Pickling tomatoes and cucumbers is very well-known in Russia and Ukraine. It’s a great way of preserving tomatoes in a brine and makes it enjoyable during winter months.These pickled tomatoes go well with famous Ukrainian fried potatoes and Uzbek plov. My dearest friend Nellya that lives in Ukraine shared this recipe with me,so the recipe is straight from Ukraine with Ukrainian method of pickling. Sterilizing jars for this recipe is not needed, but you will need a blanket or a thick towel.
Ingredients
- Per 1 quart jar or 1 liter-
- Tomatoes
- 1-2 whole onion round
- 5-6 carrot rounds
- 3 bell pepper slices
- 1 bay leaf
- 3 garlic cloves
- one sprig of parsley
- one sprig of dill
- 10 black peppercorns.
- 1.5 heaping tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoon vinegar
- 1 tablespoon salt
- water
- For 3 liter jars-
- 1.5 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons vinegar
- 4 tablespoons sugar
Instructions
- Place onion,carrots,garlic,black peppercorns,dill,parsley,bay leaf on the bottom of the jar.
- Place tomatoes in a jar.preferably small, but slice in half or quarters if large.
- In a pot or sauce pan bring water to a boil.
- Fill jars(with tomatoes)with boiling water and let them sit for 15-20 minutes.
- Pour out the water from jars back into the pot and bring it to a boil again.
- Add sugar,salt and vinegar to the jar with tomatoes and fill it back with the boiling water that was poured out in to the pot.
- Close the lid tightly.Cover a table with blanket or towel, and place the jar upside down. cover it with blanket or a towel.
- Keep them covered with a blanket or a towel for 24 hours.
- Ready in a week or two.The longer, the better.