Tomatoes with carrot tops: the best recipes

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

It's already autumn outside the window, which means that almost the entire crop is harvested and hard-working housewives are doing a variety of preparations for the winter with might and main. Agree that on frosty winter days and evenings you want to enjoy something especially tasty. S alted tomatoes are best suited for your favorite potatoes. There are many recipes for canning tomatoes. Perhaps one of the simplest is the recipe for a preparation called “Tomatoes with Carrot Tops.”

"Delicious" tomatoes for the winter

To prepare a 3-liter jar according to this recipe you will need:

• Medium sized firm tomatoes.
• A large bunch of carrot tops.
• One and a half liters of water.
• Ten tablespoons of sugar.
• Three tablespoons of s alt.
• Teaspoon of 70% vinegar.

Tomatoes with carrot tops for the winter: cooking method

1. First you need to prepare a jar: rinse it and sterilize it. Boil the lid in water.
2. Rinse fresh carrot tops thoroughly under running water and pat dry.
3. Put branches of tops on the bottom of the jar. Gently pack the tomatoes on top of the greens.
4. After the tomatoes are comfortably placed in the jar, you should start preparing the marinade.
5. But first, in order for each tomato to retain its bright color and elasticity, it is necessary to heat treat it. To do this, boil water and pour boiling water into a jar. Then immediately drain back into the pot.
6. Now the marinade itself: add s alt and sugar to the water drained from the jar. Boil, let the marinade brew for 15 minutes, then add vinegar to it. The marinade is ready. It remains to pour tomatoes.
7. Tighten the container with sterile lids. Don't forget to turn the jar upside down when the twist is complete.

Delicious tomatoes with carrot tops are ready. It remains only to wait for the right moment and enjoy delicious homemade preserves.

Tomatoes with carrot tops: recipe two

It is impossible to keep tomatoes fresh until winter. But twists come to the aid of the hostesses. Many, without hesitation, throw away carrot tops. But in vain. After all, you can cook delicious canned tomatoes with it, which will be very useful for fried potatoes in winter.

Ingredients for a three-liter jar:

• Medium sized tomatoes.
• Bay leaf - 2 pieces.
• Garlic - 2-4 cloves (more if you want it spicier).
• Peppercorns - 4-7 peas.
• Dill umbrellas - 1-2 pieces.
• Carrot tops - three branches per jar.
• Vinegar 70% - 1 tablespoon.
• Sugar - 5 tablespoons.
• S alt - 2 tablespoons.
• Water - 1 liter.

If desired, you can add more cherry leaves, currants and bell peppers.

Cooking process

1. First you need to prepare a glass jar. Rinse, sterilize. Sterilize the lids separately from the jars by keeping them in boiling water for 10-15 minutes.
2. All the greens that go into pickling (dill, carrot tops, cherry and currant leaves), wash, peel the garlic cloves.
3. Place the carrot tops on the bottom of the jar, thereby preparing a soft pillow for the tomatoes. Top with peppercorns, garlic, dill umbrellas, bay leaf. Lay the tomatoes loosely against each other so that they do not burst.
4. When all the ingredients are placed in a container, start preparing the brine.
5. Take a pot of the right size, pour in the required amount of water and bring to a boil. Add sugar and s alt to the water. As soon as the brine boils, fill it with tomatoes in jars to the very top, leave for 15 minutes.
6. Pour the brine back into the pot and bring back to a boil. Meanwhile, pour vinegar into a jar of tomatoes.
7. As soon as the brine boils a second time, pour it over the tomatoes again.
8. It remains only to tighten the lids - and the tomatoes with carrot tops are ready.

As soon as the jars have cooled, they can be put away in a cool place for storage. And in winter, when the whole family is together, you can enjoy the wonderful taste of tomatoes and potatoes with pleasure. Bon appetit!