15 Best Spicy Tomato Recipes for Winter

Spicy tomatoes, preserved for the winter, have become a favorite dish in many families. They can be added to vegetable and potato dishes, and also served on the holiday table as an appetizer with beer and alcoholic beverages. People with gastrointestinal problems should use this product with caution. The rest of the household can eat it every day. Moreover, tomatoes are readily available, so this appetizer can be prepared year-round.

Peculiarities of harvesting spicy tomatoes

To ensure the preserves are delicious, you need to know the following preparation tips:

1. Use water purified through a filter.
2. Use rock salt. Extra salt and iodized salt cause vegetable fermentation.
3. If the appetizer requires cooking, stir the mixture constantly with a wooden spatula while cooking. Skim off any foam that rises to the top.

The finished dish is placed hot in jars and sealed with tin lids, which are then sealed using a special machine. Sterilization is then mandatory.

Preparing the fruits

For the preparation, select fresh, unwrinkled, and undamaged vegetables and aromatic herbs. They are rinsed under running water and dried on a clean cloth. They are then cut if necessary. Tomatoes become the main ingredient in the dish.

The seeds of hot peppers are not removed to make the dish even spicier.

Horseradish roots are peeled and cut.

Sterilization of jars

Store the snack in small glass jars. Rinse them and, once dry, sterilize them. Place the jars in an enamel bowl filled with water and heat for at least 30-40 minutes.

A recipe for delicious spicy tomatoes for the winter

There are many recipes for spicy tomatoes. A woman can choose the one that turns out best.

Traditional cooking method

Place chili pepper, a sprig of dill, and then tomatoes in the bottom of the container. Pour boiling marinade over them (dissolve salt, granulated sugar, and vinegar in water).

Marinated spicy tomatoes with honey

Place bay leaves, purple basil, garlic cloves, and cherry tomatoes in jars. Pour hot water with dissolved salt, honey, and citric acid over them.

Spicy tomatoes with herbs

Fill the jars in layers: the main ingredient, parsley leaves, hot pepper, and dill. Pour in olive oil and the boiling marinade.

A delicious preparation with horseradish

Load the container with pieces of horseradish and parsley roots, and red vegetables. Fill with hot brine.

Spicy tomatoes with garlic and mustard seeds

Place garlic, mustard seeds, cherry tomatoes in a container and pour in boiling water with salt, vinegar, and sugar.

Canned Baking Tomatoes in Pieces

Red vegetables are sliced, placed on a baking sheet, baked in the oven, and cooled. Then they are blended with hot peppers and combined with vegetable oil, sugar, salt, and vinegar.

Tomatoes in a spicy marinade with coriander and thyme

Place sprigs of thyme, ground coriander, and then the main ingredient at the bottom of the jar. Add a few tablespoons of vegetable oil and boiling brine (a mixture of peppers, salt, sugar, and citric acid).

With cayenne pepper

The marinade is prepared and poured into jars filled with cayenne pepper and red vegetables.

Spicy cherry tomatoes in liter jars

A liter jar is filled with cherry tomatoes, and the empty spaces are filled with pieces of sweet and hot bell peppers. To make the appetizer more appealing, vegetables of different colors are used. Water is boiled, sweetened, salted, vinegar, and ground black pepper are added. This mixture is then poured into the jar.

Tomatoes with horseradish, currant and cherry leaves

Place hot bell peppers and tomatoes on horseradish, blackcurrant and cherry leaves and pour in the marinade.

"Prickly Hedgehogs" with Celery and Basil

Small slits are made in each red vegetable with a sharp knife, and narrow cloves of garlic are inserted into the slits. They resemble the needles of a hedgehog.

Tomatoes are carefully placed in containers along with celery greens and basil leaves, and covered with hot brine.

Preserved in oil with hot pepper

Green and red tomatoes and hot peppers are minced. Add khmeli-suneli, salt, sunflower oil, sugar, and citric acid, and simmer for half an hour.

Recipe without sterilization

Pickled tomatoes can also be prepared without sterilization. Fill a jar with bay leaves, dill florets, garlic, chili pepper, and the main ingredient. Boiling water is added. After 10 minutes, it is poured into a saucepan. The water is sweetened, salted, and peppered, brought to a boil, and poured into the container. The product is not sterilized.

With onions and red peppers

Layer tomatoes, red hot bell peppers, onions, and cilantro in a container and pour the hot marinade over them. The container can be sealed with plastic lids.

Spicy brown tomatoes with cucumbers

Place horseradish root, hot peppers, brown tomatoes, small cucumbers in a container and add boiling brine.

Shelf life and storage conditions for canned food

The prepared products are stored in a cellar, basement, or on the bottom shelf of the refrigerator. If the ingredients and containers are prepared correctly, the product will keep for 1-1.5 years. The main thing is to prevent the snack from freezing or being exposed to sunlight.