Many housewives just throw green tomatoes, although you can cook a lot of unusual things with them. And hardly the question is whether it is possible to pickle green tomatoes. Rather, it is about which recipe to choose. This article will help with this.

Selection and preparation of tomato for preservation

Before proceeding with conservation, you need to choose the right fruits and prepare them:

• it is better to take the fruits of "milk" ripeness, not too green (there is a lot of solanine in them), and not starting to blush;
• Do not take too small or large fruits;
• vegetables should be whole and without rot;
• all vegetables and herbs should be washed well;
• remove the stalks from tomatoes;
• to prevent cracking of the fruit, they can be chopped at the place of attachment of the stem.

How to Pickle Green Tomatoes

There are a lot of recipes with green tomatoes, we will offer you the most popular of them.

Recipe 1

This is a recipe for pickled green tomatoes without sterilization.

To prepare it you will need (on a 3-liter jar):

• green tomatoes (how much will fit in a jar);
• dill umbrella;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 3 bay leaves;
• on a branch of currant and cherry;
• 2 tbsp. l Sahara;
• 1 tbsp. salt (with a slide);
• 1 tsp acetic acid (70%).

Did you know? In immature tomatoes there is a toxic substance - solanine. It is believed that if you eat more than 5 fruits, you can be poisoned. Harmless fruit makes heat treatment or soaking in salt water.

The process consists of the following steps:

1. Wash dishes with soda.
2. Wash the tomatoes.
3. Place greens at the bottom.
4. Fill the jar tightly with tomatoes.
5. Boil water and slowly pour the vegetables. Leave on for 15 minutes.
6. Drain the water and boil again.
7. Pour the vegetables a second time. Allow to stand for 10-15 minutes.
8. Drain and boil again.
9. Pour salt and sugar into a jar.
10. Pour boiling water with vinegar.
11. Roll up (lids boiled).
12. Put the jars on their sides and roll them well so that the salt and sugar dissolve and mix with water.
13. Turn over and wrap well.

For harvesting, we select tomatoes not too green, not too small.

Video: Pickled green tomatoes without sterilization

Recipe 2

These are pickled green tomatoes sliced.

For it you will need the following ingredients:

• 5 kg of green tomatoes;
• 1 bunch of chopped dill;
• 2 heads sliced ​​garlic;
• 3 chili peppers;
• 6 bell peppers;
• 1 bay leaf (per jar);
• 4-5 pcs. allspice (per jar);
• 4 l of water;
• 2 g of salt;
• 1.5 tbsp. vinegar.

The step-by-step instruction looks like this:

1. Wash well 1 liter. cans (8 pcs.) and tomatoes.
2. Cut the small tomatoes into quarters, and those that are larger into 6 parts.
3. Prepare the filling from diced peppers, garlic and dill.
4. In each jar we put pepper and a bay leaf.
5. Fill tomatoes with a third of the capacity.
6. Sprinkle a bowl of tomatoes 1 tbsp. toppings from peppers (repeat the balls one at a time to get 3 balls of tomatoes and peppers).
7. For brine, add salt, sugar and vinegar to boiling water.
8. Pour the vegetables with boiling brine and put the jars in a container for sterilization.
9. We fill the tank with boiling water so that the jars are covered up to the neck.
10. From the moment of boiling, sterilize for 10 minutes, and for the tomatoes to be soft - 20 minutes.
11. Before rolling, put (optional) 1 tablet of Aspirin.
12. Banks roll up, flip and wrap.

Video: Sliced ​​pickled green tomatoes

Recipe 3

You can also cook green tomatoes with garlic and carrots.

For the marinade you will need:

• 2.5 liters of water;
• 1 tbsp. Sahara;
• 2 tbsp. l (without slide) of salt;
• 350 ml of vinegar.

On a 1.5 liter jar:

• 1 bay leaf;
• 3-4 pcs. black pepper;
• 3 clove sticks;
• 3 sprigs of parsley;
• 0.5 cloves of garlic - for 1 tomato;
• 0.5 medium carrots per jar.

Important! You can try it no earlier than after 5-6 weeks, so that the fruits are well infused and soaked.

We perform the following actions:

1. Wash dishes and vegetables well.
2. Cut the tomatoes into quarters without cutting them to the end (cut the smaller fruits in half).
3. Cut the carrots and garlic into slices.
4. We stuff tomatoes with carrots and garlic, inserting them into the cuts.
5. Put spices on the bottom and fill the jar with tomatoes.
6. Cook the marinade and pour the vegetables.
7. Preservation is placed in a container, filled with water and sterilized for about 20 minutes.
8. Roll up and wrap.

When laying tomatoes into cans, it is important to sort them by size, larger fruits into one container, and smaller ones into another.

Video: Pickled green tomatoes with garlic and carrots

Recipe 4

Another recipe without sterilization. Small dessert tomatoes are well suited for it, for example, the Northern Baby variety, on which many small fruits are tied.

You need to take liter cans, as well as the following ingredients:

• tomatoes (how much will fit into banks);
• put greens (dill, cherry and currant leaves) to taste.

Put on the bank:

• 5 pieces. allspice;
• 4 things. cloves;
• 4 cloves of minced garlic;
• 1 bay leaf;
• 1 tsp of vinegar essence (70%), add at the very end, before rolling up the lid.

For the marinade per 1 liter of water, put:

• 2 tbsp. salt (no slide);
• 3 tbsp. sugar (with a slide).
• 1 teaspoon vinegar (70%).

Preservation consists of several stages:

1. Using a soda, wash the dishes well.
2. Pour washed and chopped greens with water and boil for about 5 minutes.
3. Put the boiled greens and garlic at the bottom of the jar.
4. We prepare the marinade (for it you can use a decoction of spices).
5. Fill the jar with tomatoes.
6. Pour boiling marinade. Insist for 3-5 minutes.
7. Drain, boil and pour again.
8. Add vinegar and roll up (boiled lid).
9. Turn over and wrap well.

To improve the taste and aroma, in addition to the listed spices, you can add pieces of bell pepper or calendula flowers.

Video: Pickled green tomatoes without sterilization

How and where to store blanks

When preparing homemade preparations, vinegar is used as a preservative, which extends the shelf life. It is good if there is a basement in which preservation can be stored, but if it is not available, a cool pantry, a glazed balcony, or even ordinary mezzanines or a pantry in an apartment are suitable for this purpose.

Ideal conditions for storage include:

• the storage place should not have high humidity so that the covers do not rust;
• the temperature should not fall below 0 ° C, but not higher than +15 ° C;
• it is desirable that the workpieces are in the dark.

Even optimal conditions do not provide for too long storage. The optimal period is 1-2 years.

Important! Even preservatives cannot provide a 100% cessation of chemical processes. For this reason, both the syrup and the fruits darken over time, which affects the appearance and taste. It is advisable to calculate the approximate number of blanks for 1 year and make fresh preservation annually.

What you can serve on the table

Pickled green tomatoes are an excellent and unusual appetizer that can be served both on a regular and a festive table. This product can be served with potatoes and cereals, boiled vegetables. It goes well with any meat and meat products, as well as fish dishes. Everything will depend on your preferences and tastes.

Additional tips

Young housewives use mostly simple and proven recipes. More experienced - experiment with spices, ingredients and fillings.

But the following tips may come in handy for both:

• it is better to use medium-sized fruits, not too large, but not small;
• any spices are suitable as spices, but garlic should be necessary, because it is he who makes the dish more savory;
• it is better to boil greens for marinating, so that no bacteria remain in the thickenings;
• a decoction in which spices were boiled can be used for marinade;
• for workpieces, it is better to take 1 or 1.5-liter cans to eat for 1-2 times and not to be kept open for a long time;
• the more spices, the tastier the workpiece.

We hope you enjoy the above recipes and tips. Experiment with blanks and delight your family.