Tedschin salad tongue from tomatoes for winter

Step 1. How to make a salad of mother-in-law tongue from tomatoes for the winter? Prepare the ingredients. Choose juicy, ripe and not very soft tomatoes, then they will retain their shape as much as possible in the finished dish. Sterilize the cans and lids in advance. How to do it correctly, as well as calculate the right number of cans, read in the materials on the links below.

Step 2. How do you prepare vegetables? Clean the onions and garlic from the peel. Cut the chili peppers in half, remove the seeds and white streaks. All vegetables and greens rinse in clean water, dry on a paper towel.

Step 3. How do you prepare tomatoes? Cut the tomatoes in quarters or halves depending on the size of the tomato. Also, if you wish, remove the places where the peduncle grew. Send the sliced tomatoes into a deep cup or pan.

Step 4. How do you prepare onions and garlic? Cut the bulb in half and then cut with medium-thick semi-rings. So that when cutting onions, the mucous membrane does not irritate, rinse the knife and bulb and cold water. Grate the garlic on a fine grate or pass through the press. Send them to the tomatoes.

Step 5: How do you grind chili peppers? Cut the chili peppers in small cubes or thin rings. You can also rub the pod on a fine grater. Add to the rest of the vegetables.

Step 6. When to add greens and other ingredients? Cut the greens very fine. In a salad with tomatoes, parsley and dill are ideal. Add to the bowl with tomatoes greens, sugar, salt, vinegar and vegetable oil. Salt in the recipe I used Adygea, it has a small amount of seasonings, which made the finished dish more fragrant.

Step 7. Why insist on salad? To separate the juice and evenly distributed spices, gently but thoroughly mix the salad with a large spoon until the sugar and salt dissolve, and leave the salad to infuse at room temperature for about half an hour. The amount of juice will depend on the juiciness of vegetables.

Step 8. How do you put a salad in cans? Spread the salad in pre-sterilized jars, filling them completely. If the juice is not enough to fully cover the vegetables, add an additional brine to the jars: 1-2 tomatoes can be passed through a juicer or meat grinder. Or boil water separately with salt and sugar (observing proportions), cool and add to the cans. Keep in mind that in step 9, when sterilizing the workpiece, the salad can allocate more juice.

Step 9. How to sterilize salad in cans? In a large pan, put cans of salad, pour water so that it is "on the shoulders." Cover each jar with a lid on top (do not twist). Put the pan on the fire, after boiling the flame reduce to just below average and sterilize for about 20 minutes. And about all the subtleties of choosing a pan, read the link at the end of the recipe.

Step 10. How to prepare a salad for long-term storage? Twisting the lids, roll the jars over top and wrap with a warm blanket or towel. After complete cooling, lower the workpiece into the basement or cellar for long-term storage.