Many housewives want to keep the pepper as long as possible. Indeed, in winter, prices for this vitamin and aromatic vegetable in the markets and in stores increase significantly, and the quality sometimes leaves much to be desired.
Instructions
Step 1
Store bell peppers in plastic bags or boxes with holes around the perimeter. The optimum storage temperature for fruits is 0-2 ° C with an air humidity of 87-93%. In such conditions, the fruits can be stored for at least 40 days.
Step 2
Store the hot peppers in a dry and cool place, suspended in bunches where they will gradually dry out. This method allows it to be stored for a very long time. The fruits selected for storage must be in a state of physiological ripeness: be red and fleshy.
Step 3
Dry the peppers in slices by stringing them on a string. Thus, you will have the opportunity to consume the vegetable until new harvests.
Step 4
Freeze whole washed or julienned bell peppers in the freezer. Select healthy fruits, place them in a freezer container whole or cut. Such peppers are stored all winter and are easily thawed, retaining their taste and aroma in soups, borscht and other cooked dishes.
Step 5
Canning bell peppers. There are many delicious recipes for marinades, salads, pickles that can be prepared from it. Adjika, lecho, baked peppers with garlic and vinegar, etc. To preserve baked peppers, remove the transparent peel from them, put the fruits in a jar. Condensed peppers take up little space. Pour marinade over them: boil 3 liters of water with 6 tablespoons of salt, add peppercorns, 5 cloves of garlic, 3 tablespoons of 9% vinegar and bay leaf.
Step 6
Wash large, fleshy sweet peppers, free from stalks, membranes and seeds, put in a colander and immerse in hot water for 1 minute, then let the water drain. Put the pepper in 1 liter jars, add 1 teaspoon of sugar, 1-2 allspice peas, 1/3 teaspoon of citric acid, celery leaf and stalks to each jar. Fill everything with boiling brine (1 tablespoon of salt per 1 liter of water) so that the brine spills slightly, cover the jars with sterile lids and immediately roll up without sterilizing. Store canned peppers in the refrigerator.
