizer is called. Everyone knows that chefs are big inventors. Moreover, they come up with not only new interesting recipes, but also give their finds unexpected names.

Instant Armenian tomatoes in a green tomato saucepan will be discussed in our article. Surprisingly, there are many recipes for this dish. It has a special taste and sharpness. If you go into history, then at first Armenians cooked in Armenian families. For this, both red and green tomatoes were used. It is also attractive that it is green and brown tomatoes that always remain in large quantities. This is where they found their use.

Some culinary specialties

Armenianchiki – instant green tomatoes in a saucepan, stuffed with vegetables, herbs or spices, can be an independent dish or a side dish for meat, fish, poultry. And if there are hot boiled potatoes on the table, then you can’t do without them either.

Having taken up the preparation of dishes according to new recipes, it is necessary not only to study the recommendations, but also the nuances of the dish. We will try to reveal some features in order to get a tasty and spicy green tomato appetizer:

1. Green fruits contain a large amount of solanine, a natural poison that can be harmful to health. But getting rid of it is easy. There are several ways: soaking green tomatoes in ordinary or salted water, or repeatedly washing tomatoes in warm water. In addition, heat treatment also destroys solanine.

   

   Pregnant women and children should not get carried away with green tomato snacks.

2. When cooking Armenians from unripe tomatoes, you can use carrots, garlic, onions, bell peppers and your favorite herbs as a filling: dill, cilantro, basil or parsley.
3. You need to choose firm and undamaged tomatoes, because you will cut or cut them in accordance with the recommendations of the recipes.

Options for Armenians

There are many recipes for cooking Armenians from green tomatoes. In addition, they can be marinated in various containers: in jars, enameled pans. There are options when the tomatoes can be tasted in a day or two, and those when the Armenians are ready after a certain time.

We will give several quick recipes for stuffed green tomatoes in a saucepan.

Snack per day

If you need an appetizer for the festive table, then you can stuff the Armenians in a day. This quick-cooking recipe has a lot of greens and garlic.

Prepare a delicious treat from the following ingredients:

• 8 tomatoes;
• a glass of chopped greens;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• 60 grams of table salt;
• greenery;
• 80 ml of vinegar;
• Sugar and spices according to taste impressions.

Culinary nuances

As a rule, all the necessary ingredients are prepared first. The vegetables and herbs indicated in the recipe must be thoroughly washed and put on a dry napkin so that the water is glass. Soak tomatoes in advance from solanine.

Now for the step by step recipe:

1. First, chop your chosen herbs and garlic. Mix everything in a large bowl.

   

2. We cut each tomato and stuff it with garlic-green mass, as shown in the photo.

   

3. At the bottom of the pan, if desired, you can put dill umbrellas, parsley, horseradish leaves, currants or cherries, lavrushka.

   

4. We spread the stuffed tomatoes in a container, as tightly as possible. You can also put herbs on top for flavor.

   

5. Then we prepare the marinade from vinegar, sugar and spices. Most often they use cloves, black and allspice peas. Fans of spicy snacks can add hot red pepper to the filling for instant Armenians. Its amount depends on taste preferences.
6. Set aside the mixture for half an hour to infuse and pour green Armenian tomatoes. I put oppression.

   

You can take a sample after 24 hours. The entire workpiece is swept off the plate instantly.

Armenians marinated without vinegar

These stuffed tomatoes can be eaten in two days. They are stored (if you do not quickly eat) in the refrigerator. From the pan can be transferred to jars if there is not enough space on the shelves.

The recipe will require the following products:

• 2 kg of green or brown tomatoes;
• 2 pods of hot pepper;
• 3 or 4 heads of garlic;
• 1 bulb;
• a bunch of dill and parsley;
• 3 lavrushkas;
• 3 or 4 peas of allspice;
• 30 grams of sugar;
• 120 grams of table salt;
• 2 liters of pure water.

Advice! Try not to use tap water, as it contains chlorine that is harmful to humans.

Cooking progress

1. Well washed and dried green tomatoes are cut crosswise or cut into quarters. It all depends on your preferences. In addition, small cuts contribute to the quick preparation of Armenians.

   

2. We free the hot pepper from the seeds and cut into small pieces.
3. Peel and garlic, rinse under running water. We wash the greens, changing the water several times to get rid of grains of sand. Grind the garlic with a press, and finely chop the greens, removing the previously hard stems. Mix these ingredients, including hot pepper. The stuffing for tomatoes is ready.
4. We stuff each tomato with the resulting spicy mixture.

   

   If you cut green tomatoes into quarters, then just mix all the ingredients in a saucepan for marinating Armenians.

   

5. On top we put the stalks of parsley and dill, halves of onions and a few pieces of hot pepper.
6. From 2 liters of water, salt, sugar, parsley and allspice, we prepare the marinade by boiling it for at least 5 minutes.
7. Pour marinade over vegetables. We put a plate on top and oppression so that the green Armenians are completely covered with brine.

Cover the pot with cheesecloth. That’s the whole process of quick cooking Armenians from green tomatoes.

You will also like this recipe, especially since the workpiece can be stored in the winter:

To summarize

As you can see, there is nothing complicated. The main thing is to have the desire to cook something delicious for your family. It is worth noting that Armenian tomatoes marinated in a saucepan can also be served on the festive table. Your success as a housewife is guaranteed. Your guests will also ask you to share the recipe. Bon appetit and excellent quick preparations.