How to cook zucchini for the winter

Probably, there is no such person in the post-Soviet space, who could imagine his life without conservation. Without having to open a jar or other pickles for New Year's Eve, to enjoy delicious jam under the gulls or to taste caviar. Zucchini recipes for the winter simply can not be considered, and this is far from figurative expression. But today we want to share the most delicious and "firmly entrenched" recipes in the national cuisine.

Preservation zucchini for the winter

A simple recipe for canned courgettes involves the use of eight liter cans or four two-liter. Vegetables cooked this way, come out elastic, crunchy and insanely delicious, so they can safely be called the best winter snack!

Necessary ingredients:

• squash - 5 kg
• dill umbrellas
• Bay leaf
• garlic
• black peppercorns
• horseradish leaves
• water 3.5 liters
• salt - 7 tbsp. l.
• sugar - 6 tbsp. l.
• vinegar 9% - 300 g

Cooking method:

1. Pour the water into a saucepan, add salt, sugar and mix until dissolved.
2. As soon as the water boils, pour vinegar into the pan.
3. Prepare greens - horseradish leaves cut into strips 4-5 cm wide, grind garlic cloves and cut if necessary.
4. Banks wash, dry, lay on the bottom of each dill umbrella, a strip of horseradish, a pair of cloves of garlic, 6 peas of pepper and one bay leaf.
5. Squash the laundry, do not peel the skin. Cut them into segments with a thickness of 1.5-2 cm.
6. Place the circles on top of the greens in a jar, fill with hot brine and cover with lids.
7. At the bottom of a large pot, lay a clean kitchen towel, and put jars on it.
8. Pour the jars with hot water so that it does not reach the neck approximately 2 cm.
9. When the water boils, reduce heat and sterilize the cans for 10 minutes.
10. Remove the jars from the pan and roll them up.
11. Turn the lined cans upside down, cover with a warm blanket and let it brew for a day.

Lazy canned zucchini

This method is useful for those who do not have time to fiddle with the sterilization of cans. Despite the simplicity, this recipe zucchini for the winter is no worse than the classic! The specified amount of ingredients is calculated for a liter jar, so increase it in proportion to the number of planned "sunset".

Necessary ingredients:

• zucchini
• sugar - 2 tsp.
• salt - 1 tsp.
• vinegar 9% - 2 tsp.
• dill umbrella
• black peppercorns
• horseradish
• Bay leaf
• garlic

Cooking method:

1. Banks clean and dry.
2. Prepare greens - cut a sheet of horseradish, peel and chop garlic and cut into large pieces of denticles.
Ingredients
3. Put on the bottom of the can of dill, greens, and on top zammotovat cut with marrows squash.
4. Pour the zucchini with hot water and let it brew for 10 minutes.
5. Pour out the water and pour the boiling water back into the jar.
6. Drain the boiling water for the second time, add salt, sugar and vinegar to the next portion of hot water, pour in and immediately roll up the lid with a machine.
7. Turn the jar over with a lid down, cover with a blanket and let it stand for 24 hours.

As you can see, the "lazy" recipe for canned zucchini for the winter is very simple, and cooking does not take much time! By the way, it is not necessary to cut vegetables with round slices. You can make canned squash cubes, cubes or halves. Also, if desired, you can add to the leaves green currant leaves for flavor.