Many housewives want to diversify their menu in winter. This is why some people prepare winter preparations. There are different recipes for preparing such preserves. Quite often Tsitsibel is rolled up for the winter.
This sauce is a traditional dish of Georgian cuisine. It is universal and therefore can be used with various dishes. It is often added to chops, kebabs, cutlets and steaks. It is recommended to close such procurement in the fall or late summer, when food prices drop slightly.
Classic recipe
Various recipes are used to create Tsitsibeli, but the classic one is the most common. To prepare this recipe you will need the following ingredients:
- 5 kg of tomatoes;
- three peppers;
- three heads of garlic and onion;
- 150 g salt.
First you need to start preparing all the ingredients. Before starting to create preservation, all products are thoroughly washed and dried with towels. Then you should chop the tomatoes. If the tomatoes are too large, they will have to be cut into 5-6 small pieces.
Once you've finished with the tomatoes, you can start preparing the peppers. First, you should remove all the seeds from it and cut off the tail. After this, it is cut into two equal parts and finely chopped. To make the sauce more spicy, it is recommended to use hot peppers.
It is also necessary to prepare garlic and onions. These ingredients are cleaned and cut into small pieces. To create the sauce, you can use summer and winter garlic, but it is recommended to buy winter garlic, as it is more pungent. However, some recipes use only summer varieties.
After preparing the main ingredients, you need to grind them using a food processor or meat grinder. The result should be a homogeneous liquid mixture. It must be salted and mixed thoroughly.
The prepared mixture is poured into a saucepan or basin, placed on low heat and cooked for half an hour. In this case, the container with the sauce cannot be covered with a lid, since all excess moisture must evaporate. While preparing the sauce, the mixture should be stirred periodically to prevent it from burning.
The prepared sauce is distributed into small half-liter sterilized jars.It is recommended to store the finished preserves in the basement so that they last longer and do not spoil.
With greens and carrots
In addition to the classic one, there are other recipes for creating sauce. They differ in the ingredients that are used during preparation. Quite often, when creating Tsitsibeli, a little greenery and carrots are used.
To create a snack you will need the following products:
- three heads of garlic;
- four carrots;
- kilogram of tomatoes;
- 100 g salt;
- kilogram of pepper;
- greenery.
The cooking process begins with preparing the necessary products. The stems of the tomatoes are removed and washed with cold water. After this, each tomato is cut in half and placed in a pan. Then you can start preparing the peppers. It is also cut into equal parts and placed in a pan.
Tomatoes and bell peppers are ground in a meat grinder, placed in a small saucepan and cooked for 10 minutes. After this, chopped garlic and carrots are added to the mixture. All this is heated for another 20 minutes, after which the prepared liquid is distributed into jars. When all the containers are filled with sauce, add a little chopped herbs. Then the sauce in the jars can be mixed and sealed with sealing lids.
Conclusion
For people who have never been involved in canning, it is quite difficult to close the sauce for the winter. It is recommended to study all recipes in advance to choose the most suitable Tsitsibeli recipe for the winter.
