How to cook squash caviar at home

There is an unimaginable number of methods for harvesting zucchini, and when it comes to this vegetable, an association with “overseas” caviar immediately appears. I will dwell on preservation in more detail and tell you how to cook squash caviar for the winter at home.

Suitable for caviar are young zucchini of small and medium sizes, without dents or black spots, the peel should be shiny and smooth. If you have large vegetables, I advise you to cut off the tight skin and remove the seed core.

Zucchini caviar for the winter like a store

Mistresses during the harvesting of caviar make it resemble a shop product to taste. I’ll share this recipe.

• zucchini 1500 g
• onions 300 g
• carrots 600 g
• bell pepper 300 g
• tomato paste 6 tbsp. l
• sugar 1.5 tbsp. l
• salt 3 tbsp. l
• hot pepper 1 pc

• To get started, deal with vegetables. Pass the carrots and zucchini through a grater, chop the onion in the usual way, and cut the pepper into cubes. Fry vegetables separately and put in a medium saucepan.
• Sprinkle the fried vegetables with salt and sugar, add tomato paste and a little hot pepper. Boil the contents of the pan for half an hour, and then pass through a meat grinder. A mixer with a blender is also suitable for chopping vegetables.
• Try it and add spices if necessary. It remains to boil the caviar for about ten minutes, distribute it in prepared jars, cover with lids, sterilize for a couple and roll up.
• Zucchini game for the winter, as the storefront is ready.

I will give useful advice. If you want to cook sour caviar or have doubts about storage, add a spoonful of vinegar during the final cooking.

Zucchini caviar with mayonnaise and tomato paste

Previously, home-made squash caviar was prepared from chopped fried vegetables without additional processing using a blender. Over time, another trend appeared, according to which the housewives are trying to make a product that, in consistency and taste, resembles a store counterpart.

I achieve the result with tomato paste and mayonnaise, and to make zucchini caviar spicy, I add a little chopped garlic and pepper. The result is a sophistication that is not a sin to include even in the New Year’s menu.

• Zucchini - 6 kg.
• Onion - 1 kg.
• Sugar - 200 g.
• Vegetable oil - 200 ml.
• Sweet pepper - 10 pcs.
• Salt - 100 g.
• Tomato paste - 500 ml.
• Mayonnaise - 500 ml.
• Paprika - 1 tbsp. a spoon.
• Citric acid - 1 teaspoon.
• Seasoning "Mivina" - 1 pack.

1. To start, wash the vegetables. Zucchini, pepper and onion cut into medium cubes so that they fit in the loading container of the meat grinder. Skip prepared vegetables through this miracle of technology.
2. Put everything in a pan with a thickened bottom and simmer for about two hours over minimal heat.
3. Add vegetables, butter, sugar, any mayonnaise and fresh tomato paste to the vegetables and boil the eggs for about another two hours.
4. Add paprika, citric acid and seasoning to overseas caviar. Ten minutes later, the caviar with mayonnaise and tomato paste is ready.
5. Pour into jars, roll it carefully, hold it upside down under a warm blanket until it cools down and move it to a dark and cool place for storage for the winter.

Homemade caviar from zucchini is hearty, tasty and fragrant. She has a wonderful color. With what it is, decide for yourself. Caviar is combined with various dishes, and in its pure form is good.

Delicious recipes squash fritters

The recipes for making zucchini fritters are unimaginable, each cook makes them his own way. I will consider step by step recipes that I use in culinary practice.

How to make classic squash pancakes

• Zucchini - 300 g.
• Garlic - 1 clove.
• Greens - 50 g.
• Eggs - 3 pcs.
• Flour - 20 g.
• Vegetable oil - 100 ml.
• Sour cream - 50 g.
• Salt, ground pepper.

1. First of all, cook the dough without zucchini, otherwise the vegetable will darken. Pepper beaten eggs and combine with chopped garlic and chopped herbs. Peeling and removing seeds from young zucchini is not necessary.
2. Add zucchini to the egg mass and add flour after stirring. Salt the dough. Do not add salt earlier, otherwise the dough will turn out liquid.
3. Put the finished dough on a heated and greased pan with a spoon, form pancakes. Fry on each side.

Sweet squash pancakes

I will consider an unusual recipe, but many gourmets, especially children, will definitely like the resulting dish. Sweet zucchini pancakes will be a wonderful breakfast if served with homemade yogurt.

• Flour - 200 g.
• Zucchini - 500 g.
• Sugar - 2 tbsp. spoons.
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Soda, salt, vegetable oil.

1. Grind the peeled zucchini in a blender, and then pass through a fine grater. You get mashed potatoes.
2. In the resulting mass, beat the egg, add sugar, flour and a little salt. After mixing, pour a pinch of soda into the dough and mix.
3. In a frying pan heated and greased with refined oil, bring the fritters to readiness. To do this, use a spoon to put the dough in a pan and fry.
4. Put the finished pancakes on a napkin so that the excess oil is gone. Serve with honey or jam.

How to make squash pancakes with pumpkin

If you want something more savory, try the following recipe in practice. Pumpkin fritters are soft and tender, and the taste is excellent, even if they have cooled.

• Zucchini - 300 g.
• Pumpkin - 300 g
• Egg - 1 pc.
• Flour - 6 tbsp. spoons.
• Garlic - 2 cloves.
• Greens, refined oil, pepper and salt.

1. Wash the vegetables, peel and pass through a grater, and crush the garlic using a press. Add flour, egg, salt, pepper to the mass and mix. Add chopped greens and repeat the procedure.
2. I advise you to bring the pancakes to readiness in a heated pan. Using a spoon, put the dough in a frying pan and fry until a crust appears.
3. Eat both individually and in combination with other dishes, including soup and even fish soup.

I don’t know if you tried such pancakes. If not, be sure to do it. Any of these frills is prepared in a matter of minutes. Fritters will compete with croutons, omelettes and other "fast" dishes.

The benefits of squash caviar

Squash caviar is recommended for people with urolithiasis or metabolic problems.

It is better to refuse the use of caviar for people with kidney diseases. It contains a lot of potassium, with an excess of which the sick kidneys can not cope.

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