There are varieties of tomatoes that are distinguished not by vegetable, but by fruit and berry taste. They are called dessert ones. Dessert tomatoes are also rolled up for the winter. Such preparations are a sweet dish with an exquisite taste. It is served at the table at the end of the meal. You need to know how to cook dessert tomatoes, only then will they become the housewife’s calling card.
Features of preparing dessert tomatoes for the winter
The peculiarity of preparing sweet tomatoes is the variety of cooking methods.They are canned, pickled, salted. They even make jam from them. Another feature of dessert vegetables is the ability to combine them. Tomatoes go well with anise, pineapples, ginger and oranges.
The range of spices used in their preparation is incredibly wide:
- onion,
- pepper,
- rosemary,
- carnation,
- garlic.
The list is not limited to this. Every year, home craftswomen create new original recipes for preparing dessert tomatoes for the winter.
Required Ingredients
Pickling is a method of preparing vegetables. It is based on the ability of acetic acid to suppress the activity of bacteria. Required marinade ingredients:
- salt;
- sugar;
- acetic acid;
- spices.
There are methods of marinating using vegetable oils. The composition of spices depends on the tastes of the cook.
The simplest pickling recipe involves using salt, sugar and vinegar in the marinade. Only black pepper and garlic are used as seasonings.
Selection and preparation of vegetables
The choice of fruits for preparing for the winter is the same for all tomatoes:
- You should choose tomatoes with dense flesh and thick skin. This is a guarantee that they will not crack from the hot marinade.
- It is better to select fruits of the same size. They will equally absorb salt and flavorings.
- Tomatoes of the same variety are placed in one jar. This is a guarantee of the quality of the workpiece. In the marinade, the fruits will behave the same.
Before cooking, the tomatoes are carefully sorted, selecting only intact ones with thick skin. The slightest damage can ruin the entire workpiece. Selected tomatoes are washed under running water. The washed fruits are laid out on a clean cloth to dry. At the location of the stalk, the tomatoes are pierced with a thick needle or wooden toothpick.
The needles should be heated over a fire before piercing. This will help avoid infection.
How to prepare containers
Jars for preparations are washed well with baking soda. After this, they are placed on a dry towel and allowed to drain. The lids are also washed. Dried jars are washed with hot water and steam sterilized for 3-5 minutes. Sterilization time depends on the volume of the container.
The process of preparing dessert tomatoes with onions without gelatin
The recipe is simple. The result is wonderful. For marinating you will need:
- cherry tomatoes;
- bulb onions;
- water;
- table salt;
- sugar;
- Bay leaf;
- allspice;
- sunflower oil;
- carnation;
- table vinegar.
Take a clean, sterilized liter jar. A tablespoon of sunflower oil is poured into the bottom. Only refined oil is used. The onion head is cut into rings in advance. Tomatoes mixed with onion rings are placed in a jar. Prepare the marinade. Add a tablespoon of salt and 2 tablespoons of sugar to a liter of water. Add pepper, cloves and bay leaf. Pour in a spoonful of vinegar.
To obtain the marinade, put water with additives on the fire, bring to a boil and boil for 3 minutes. The marinade, cooled to 90 degrees, is poured into a jar. Cover the jar with a lid, place it in a large saucepan with boiling water and keep it in it over low heat for 5-7 minutes. Then the jars are taken out and the lids are rolled up. Thanks to this recipe for dessert tomatoes and onions, in winter you can eat fragrant fruits with a bright spicy taste.
Storage rules and periods
Pickled vegetables that undergo sterilization are stored at temperatures from 0 to +15 degrees at a relative humidity of 75% for up to 24 months.
The workpieces should be stored in a dark place. When exposed to electric light or sunlight, acids can decompose. This will make it impossible to eat the preparations.
