Vitamins are necessary in the diet not only during the off-season. However, fresh vegetables and fruits are not always available on the shelves. Therefore, housewives use their culinary skills to provide their families with delicious dishes during the winter. Preparing baked peppers for the winter is an opportunity to enjoy a healthy vegetable at any time of the year. You can prepare it in different ways. Everyone chooses the most suitable recipe for themselves.
The nuances of preparing baked peppers for the winter
To ensure that the preparation is not only tasty, but also has an attractive appearance, it is recommended to select fruits of different colors. And in order for it to be stored for a long time, other subtleties should be taken into account:
- Baked peppers can be placed in a prepared container along with the seeds and stalk. This will save time.
- Sweet and hot peppers can be canned separately or combined these ingredients.
- The vegetable can be supplemented with various vegetables or marinade mixtures.
Following simple rules will help the vegetable not to lose its shape and also retain vitamins..
Requirements for main ingredients
In order for the preparation to look appetizing, it is necessary to select only high-quality fruits. When examining externally, you should pay attention to the fact that they are ripe, strong and intact, without spots on the skin.
The stalk should be fresh, not dried out. Inside, the pulp should be juicy and fleshy. You can select any composition by color, combining them with each other.
How to properly prepare the container?
To ensure long-term storage, you should take care of preservation containers. It is better to choose medium-sized containers so that even large fruit can fit in them entirely. Before laying out vegetables, jars must be washed with soda and sterilized. Lids for preservation should be doused with boiling water or boiled for 5 minutes.
How to cook baked peppers?
To prepare baked peppers, you can choose any method that is available. The best recipes involve the use of marinade, spices and herbs.
Classic recipe
Classic cooking of baked peppers in the oven involves performing several operations:
- Bell peppers are washed and dried.
- The oven heats up to 200 degrees.
- Vegetables are placed on a sheet previously greased with oil.
- They are then placed in the oven for 15 minutes.
- After the specified period, the peppers turn over to the other side.
- Baking continues for another 10 minutes, after which the product is removed.
- The prepared fruits are placed in containers, and their tails are cut off.
Useful information: 0.7 liter jars hold approximately 6-7 fruits.
- Add 2 tablespoons of sugar, a teaspoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of vinegar to each jar.
- Then the jars are filled with boiling water and closed with lids, after which they are rolled up.
Sweet peppers prepared in this way are suitable for use in salads or as a separate snack.
Marinated in wine vinegar
You can cook peppers in a marinade. To do this, you need to take a head of garlic, divide it in half and wrap it in foil without removing the peel. Then place it on the sheet. The finished garlic is peeled and ground into a pulp, to which a teaspoon of salt and the same amount of honey are then added. Add 5 tablespoons of olive oil and 6 tablespoons of wine vinegar to the resulting mixture.
The marinade is seasoned with spices (oregano). The main vegetable is cleared of seeds, cut if necessary and placed in jars. The marinade is mixed and poured on top. The jars are covered with lids, kept warm for about 10 hours and sealed.
Canned baked pepper caviar
Those who love vegetable caviar will love pepper caviar. To prepare it, the main ingredient is baked in the oven, peeled and peeled, and ground in a meat grinder. The tomatoes are doused with boiling water, peeled and also ground.Carrots and parsley root are grated and fried in a frying pan. The onion is finely chopped and fried until transparent.
The prepared ingredients are placed in one container, salted to taste and set on low heat to simmer for about half an hour. Half a glass of vegetable oil is poured into the mixture, and after cooling, 2 tablespoons of vinegar. The caviar is transferred to jars, after which they are sterilized and covered with lids.
With tomatoes
Roasted peppers go well with tomatoes. The sequence of actions is as follows:
- Bake the pepper in the oven, remove seeds and peel.
- Pour boiling water over the tomatoes and remove the skins.
- Combine vegetable oil with 10 grams of wine vinegar and salt.
- Pour the resulting liquid into the bottom of a half-liter jar.
- Place cooled vegetables in layers, pouring marinade over them.
- Cover the jar with a lid and sterilize for half an hour.
- Seal the jar with a key.
This appetizer is good not only in appearance, but also in taste.
Storage of workpieces
To preserve canned baked peppers, place the jars in any cool, dark room. It is important to ensure protection from moisture, as it will damage the lids. The temperature should not exceed 20 degrees Celsius. The best option would be a storage room, a dry cellar or a closet on the balcony.
Shelf life of preservation
If storage conditions are provided, jars of baked vegetables can be stored for up to one and a half years. You can start eating the resulting dishes a month after preparation.
Baked peppers are a bright and tasty appetizer for your daily or holiday table. The bright colors of the vegetable will add mood, and the unique taste will diversify the diet..