One of the most popular products, prepared for the winter - is, without a doubt, tomatoes. Salted tomatoes, pickled , pickled, in the form of juice, pasta, sauces, dried and dried - all and not to list. Many recipes, tested by time, but sometimes it would be nice to get away from the usual and prepare something original, for example, tomatoes with basil.
Why is this necessary?
If you are a supporter of anything unusual and like to surprise relatives and friends, you will have no doubts whether it is worth doing something wrong, as always. But if you are a conservative, it's difficult to decide on such a thing. Imagine that there is a blank for the winter, in which the vitamins contained in tomatoes are combined, with antibacterial substances and essential oils of basil . No wonder this herb was called royal - it is very healthy treats a lot of diseases, while also having a very pleasant spicy taste and aroma.
Just a pickle
The easiest way to cook tomatoes marinated with basil. It is very tasty and useful, and choose tomatoes to taste: even cherry, even a bullet.
Ingredients:
- tomatoes ripe, not damaged, without peduncles - 4-5 kg;
- salt without additives white iodized - 3 tbsp. spoons;
- pepper peas (any grades) - for 3-4 pcs. per liter bank;
- basil - 1 bunch;
- celery (twigs with leaves) - 1 bunch;
- table white or apple 6% vinegar - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- white sugar produced in CIS countries - 200 g;
- purified and prepared (or bottled) water - 5-6 liters.
Preparation
Put my tomatoes on the sterilized jars, trying not to damage the skin. We shift the leaves of basil and celery. From water and salt, adding sugar and pepper, cook the marinade, at the end we pour in the vinegar. Fill the tomatoes, leave for 10 minutes, merge, boil again, pour and roll. Tomatoes with basil for the winter are very delicious, if you shade the taste of marinade with a clove, onion and garlic. If you want, you can roll tomatoes with basil and honey for the winter. Cook the marinade without sugar, and before the second pour we put honey in it, but do not boil it. We bring it to the boil and immediately pour it into the jars.
Gourmet Appetizer
Recipes for the winter of tomatoes with basil may be different, but the most delicious is sun-dried tomatoes with basil. Cooking them is very simple.
Ingredients:
- cherry tomatoes - 5-6 kg;
- basil - 1 bunch;
- the highest quality oil without a smell of sunflower - 500 ml;
- salt - to taste.
Preparation
Wash tomatoes, rub with a towel, cut in half. We put the parchment on the parchment, lay out the tomatoes. Solim and sprinkle with oil. We send to the oven for about half an hour on a slow fire, with the lid closed, then in an open oven we hold for about an hour. Or you can dry tomatoes in a special dryer for vegetables and fruits. We lay them in the banks in layers, alternating with the leaves of the basil (you can grind them with salt in a mortar, there will be a more intense taste) and pour oil. Such tomatoes, preserved with basil, are stored in the refrigerator for several months.