Relatively recently, prepared tomatoes with carrot tops for the winter have become popular. Carrot tops are added to the pickling to make it more tasty and unusual. This ingredient is quite convenient to use. For example, a little carrot can be added to soup or other dishes, and its tops can be used to prepare a preparation.
Before preparing canned tomatoes with carrot tops, it is recommended that you familiarize yourself with how to pickle tomatoes.
Preparing containers
Before preparing carrot tops, it is necessary to sterilize the containers in which they will then need to be preserved. This is done in several different ways.
Ferry
Steaming containers is the most popular sterilization method, which is used by a large number of housewives.
Before sterilizing them, you should inspect them and make sure that the container is completely intact. Then all cans for seaming are thoroughly washed with soda solution.
Having cleared the containers of dirt, you can begin preparing the pan. It is filled with water that needs to be boiled. After this, a special grid is installed on the pan to place containers for tomatoes with carrot tops. Do not sterilize the container for too long - 10-15 minutes. After which you can roll tomatoes with tops into them.
In water
This method is very often used when marinating tomatoes with carrot tops. It is ideal when packing preserves into small jars, as they are much easier to place in the pan.
During sterilization, water is added to the pan and gradually brought to a boil. Then the container does not fit into it and cooks for 10 minutes. To make it easier to remove sterilized jars from hot water, you should use a fork or tongs.
In the oven
This is not the most common method of preparing containers to seal canned goods. However, some people use it to avoid wasting time boiling water.
Several cans are placed in the oven at once. After this, its temperature should be gradually increased to 120-150 degrees. The process should last about 15 minutes, after which the containers will be ready for canning.
Classic recipe
The classic recipe for tomatoes with carrot tops for the winter is one of the most popular.With its help you can prepare quite tasty salted tomatoes that will not spoil for a long time.
The following amount of ingredients is consumed for a liter jar of twist:
- 2-3 liters of water;
- 7-8 carrot leaves;
- kilogram of tomatoes;
- 300 ml vinegar;
- 60 g salt;
- 80 g sugar.
Canning begins with the preliminary preparation of all ingredients. All tomatoes for the winter are washed, dried and cut. You should also chop the tops along with them. After this, you can begin preparing the container. You can limit yourself to only washing the jars if pickled tomatoes with carrot tops will be prepared without sterilization.
However, it is still recommended to sterilize them using one of the methods discussed earlier.
Having prepared the container, you can prepare the marinade. To do this, fill a small saucepan with water and boil for 20 minutes. Then sugar, salt and vinegar are added to it. At the same time, you need to place tomatoes and carrot tops in each jar. All containers are filled with marinade and left for half an hour. Then the liquid from the cans is poured back into the pan, boiled and poured into the container. After all the containers are filled with marinade, I can the tomatoes and transfer them to the cellar for storage.
With bay leaf
This recipe differs from the previous one in some ingredients. In this case, to prepare a tomato with carrot tops you will need:
- kilogram of tomatoes;
- carrot tops;
- three liters of water;
- 80 g sugar;
- 200 ml vinegar;
- three bay leaves;
- 25 g pepper.
To make the taste of the preparation brighter, you can supplement the recipe with garlic or onions.
First you need to cook the tomatoes. For canning, it is recommended to use sweet varieties of tomatoes.They are finely chopped with tops and placed in prepared jars. After this, a marinade is made from hot water, into which a little vinegar, sugar and pepper are added while boiling. The bay leaf can be added to the marinade immediately or then placed in a jar before twisting.
After preparing the marinade, you need to pour it into each jar and leave to infuse for 20 minutes. Then the liquid is drained to re-boil it and pour it back into the container. This procedure is carried out several times, after which the containers are rolled up with lids.
The preservation is turned over and cools in this position for several days. After this, the pickling is transferred to the cellar for preservation. If there is no cellar, then any room with a low temperature and low lighting is suitable for long-term storage of canned tomatoes.
Conclusion
Salting tomatoes is quite simple and anyone who has never previously been interested in canning vegetables for the winter can handle this job. To do this, you will have to spend a lot of time studying the most popular recipes and reviews of people who have been making twists for many years.
