Instant pickled cabbage with the addition of bell pepper contains many useful substances and microelements. People who have this snack in their diet practically do not get sick with the flu and ARVI. The product improves intestinal function. Even an inexperienced housewife can prepare the preparation. It will certainly appeal to household members, regardless of gender and age.
- Principles of preparing cabbage with bell pepper for the winter
- Preparing vegetables and containers
- Very tasty recipes
- Instant classic marinated cabbage with bell peppers
- With garlic
- With onion
- With ginger
- With cucumber
- With carrots and onions
- With apples and cranberries
- "Ukrainian kryzhavka"
- Spicy pickled cabbage with bell pepper
- How correctly and for how long can the preparations be stored?
Principles of preparing cabbage with bell pepper for the winter
If you create a pickled dish using different recipes, you still need to follow the basic principles:
- The products are taken in the following proportions: for 1 kilogram of white cabbage - one carrot and a sweet bell pepper, 0.25 cups of purified sunflower oil.
- Add rock salt, 9% table vinegar, and granulated sugar to the product to taste.
- Use only bottled water.
- The vegetable mass is poured with boiling marinade.
Before adding the marinade, you need to taste it and adjust the amount of ingredients. The product takes approximately 13-15 hours to prepare.
Preparing vegetables and containers
Choose only fresh products, without damage or rot. They are thoroughly washed and peeled. The cabbage is chopped and the carrots are grated on a coarse grater. The remaining vegetables and fruits are cut into pieces of the desired size.
Bell peppers are chosen only red or orange. Green specimens will add bitterness to the finished product.
For the finished dish, take three-liter glass jars or any enamel dishes. The main thing is that it does not have chips. Products are placed in sterilized containers and covered with thick plastic lids or rolled up.
Very tasty recipes
There are several recipes for pickled vegetables. Each of them is good in its own way. Any housewife can quickly create a dish that will appeal to all household members.
Instant classic marinated cabbage with bell peppers
Pour water into a saucepan and place on low heat. Add salt, granulated sugar, butter. After the liquid boils, pour vinegar into it and remove the container from the stove.This is a basic marinade. Mix cabbage, carrots, bell pepper, transfer to jars, pour marinade.
With garlic
Mash the cabbage with your hands until the juice appears, mix with sweet peppers and carrots. Place the mixture tightly into the pan, compacting it with a wooden masher. This process will go better if applied in small portions.
In a saucepan, mix water, salt, granulated sugar, cloves, black and allspice peas, and bay leaf. Bring the liquid to a boil, pour in oil and vinegar. Pour the marinade over the vegetables, place a flat plate on top and press down. After 3-3.5 hours the product is ready.
With onion
Sprinkle the cabbage with white sugar and salt and mash with a masher. Add onions, bell peppers, vinegar, olive oil. Cover the container with a plate and apply pressure. A couple of hours and the appetizer can be served.
With ginger
Pickled cabbage is prepared in the same way with ginger, which gives the preparation an unusual taste and aroma.
With cucumber
Place cabbage, garlic, fresh cucumbers, and bell peppers in layers in an enamel pan. Pour the vegetable mixture with marinade (water with salt, white sugar, fresh dill, paprika, black peppercorns) and leave under pressure.
With carrots and onions
Mix cabbage with onions, sweet peppers, add bay leaf. Pack the vegetables into a container, pour in the base marinade and apply pressure.
With apples and cranberries
Mix cabbage, carrots, sour hard apples, cranberries in a container. Pour in the base marinade. After a day, the vegetable product is ready.
"Ukrainian kryzhavka"
“Kryzh” means cross in Ukrainian. It is not surprising that the head of cabbage is cut into 4 equal pieces. They are placed in a saucepan with boiling water and cooked for 7-11 minutes. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the vegetable into a container and cool. Mix with cumin, carrots, bell pepper, garlic.Pour in the base marinade and set pressure.
Spicy pickled cabbage with bell pepper
In a wide container, place cabbage, garlic, carrots, and bell peppers in layers. Pour boiling water with salt, granulated sugar, vinegar, hot ground pepper, coriander. Set oppression.
How correctly and for how long can the preparations be stored?
It is better to store pickled vegetables in the refrigerator for no more than 2-3 weeks.
It takes even an inexperienced housewife no more than an hour to create this tasty and healthy preparation. The result is a ready-made salad seasoned with sunflower oil. It can be served as a side dish for any potato dishes.
The most important thing is to maintain the proportions of vinegar, granulated sugar and salt so that the product does not turn out too sour, sweet or salty.