Cabbage stew for the winter: a step-by-step recipe for conservation, how to close, storage conditions

It's good to have a few cans of stewed cabbage for the winter with a simple, reliable recipe. With its help, you can quickly prepare a dish that is not ashamed to serve to guests, deliciously feed your beloved family. Borscht is cooked from stewed cabbage, a side dish is made, stuffing for pies, pies, dumplings.

The specifics of cooking stewed cabbage for the winter

Medium-late and late varieties of white cabbage are suitable for preparing winter harvesting. The leaves of early ripening varieties become too soft after prolonged heat treatment.You can cook a delicious snack at any time, fresh vegetables are available in the store all year round.

In the autumn, summer residents are engaged in winter harvesting, they need to process the crop grown in the summer. A simple recipe for stewed vegetables for the winter is useful to any housewife. With it, you can process the head of cabbage left over from cooking borscht, another dish.

Preparing ingredients for cooking

Vegetables need fresh, not spoiled, they have more vitamins. We need an elastic, dense cabbage head, carrots are not rotten, without mechanical damage.

He althy vegetable preparations are stored longer, jars standing in the apartment in winter do not explode.

The simpler the recipe, the less time it takes to prepare vegetables. Shredded cabbage leaves stewed with carrots can be used in cooking various dishes. Due to its low calorie content, the workpiece can be eaten by dieters and fasting people.

Ingredients:

white cabbage - 1 kg;
carrot - 250 g;
tomato paste - 1 tbsp. l.;
boiled cold water - ½ cup;
s alt to taste;
ground black pepper to taste or ¼ tsp;
bay leaf - 3 pieces;
table vinegar 9% - 1 dessert spoon.

Required packaging

To store stewed vegetables prepared according to this recipe, you need 1 liter glass jars. They are sterilized before use. Choose the most convenient way.Time

5 minutes

In the oven	Put the wet container upside down on the wire rack, set the temperature 160 °C, turn on the oven	10-15 minutes until the glass is completely dry
Microwave	Pour a little cold water on the bottom of the container, turn on the mode	5-10 minutes at full power until the water boils

Cooking process

The recipe is very simple. From the inventory you will need: a cutting board, a saucepan with a thick bottom, a saucepan or a cauldron, a lid, a long-handled stirring spoon, a regular or special knife (for shredding cabbage), a grater with large holes. To prepare any blanks, you need a kitchen scale. With their help, it is easier to maintain the necessary proportions.

Preparing cabbage

Free the head of cabbage from the top leaves, if necessary, rinse it under the tap and dry it with a paper towel. Shred with a knife. It will be better to stew cabbage, cut into strips of medium thickness - 4-5 mm.

Preparing carrots

If the carrots are small, then you need 2 pieces, if large, then one is enough. The root crop, before peeling, must be thoroughly washed using a brush, then grated.

Stewing cabbage

Pour chopped cabbage and chopped carrots into a saucepan (pan). S alt the mass, mix with your hands, leave for 30-60 minutes. Vegetables will give juice, it will be easier to stew them, they will not burn. Put the tomato paste into a glass, pour it with water, stir until completely dissolved and pour into the vegetable mixture.

Put the pot on the stove, heat to boil the juice. Continue to simmer the cabbage over low (medium) heat for 40 minutes. 10-15 minutes before the end of cooking, add:

bay leaf;
pepper;
s alt.

Some housewives use fresh tomatoes instead of tomato paste. They need to be scalded with boiling water, remove the skin, grind the pulp with a blender. The equivalent of 1 tbsp. l. tomato paste will be 1 tbsp. chopped fresh tomatoes.

Preparing stewed cabbage for the winter

Transfer the hot vegetable mixture to a liter jar that has not cooled down after sterilization. To prevent canned cabbage from spoiling during storage, the workpiece must be sterilized:

spread vegetables into jars, put in a tall pot;
pour hot (boiling water) water over the shoulders;
boil for 10 minutes.

Before you close (roll up) the snack with a metal lid, you need to add table vinegar to it. Pour it in exactly the right way. Rolled cans can be put under a “fur coat” for 12 hours.

Further storage of blanks

Jared stewed cabbage can be stored in a city apartment, lowered into the cellar, put in the refrigerator. The blank has everything a person needs in winter for good nutrition:

proteins;
fats;
carbs.

Cabbage stewed with carrots goes well with fish, meat, vegetables. Before use, you can add spices, s alt, herbs to it. It is not necessary to overdo it with them, a large amount of seasonings can worsen the taste of the finished dish.