9 best step-by-step recipes for cooking peppers in tomatoes for the winter

Those who prepare vegetable rolls can boast a variety of menus in winter. The twists preserve not only vitamins, but also the aromas of summer. Pepper pods in a tomato will decorate the holiday table for the winter, filling the house with delicious smells.

Principles of preparing bell peppers in tomato juice for the winter

Many valuable vitamins are found in vegetables such as peppers and tomatoes. They are useful for those who suffer from heart and vascular diseases. The product helps protect against the development of cancer.

The advantage of cooking sweet pepper pods in tomato sauce is:

• excellent combination of vegetables;
• rapid absorption by the human body;
• ease of preparation;
• good preservation of vitamins inside the canned food.

You can prepare the snack in both spicy and sweet forms.

Requirements for the main ingredient

Peppers with fleshy walls will taste best in a tomato sauce. If you need whole pods, then you need to choose a weight of 60-80 grams. It is better to choose yellow or green color for canning peppers in tomato juice. But the dark red color of the fruit is also suitable. The main thing is that the pulp is juicy and sweet. You should take pepper varieties Avangard, Adept, Bogdan, Ideal. Hybrids have smooth fruits with a glossy surface, rich color, and pleasant aroma.

Tomatoes for making puree should be selected that are ripe, without rot or spoilage. Large, fleshy red fruits are better suited.

How to prepare containers

For sweet pods in tomato filling, it is better to take liter jars. If the peppercorns are large, then 2 liters is possible. Glass containers should be washed with cold water and laundry soap, then with warm water with the addition of baking soda or mustard powder.

Since you will still have to sterilize the fruits in a tomato, you can first scald the jars with boiling water or hold them over steam. But to be on the safe side, you can place the jars in the oven or microwave for 15-20 minutes.

Food preparation recipes

There are many ways to prepare peppers in tomato sauce for the winter.Canned food is made with chopped pods or whole fruits.

Sweet pepper in tomato juice with garlic

To prepare the snack, you should:

• peel and chop a kilogram of sweet pepper;
• prepare 250 ml juice;
• peel 3-4 cloves of garlic.

Place peppercorns, bay leaves, and garlic into clean jars. Large pieces of peppercorns are placed tightly in half the container and a teaspoon of vinegar is poured into 9%. Next, fill the jar with vegetable pieces. Dissolve a teaspoon of salt and a tablespoon of sugar in tomato juice. Boil everything and fill the jars with pepper. It is necessary to sterilize the product. You can do this in the oven or in a pan of boiling water.

Pieces without sterilization

A simple recipe that cooks quickly. You need to cut the pepper pods into slices. They are laid out tightly in jars. Boil the tomato sauce, adding 2 liters:

• a glass of vegetable oil;
• the same amount of sugar;
• 1.5 tablespoons of salt;
• 200 ml vinegar.

After pouring the pieces, screw the lids on the jars. It is better to store the aromatic appetizer of Bulgarian fruits in sauce in the refrigerator.

Option without vinegar and oil

Cooking vegetables this way is easy. Cook the tomatoes in slices along with pieces of pepper for a long time until the tomatoes turn into puree. Then put chopped basil leaves and parsley into the pan. Add salt and sugar to the container. Boil for another 5-10 minutes. Hot salad - into jars and seal airtight. Sterilization will be needed here.

In Serbian

In Serbia, paprika is baked. To do this, choose fresh fruits with smooth skin. They are placed in a hot oven on a wire rack and baked until soft. After cooling a little, divide the pods into 4 parts and put them in jars, sprinkle with chopped basil and chopped garlic.

Balsamic vinegar, salt, sugar, black peppercorns are added to tomato juice and boiled. This gravy is poured over the baked pieces. The canned product is served with meat dishes, potatoes, and spaghetti.

With sugar

This roll is prepared like this:

1. Cut into pieces of seeded and washed pods.
2. Pour a liter of juice made from tomatoes into the pan and put it on the fire.
3. Add salt (1 tablespoon) to the sauce and 2 times more sugar.
4. Pour in vegetable oil - half a glass and vinegar - 60 ml.
5. Pour in pieces of the main vegetable when the mixture boils, then add chopped garlic.
6. The simmering takes about 20-30 minutes.

For the salad, half-liter jars are suitable, which are pasteurized together with the lecho.

With onion

The sequence of preparing the snack is:

• chopping a kilogram of onions and frying them in a saucepan in oil;
• adding half a glass of soy sauce to the onion, simmering under the lid;
• dividing sweet pods weighing a kilogram into cubes, pouring into a saucepan;
• pouring tomato puree onto vegetables.

In total, the vegetable mixture boils for 30-40 minutes. Under the lid it will turn out thick. You need to seal the jars of pepper in the tomato with metal lids.

With olive oil

To prepare the tomato sauce, the tomatoes are put through a juicer. Typically, a liter of juice is obtained from 2 kilograms of fruit. It is placed in a container on the fire and heated. Add 2 tablespoons of salt, 80 grams of sugar, a glass of olive oil, and season everything with black pepper. As soon as the juice boils a little, add chopped bell pepper pods into it. Boil for 20-30 minutes, stirring constantly.

Pasteurization of the workpiece must be carried out.

Whole marinated peppers in tomato

Peppers prepared in this way are used whole for garnish or stuffing.

The filling obtained from tomatoes is placed in a saucepan. Bring the sauce to a boil over the fire. Now you need salt, sugar, vegetable oil. After washing, the vegetable pods are pierced with a fork. They are dipped into a boiling marinade. Cook whole fruits for 20-25 minutes. Then they put the peppers in a container and pour tomatoes on top.

Fried peppers in tomato sauce

Tomato sauce is prepared by first pouring boiling water over the fruits. Remove the skin from the tomatoes, rub through a sieve, and stew the fruits. Finely chopped onion, fry in oil until golden brown. After combining the tomatoes and onions, add salt and sugar. You can add chopped garlic. When the mixture boils well, remove from heat.

The pods cut into pieces are fried on both sides, placed in jars and poured with tomato sauce.

Lettuce requires proper sterilization. You can add a little vinegar to the jars to help the product last longer.

Storage features and shelf life of preservation

Paprika preparations for the winter in tomato sauce are stored in a cool place. If you have a few jars, you can put them in the refrigerator. The cellar is also suitable for storage, but there should be no more than 3-4 degrees of heat.

Delicious canned vegetables are prepared to be eaten during the winter. It is not recommended to leave jars for a long time. Last year's marinades can cause poisoning.