Winter treat with carrots - eaten to the last jar 🌶

Kitchen appliances and utensils:

• a pan or deep metal bowl with a capacity of at least 5 liters;
• meat grinder, food processor or blender;
• grater;
• cutting board;
• kitchen knife;
• kitchen scales;
• beaker;
• half liter cans with lids (4-5 pieces).

Ingredients

Step cooking

Vegetable Processing and Lecho Cooking

1. Wash the tomatoes well in quantities greater than 2 kg. Cut the damaged places, the fastening points of the stalks. The net weight of vegetables should be 2 kg. It is better to take fleshy tomatoes, from which a thicker lecho is obtained. Cut the tomatoes into small pieces (quarters, into 8, 12 parts, circles), so that it is convenient to make mashed potatoes from them.
   
2. Pass slices of vegetables through a meat grinder, beat off with a blender, grind in a food processor. Place the mashed potatoes in a deep metal bowl or pan.
   
3. Add in mashed potatoes 150 ml of vegetable oil, 130 grams of sugar and 1 tablespoon (with a hill) of table salt. Stir well, cook on medium heat.
   
4. Put in a mixture of 100 ml of 9% table vinegar or 1 tablespoon of 70% vinegar essence. Stir the contents of the bowl or pan well. Bring to a boil and simmer over low heat for 5 minutes.
   
5. Wash and peel 350 grams of carrots. Grate the vegetables on a medium or coarse grater.
   
6. Peel and chop 350 grams of onion. Chop the heads in half rings or small slices.
   
7. Washed bell pepper cut in half. Remove the stems with the base, grains and septa in the inside. Cut into squares (approximate size 2 cm by 3 cm) or strips, strips - as you like.
   
8. In the tomato mixture, which was boiled 5 minutes after boiling, add grated carrots. Stir the composition, cook 15 minutes from the moment of boiling over medium heat.
   
9. Pour chopped bell pepper and onions into a bowl or pan with a workpiece, stir well. Cook for 30 minutes (countdown from boiling lecho). Stir the mixture periodically. Boiling should not be strong, adjust the fire by reducing or increasing it.
   

Can preparation

1. Wash cans with hot water using baking soda (4-5 pieces). Sterilize the jars for the lecho in a way convenient for you. Over the steam, 0.5-liter cans hold 5-8 minutes, liter - 10-15 minutes. After the appearance of large drops of water on the inner walls of the cans, they are removed from the steam, placed with the neck down on a dry kitchen towel. During sterilization, microorganisms and spores are destroyed, this is necessary for long-term storage of preservation.
   
2. Put metal caps (4-5 pieces) for rolling into boiling water, let them boil for 5-6 minutes. Remove and place on a dry towel to allow glass of water.
   

Laying lecho and capping

1. Place boiling lecho on sterile jars using a ladle. Leave about 0.5-0.7 cm to the edges.
   
2. Cover, sterilize for 15 minutes (placed in slightly boiling water, which should reach the "shoulders" of the cans). Cork jars using a sealing key. Turn upside down to cool.Store in a cool place without access to light.
   

Such a delicious lecho can be prepared not only for the winter, but also for the daily table. A delicious and fragrant dish will suit any garnish or as an addition to pizza, hot sandwiches.

Video recipe

In the video, you will see how a skilled housewife makes a harvest of tomatoes and vegetables for the winter. After viewing the material, it’s quite easy to repeat every step of the cook, having prepared for the future a delicious vegetable snack.

Having studied the recipe and video tutorial, you will fully master the technology of preparing preservation for the winter.