Many housewives are preparing winter preparations. At the same time, some of them prepare radishes for the winter. Need to know, how to store radishes for the winter, since this plant is stored much worse than all other vegetables. By early spring it becomes rough and dry. Therefore, before preparing preparations for the winter, you need to familiarize yourself with how to store black radish without freezing.
Composition and beneficial properties
Before storing radish, it is recommended to familiarize yourself with its composition and beneficial properties. It contains a large amount of mineral salts such as potassium, phosphorus, copper, iron, zinc and sulfur.It also contains natural antibiotics that have antiviral and disinfecting properties.
Other beneficial properties of this plant include the following:
- Black radish preparations can improve immunity and resistance to various infectious diseases.
- Black radish contains many antioxidants that can protect the body from cancer.
- Radish preparations help cope with bronchitis and tracheitis.
- Pickled radish helps improve digestion, which has a beneficial effect on the intestines.
- This frozen vegetable accelerates fat metabolism, so you can get rid of excess weight.
Korean salad
Some housewives prefer not to freeze this vegetable, but to seal radish salad in jars for the winter. This winter preparation recipe is ideal for lovers of spicy dishes. To pickle radish in Korean for the winter, you will need the following ingredients:
- kilogram of root vegetables;
- three heads of garlic;
- 100 g of greens;
- 150 g sweet pepper.
Canning this dish begins with preparing all the main ingredients. First you need to cook all the root vegetables. To do this, the black radish is washed with cold water and peeled. After this, it should be finely chopped with a knife. Some housewives prefer not to cut the vegetable, but to grate it on a coarse grater. When the black radish is completely chopped, you can start with the pepper. First, it should be washed and cut into several large pieces. Then it is completely cleared of seeds and cut into small strips 2-3 cm wide.After this, all the ingredients are placed in a small container, sprinkled with chopped herbs and mixed.
This radish salad can be sealed for the winter without sterilizing the containers, so you can immediately start filling the container. First, several cloves of garlic are placed in jars. Then green parsley and other greens are added to them. Lastly, the root vegetables and pepper are poured into the jars. All this is covered with a small amount of salt and sugar and filled with water. After this, we preserve the jars and transfer the Korean pickled radish to the basement for further storage.
With carrots
Some people wonder if radishes can be combined with other vegetables. There are various recipes for radish for the winter, which may differ in the ingredients used. In this case, white Daikon radish and carrots are used during preparation. To create preservation, you will have to prepare the following products in advance:
- 400 g root vegetables;
- four carrots;
- head of garlic;
- 100 g salt;
- 70 g sugar;
- 50 g of greens;
- 50 ml vinegar.
Preparation begins with the preliminary preparation of all the ingredients that are needed to create the preparation. To make this salad, you need to collect only dense and large root vegetables. After harvesting, they should be immediately washed and peeled. Then the vegetable is washed again, grated and placed in a small bowl. Having finished with the root vegetable, you can proceed to the carrots and peppers. They are washed in water, cut into small strips and placed in a container.
Harvesting radishes for the winter will be stored in glass jars. For this, it is recommended to use small half-liter containers.First, they are thoroughly washed and dried. Only after this will it be possible to put all the ingredients into them.
Having prepared the container, you should start preparing the marinade. To do this, fill a small saucepan with water and place it on the fire. When the liquid begins to boil, add salt and herbs to the marinade. All this is thoroughly mixed and boiled for about 20 minutes.
In parallel with preparing the marinade, all ingredients are placed in the container. First, peeled garlic and fresh herbs are added to the jars. After this, pour in the grated root vegetable with pepper and carrots. All this is mixed and covered with salt and sugar. Then the containers are filled with marinade and closed with lids. Pickled vegetables should cool for 10 hours, after which they can be transferred to the cellar.
With cabbage
Sometimes radishes are prepared for the winter with the addition of cabbage. With its help you can make a pretty tasty twist. To prepare it you will need to purchase the following products:
- 200 g cabbage;
- 200 g root vegetables;
- greenery;
- head of garlic;
- two carrots;
- 40 ml vinegar;
- onion head
First, all vegetables should be thoroughly washed in a large bowl of water. After this, you can start preparing them. You can start with carrots, which must be peeled and chopped. In this case, you need to cut it into several thin slices. Once you've finished with the carrots, you can move on to the cabbage. It is finely chopped and transferred to a separate container. Then you should peel the onions and garlic, cut them into small rings and mix with the cabbage.
After preparing the vegetables, you need to fill the pan with water and boil it. When heating the water, you need to add 20-30 g of salt to it. While the water is boiling, all the prepared vegetables are distributed into jars. All jars must be sterilized in advance.
Then all containers are filled with boiling water and covered with a lid. After this, you need to do pasteurization. To carry out this procedure, place all the jars in a pan of boiling water. After 20-30 minutes, the jars are removed from the liquid, rolled up with lids and cooled.
Conclusion
Not only experienced housewives, but also beginners who have never been involved in canning can prepare preparations made from radish. To do this, you need to familiarize yourself with the recipes for preparing the preparations and strictly follow what is written in them. In addition, you should familiarize yourself with how to store radishes in the cellar in winterso that the preservation does not spoil quickly.
