Spice bay leaf in home canning
Many cooks love bay leaves for their tart aroma and bitter taste. Adding spices to meat and seafood makes them richer. In oriental cuisine, it is often used to make tea or a honey drink; in Kuban, it is used to make pear jam. Housewives also often add bay leaves to preserves preserved for the winter. The spice is simply irreplaceable in cucumber and tomato marinades. In general, it is difficult to imagine any fermentation, smoking or pickling without this amazing spice. Bay leaf is also a powerful antiseptic, which is why pickles prepared for future use retain their properties for so long. Step-by-step recipes will introduce you to easy ways to prepare marinades at home.
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Very tasty lard in brine
My family loves to eat lard. And they eat it in considerable quantities. Therefore, different methods of salting lard were tried. But one of my favorites was the recipe for salting lard in brine.
Instant pickled bell pepper
The season of sweet peppers is here.Many housewives close different varieties of lecho and other different winter canned salads with bell peppers for the winter. Today I propose to make delicious marinated bell peppers in quick-cooking pieces.
Homemade stew in the oven - a universal recipe for the winter
Delicious homemade stew is a real find for any housewife. This preparation is a good help when you need to whip up dinner. The proposed preparation is universal, not only due to the minimum amount of interchangeable meat ingredients, but also due to its ease of preparation.
Crispy gherkins marinated for the winter just like in the store
“To get really tasty preparations for the winter, the whole procedure must be carried out with love,” as famous chefs say. Well, let's follow their advice and start preparing pickled gherkins.
Sweet pickled tomatoes in jars for the winter
I first tried these delicious pickled tomatoes at my mother-in-law’s birthday party. Since then, this recipe has been my favorite for preparing tomatoes at home. The canning method does not require sterilization and is quite simple, does not require a huge investment of time, but the result pleasantly surprises everyone who uses it.
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How to properly store bay leaves and bay branches
No housewife can do without a bay leaf.Everyone must have this spice. When harvesting laurel, they cut off a whole branch, then dry it, and after packaging it, separate them. Fresh leaves can be found on sale much less frequently than dry leaves.
Lecho with garlic: a selection of the most popular and proven recipes - how to prepare the most delicious lecho with garlic for the winter
Undoubtedly, the vegetable salad “Lecho” is one of the most popular winter preparations. In addition to the main ingredient, sweet pepper, a variety of seasonal vegetables are added to lecho. Spicy vegetables and herbs add zest to the dish. Today we offer you to get acquainted with lecho recipes that contain a garlic note. Stay with us! It will be delicious!
Pickled tomatoes: the best proven recipes - how to cook pickled tomatoes quickly and easily
Salting, pickling and pickling are the main types of canned homemade vegetables. Today we propose to talk specifically about pickling, or more precisely, about pickling tomatoes. Fermentation caused by the activity of lactic acid bacteria allows the maximum amount of nutrients to be preserved in tomatoes. They taste simply wonderful!
Lecho with rice - a tourist’s breakfast: recipes for preparing appetizer salad for the winter - how to prepare homemade lecho with the addition of rice
In the 90s, homemade preparation of a variety of letcho salads was almost mandatory for every family. Salads were made from vegetables alone or with additives from various types of cereals. Canned food with rice and barley were especially popular. Such snacks were popularly called “Tourist’s Breakfast”.Today we will look at the most popular recipes for making homemade lecho with rice.
Lecho with onions and carrots - the best lecho recipes for the winter: peppers, carrots, onions
The classic lecho recipe involves using a large number of peppers and tomatoes. But, if there is no excess of these vegetables, then you can supplement the preparation with carrots and onions. Carrots will add additional sweetness to the preparation, and onions will add a piquant taste.
Hungarian lecho Globus for the winter - we prepare lecho as before, according to the old Globus recipe
Many people remember the taste of products from the past, from the so-called “Like Before” series. It seems to such people that then everything was better, more aromatic, more beautiful and tastier. They claim that even store-bought winter canned salads had a natural taste, and the delicious lecho of the Hungarian company Globus deserved special love from gourmets.
Lightly salted chinook salmon - a northern royal delicacy in your kitchen
Chinook salmon is a fairly large representative of the salmon family, and traditionally, Chinook salmon is used for salting. This does not mean that you cannot fry it or cook fish soup from it, but lightly salted chinook salmon is so tasty and so easy to prepare that this cooking method cannot be ignored.
How to salt chum salmon at home - 7 most popular ways to prepare lightly salted chum salmon
We all love lightly salted red fish.A piece of 150-200 grams can be bought in almost any store, but the best option is home pickling. Salmon is tasty, but many people can’t afford it, and pink salmon contains virtually no fatty layers, which makes it a bit dry. There is a solution: the best option is chum salmon. In this article you will find many different ways to salt chum salmon at home. The choice is yours!
Lightly salted pink salmon: the best options for cooking at home - how to salt pink salmon for salmon
Lightly salted red fish is a wonderful appetizer, no doubt about it. But the price for such species as trout, salmon, chum salmon is quite steep for the average person. Why not pay attention to pink salmon? Yes, yes, although this fish seems a bit dry at first glance, when salted it becomes practically indistinguishable from expensive varieties.
Lightly salted herring: a selection of the best cooking recipes - how to pickle your own herring at home
Herring is an inexpensive and very tasty fish. It is especially good when salted and pickled. This simple dish often appears on the tables of even the most special events. But not everyone can pickle herring correctly right away, so we have prepared detailed material on the topic of preparing lightly salted herring at home.
Nizhyn cucumbers - quick and easy salad for the winter
You can prepare Nizhyn cucumbers for the winter using a variety of recipes. I propose to prepare Nezhinsky salad in a very simple way.During the preparation of the workpiece, all components do not undergo preliminary heat treatment, but are placed in tanks in their raw form.
Quick pickles
Summer is in full swing and it's time to think about creating delicious homemade preparations for the winter. Pickled cucumbers are one of our favorite winter treats. Today I will tell you how you can make delicious homemade instant pickles.
Pickled hot peppers for the winter
Do you like savory, spicy snacks? Try using my simple recipe and prepare pickled hot peppers for the winter. Fans of spicy dishes will happily eat crunchy hot peppers as an independent snack, but they can be used to add piquancy to freshly prepared dishes.
Assorted vegetables marinated for the winter without sterilization - simple and tasty
Pickling vegetables for the winter is a common thing. But sometimes, when the time comes to savor the food, the wishes of relatives do not coincide. Some people want cucumbers, while others want tomatoes. That is why pickled mixed vegetables have long been very popular in our family.
Original adjika from zucchini and tomato for the winter
Adjika, a spicy Abkhazian seasoning, has long taken pride of place on our dinner table.Usually, it is prepared from tomatoes, bell and hot peppers with garlic. But enterprising housewives have long since improved and diversified the classic adjika recipe, adding a variety of vegetables and fruits to the seasoning, for example, carrots, apples, plums.
Small pickled onions for the winter in jars
My grandmother used to make pickled baby onions for the winter using this recipe. Small pickled onions, closed in this way, are both an excellent independent snack for a glass of something appropriate, and an excellent addition to salads or used to decorate dishes.
Instant marinated zucchini with carrots
If you have zucchini and want to marinate it without spending a lot of time, then this recipe is just for you. Today I’ll tell you how to make delicious marinated zucchini with instant carrots for the winter.
Marinate tomatoes in halves with onions, vegetable oil and carrots
I would like to offer a simple, but at the same time very tasty recipe for an unusual tomato preparation for the winter. Today I will preserve tomatoes in halves with onions and vegetable oil. My family simply loves them and I have been preparing them for three years now.
Homemade pickled cucumbers just like in the store
Store-bought pickled cucumbers usually make a great addition to salads, and many housewives try to get the same taste when preparing them at home. If you also love this sweet-spicy taste, you may find this post of mine useful.