Many lovers of culinary experiments prepare Korean tomatoes for the winter. They are sometimes used to prepare the Korean dish heh. Canned tomatoes are a finger-licking delicious snack. They have an excellent spicy taste that cannot be confused with anything else.
Korean-style tomato preparations will always be a unique highlight on every table. Rolling them up is not so easy. It is recommended that you familiarize yourself in advance with how to prepare Korean-style tomatoes for the winter and roll them into 3-liter jars.
Sterilization of jars and lids
Some housewives prefer to seal the preparations for the winter in jars without sterilization. However, many experts recommend using sterilized containers for this. There are various ways to sterilize jars:
- Steam. Sometimes, when preparing Korean tomatoes for the winter, they use steamed sterilized jars. To do this, place a pan of water on a gas stove and place an iron sieve on it. When the water boils, place containers for Korean pickled tomatoes on top. The sterilization process for each 3 liter jar lasts about 20 minutes. After that, remove them, turn them over and place them on a clean towel.
- Oven. You can also roll tomatoes for the winter in containers that have previously been processed in the oven. To do this, place several jars in a preheated oven, close it and heat for 5-10 minutes.
- Microwave. In rare cases, for the winter, tomatoes are placed in containers that have been sterilized in the microwave. Several cans are placed in the oven with a small amount of liquid at the bottom. After this, they are processed for several minutes at a power of about 800 W. With a large number of containers, the processing time can be increased.
To preserve tomatoes in Korean style in a jar, special sealing lids are used, which also require sterilization. To do this, you need to boil them for 20 minutes in advance. This must be done very carefully. To avoid getting burned, it is recommended to use boiled tweezers when removing lids from pans.
Classic recipe
There are various recipes for canning tomatoes, but the classic, most delicious recipe with which you can pickle Cherry tomatoes. To prepare the preserves you will need the following ingredients:
- 100 g vinegar;
- 50 g butter;
- two peppers;
- 50 g of greens;
- kilogram of tomatoes;
- head of garlic;
- three carrots;
- 100 g sugar.
To prepare pickled tomatoes, you need to start preparing the vegetables. Red tomatoes are thoroughly washed, peeled and cut into slices. We cut other vegetables into smaller pieces or grate them using a grater. After this, a marinade is made consisting of sugar, vinegar, oil and pepper. To make Korean tomatoes spicy for the winter, you should add more pepper. If desired, add basil seasoning to the marinade.
Before canning tomatoes, you need to prepare jars for this. First, they are filled with oil and several tomato slices are laid out in them. The rest of the chopped vegetables are laid out on top until the container is completely filled. Some people add more parsley and dill to make the pickling look better. After this, the preservation is placed in a pan of water and boiled for about 10-15 minutes. You can then close the jars and turn them upside down until they cool completely.
When each container has cooled, they will need to be moved to a dark and cool room.
Harvesting green tomatoes
Some housewives prepare Korean-style green tomatoes for the winter. After all, a tomato is a vegetable that is good not only when ripe. There are various recipes for canning green tomatoes, one of which is discussed below.
For preservation you will need the following ingredients:
- kilogram of green tomatoes;
- 100 g butter;
- three peppers;
- 50 g salt;
- 40 g sugar;
- three heads of garlic.
Some housewives will improve this recipe with Korean carrots. However, it is not necessary to add it.
First you need to take care of vegetables and herbs. Wash all ingredients thoroughly and cut them into small pieces. Peppers should be cut lengthwise, and green tomatoes should be cut into rings. Having prepared all the ingredients, you can start creating the marinade. To do this, add oil, vinegar and sugar to the pan. Everything is thoroughly mixed and infused for 5-10 minutes. Then place the tomatoes and vegetables in a clean container and fill them with the prepared mixture.
To create Korean-style lightly salted tomatoes, add a little salt to the mixture.
After this, the pickle snack is distributed into jars, which need to be sealed with lids. There is no need to turn them over during storage. Rolled containers should be kept in a cool place until the beginning of spring.
Instant tomatoes
Before you roll up Korean instant tomatoes, you need to familiarize yourself with how to do it correctly. This recipe for Korean tomatoes for the winter will help you make delicious preserves.
Ingredients you will need:
- 2 kg of fresh vegetables;
- four bell peppers;
- two heads of garlic;
- greens optional.
To create the marinade you will use:
- 60 g salt;
- 80 g sugar;
- 100 ml oil;
- 100 ml vinegar.
First, all the tomatoes are washed and cut into several large pieces. All other ingredients are passed through a meat grinder. After this, two liters of water, oil, salt, vinegar and sugar are poured into a three-liter jar. All this is thoroughly mixed, after which vegetables and herbs are laid out in several layers. The mixture is infused for several minutes, stirred and closed with a metal lid. To better soak the tomatoes, it is better to store the rolled up jars upside down.
A snack prepared in this way can be eaten literally the next day after preservation.
With onion
Some housewives use special recipes to prepare Korean-style tomatoes with onions for the winter. For this you will need:
- 700 g tomatoes;
- 300 g pepper;
- 500 g carrots;
- 400 g onions;
- 50 g salt;
- 70 g sugar;
- 200 ml vinegar;
- 100 ml oil.
The cooking procedure begins with washing and peeling vegetables. Tomatoes and onions are cut into half rings, and carrots and peppers are cut into small strips. All prepared vegetables are placed in a small bowl. Then sugar, salt, oil and vinegar are added to it. The resulting mixture is mixed carefully so as not to accidentally damage the integrity of the vegetables. After this, the tomato appetizer is rolled up with lids.
Conclusion
Anyone can prepare winter canned tomatoes. To make everything very tasty, just study the recipes for cooking tomatoes and follow the instructions completely.
