Zucchini - an inexpensive tasty and healthy vegetable, from which you make wonderful canned food - squash caviar. This uncommon popular food is harvested industrially and at home. There is an opportunity for everyone to cook their favorite vegetable snack according to their preferences, to implement the best recipe, that is, to approach the matter thoroughly, and sometimes creatively.
In Russia and throughout the post-Soviet space people in general are very fond of mayonnaise (they say, because of climatic conditions) ... So, you can cook tasty caviar at home with mayonnaise for the winter. Not in the sense of mixing with mayonnaise just before eating, and add immediately before the eggs are rolled into the jars. Are you surprised?
The general internal idea of this recipe is also quite a reasonable explanation: mayonnaise can, in some way, perform a preservative function.
If you plan to make such preparations, we advise you to use only ready-made mayonnaise (try to choose the one that you like most with a minimum of doubtful additives).
Recipe for squash caviar with carrots and mayonnaise
- zucchini - 3 kg;
- carrots - 300 g;
- onion - 300 g;
- mayonnaise - 250 ml;
- tomato paste quality - 250 ml;
- garlic - 8-12 denticles;
- granulated sugar - 50 g;
- salt - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- vegetable oil - 100 ml;
- table vinegar 9% - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- red hot pepper.
Preparation
Well, if the farm has a powerful elektromyasorubka, food processor or other modern device operating in the mode of chopper.
Zucchini is better to choose young, then caviar will turn out tender. They should be washed and dried with a napkin, peel can be cut, but it is not necessary.
Crop the tips and grind the squash. Separately grind the onions and carrots.
How to cook caviar with mayonnaise?
Cooking in a large saucepan. Let's pass the onion in oil. Then we lay carrots. Slightly protushim (minutes 10) and add zucchini. Cooking (actually cook) at the very low heat under the lid. Periodically mix the spatula.
When the caviar is almost ready to add a mixture consisting of kefir diluted to a consistency of tomato paste, sugar, salt and hot red pepper. When it boils again, immediately turn off the fire, pour vinegar mixed with mayonnaise and chopped garlic. We carefully mix the caviar and lay it in sterilized jars, roll them up and turn them over. Cover with an old blanket for a day.
Caviar with mayonnaise is still a very high-calorie and nutritious dish, so it is better not to eat it too often.
A recipe for a delicious spicy grilled caviar with pumpkin and mayonnaise
Ingredients:
- zucchini - 1,5 kg;
- pulp of pumpkin - 1.5 kg;
- garlic - 1 head;
- vegetable oil - 100 ml;
- salt - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- mayonnaise - 300 ml;
- strong white wine (vermouth, nutmeg, madera) - 60 ml;
- spices unmilled (bay leaf, cloves , peppercorns);
- spices milled (fragrant and red hot pepper, nutmeg grated, saffron, coriander, ginger, etc.).
Preparation
Squash and pumpkin cut into small pieces of medium size and pripusaem, that is, boil with unmilled spices in a small amount of water for 20 minutes. Remove the cooked pieces from the broth with a muffin and place it in a strainer or colander. Grind vegetables (meat grinder or combine harvester). Add the chopped garlic, salt, mayonnaise and powdered spices. We pour in the wine. When a little cool, you can add another 3-5 tablespoons of honey. And carefully mix again. Caviar, cooked according to this recipe is especially good with rice. If you plan to store caviar on the shelf of the refrigerator, you need to pour in 2 tbsp. spoons of 9% vinegar. Can be stored in small glass jars.