Snack Transcarpathian vegetable, recipe for the winter: the cooking process

This vegetable snack for the winter is widely used in Transcarpathia, and the recipe is based on traditional Hungarian and Western Ukrainian recipes. The dish is universal, used as a separate snack. It can be heated in a pan, add an egg and sausage cubes, if desired, sprinkle with grated cheese, cheese. Housewives widely use it as a preparation for vegetable soup.

The subtleties of cooking Transcarpathian vegetable snacks for the winter

Over time, in the process of cooking, the housewives discovered the secrets of a delicious snack:

1. Tomatoes without skins can be beaten with a blender, grated or just cut into cubes.
2. Sweet peppers and carrots can be cut into strips or cubes. The main thing is that the shape is the same, then the dish is not only tasty, but also beautiful.
3. The amount of hot pepper depends on the taste preferences of the family.

List of ingredients

The set of presented components is classic. It can be varied by adding new ingredients or changing the composition of spices. After all, it is through experimentation that new culinary masterpieces are born.

Required components:

• sweet pepper - 1-1.3 kilograms;
• carrots - 500-600 grams;
• onion - 300-500 grams;
• tomatoes - 500 grams;
• tomato paste - 45 grams;
• vinegar - 45 milliliters;
• sunflower oil - 90-100 milliliters;
• s alt - 45 grams;
• sugar - 20 grams;
• ground hot pepper - 5-7 grams;
• paprika, coriander (optional) - to taste.

Features of product selection

Vegetables should be without signs of spoilage. If the integrity of the pepper is broken, the damaged parts must be cut off.

Tomatoes should be free from spoilage and fermentation.

How to properly prepare the container

Since the cooking technology does not include a sterilization step, it is important to properly prepare the containers, otherwise the finished dish will go bad. It is necessary to wash the containers and lids with soda.

Sterilize the container in any convenient way:

• boil: put in warm water and boil for 2-3 minutes;
• roast in the oven: put in a warm oven, heat to 100^{o and hold for 2-3 minutes;}
• heat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes;
• hold on the steam: for this there are special nozzles on the pot or you can just hold it over the spout of the kettle.

Sterilized containers must be dried.

How to cook a Transcarpathian snack?

Preparing a Transcarpathian snack is not difficult, the main thing is to follow the proposed step-by-step instructions:

1. Wash the pepper, cut into halves, remove the core with seeds. Cut the halves into thin strips, 3-5 centimeters long.
2. Peel and wash the carrots. Cut into strips like a pepper. If desired, you can grate on a coarse grater or use a Korean carrot grater.
3. Wash the tomatoes, make cuts on them, put in a saucepan, pour boiling liquid over and leave for 2-3 minutes. After that, the skin can be easily removed from them. Finely chop the tomatoes or beat with a blender.
4. Peel the onion, chop finely, saute in oil until golden brown.
5. Put the components in a saucepan or saucepan. Pour in tomato juice, sunflower oil, add pasta, s alt, granulated sugar, spices. Stew for a quarter of an hour, the mass should not boil. It is necessary to stir periodically so that the vegetable mass does not burn.
6. Pour in the vinegar, simmer for another 5-7 minutes.
7. Spread the vegetable snack into a sterilized dry container, hermetically close with sterilized lids. After cooling, remove to storage.

How and how long can the finished product be stored?

Ready vegetable snack is stored at room conditions, from 6 to 8 months, in a cool, dark room for up to a year. After opening, a jar of snacks should be stored in the cold for no more than 5-7 days.

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