10 cool ways to prepare for winter squash

1. Frozen squash

The easiest and most convenient way of harvesting vegetables. Marrow preserved practically intact.

If the old zucchini, peel them from the skin and seeds. Wash the vegetables, dry and cut into cubes or slices. Slices can then be baked in an oven or frying, and cubes - cook vegetable stew or cream soup.

Put the zucchini in a sieve and dip in boiling water for 1-2 minutes. This step can be skipped. However, after blanching frozen zucchini better preserve the taste, color and texture.

Transfer hot zucchini in cold water, so that they completely cooled. Then spread on a clean towel and pat dry properly.

Arrange zucchini on a plastic container or bag and seal or fasten them. Pre-packages of the need to expel excess air.

Remove the workpiece in a freezer.

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2. Simple marinated zucchini for winter

Another simple way to save the squash for the winter. They are obtained crispy, with a slight acidity. However, in the dishes she was not there.

Ingredients

• 1-2 zucchini;
• water;
• 1 tablespoon vinegar 9%.

Ingredients are designed for one jar ½ liter volume.

preparation

For marinating the best fit, young zucchini. They are soft and not too large. So that they do not have to be cleaned from the skin and seeds.

Cut the washed vegetables long thin strips or slices. Choose a shape depending on how you will use the zucchini. Of the strips can be made rolls and slices - just fry. On the methods of preparation will be described below.

Tightly packed courgettes into the jar. If you cut their bands, put them on each other and roll. In a small jar fit two such of roll.

Fill the zucchini with boiling water up to the edge of the banks. Add the vinegar. Cover the bottom of the pan with a towel, put on him a jar and cover with lid. The fabric needs to bank did not move during the time of sterilization.

Pour into pan warm water. Bank should be covered by it to the place where the neck begins. Bring water to a boil and leave the jar in a pan for 5-7 minutes more. Roll up the bank, turn and cover with something warm. It must cool completely.

Using marinated courgettes

And circles and strips can be fried in batter. For this roll in flour, and then - in eggs, beaten with salt, ground black pepper or other spices. You can stay on a mixture of flour and seasonings or use another batter to suit your taste.

Pour the oil in a frying pan and heat it over medium heat. Fry zucchini on both sides until they are golden brown.

Strips of squash can make rolls with various fillings. The strips can be left in their original form or fried in batter.

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3. Caviar from marrows

This snack can be eaten with a spoon, add a garnish or a spread on sandwiches. Depending on the recipe for cooking eggs can take up to three hours. but in Sterilize jars it will be perfectly stored all winter and even longer, so that all your efforts will pay off with a vengeance.

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4. Salad of zucchini and carrots and soy sauce

Courgettes are obtained juicy, spicy and fragrant. This salad can be submitted along with a side dish or add to the stew at the end of cooking.

Ingredients

• 650 g of zucchini;
• 1-2 carrots;
• 3 garlic cloves;
• 5 peas black pepper;
• ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds;
• ½ tsp coriander seeds;
• ⅓ tsp cumin seeds;
• 1½ teaspoons of salt;
• 3 teaspoons of sugar;
• 2 tablespoons of soy sauce;
• 2 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 50 ml of 9% vinegar.

Ingredients 1 calculated on 1 liter jar.

preparation

Clean the squash from the skin and seeds and cut into medium-sized cubes. Purified carrots chop slices and garlic - thin slices.

Drop to the bottom of a sterilized jars pepper and dill. Put zucchini, carrots, and garlic, alternating with coriander, cumin, salt and sugar. When the bank is full, pour it into the soy sauce, oil and vinegar and leave for 20 minutes.

Pour boiling water over the vegetables without adding about 1 cm to the edge of banks. Cover with a lid and put in a pot of warm water. Place the pot on the stove and sterilize the jar for 30 minutes after boiling. Turn the jar, wrap and cool.

5. Courgettes like mushrooms

Billet got its name is not accidental. To taste the zucchini really resemble mushrooms.

Ingredients

• 1½ kg zucchini;
• 150 g of carrots;
• ½ dill beam;
• ½ parsley;
• 4-6 garlic cloves;
• 3 tablespoons sugar;
• 1 tablespoon salt;
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper;
• 50 ml of vegetable oil;
• 50 ml of 9% vinegar.

Ingredients designed to 4 banks volume ½ liter.

preparation

Cut the zucchini into small cubes. If vegetables are young, you can not clean off the peel. But the seeds must be removed and the old and the young zucchini. The ingredients are weight already peeled zucchini.

Cut the carrots into thin slices. Finely chop the dill and parsley. Crush the garlic.

In a large bowl put all the vegetables and herbs. Add sugar, salt, pepper, oil and vinegar. Mix well, cover and leave for 3 hours.

Lay on the sterilized preform banks. Put them in a pan with warm water, cover lids and sterilize 15 minutes after boiling. Roll up the banks, turn, wrap and cool.

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6. Lecho zucchini

Classical lecho made from bell peppers and tomatoes. But if you add to these ingredients zucchini dish sparkle with new colors.

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7. Zucchini with pineapple juice

Incredibly simple and original recipe. Zucchini indistinguishable from canned pineapples!

Ingredients

• 3 kg zucchini;
• 200 g of sugar;
• 1 l pineapple juice;
• ⅔ teaspoon citric acid.

Ingredients designed to 5 cans volume of ½ liter.

preparation

Clean the courgettes and remove the seeds. Cut the vegetables into cubes or half-rings and place in a saucepan.

Add the sugar, juice and citric acid. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for another 15 minutes, if the young zucchini, and 20 minutes if they are old.

Immediately spread the zucchini with juice on the sterilized jars and roll up. Flip, wrap and cool.

8. Salad of zucchini in Korean

This appetizer is sure to appeal to those who like spicy food.

Ingredients

• 1 kg zucchini;
• 1 carrot;
• 2 red bell peppers;
• 1 onion;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• ½ dill beam;
• 1½ tsp seasoning for Korean carrot;
• 60-70 g sugar;
• 1-1½ teaspoon salt;
• 80 ml of vinegar 9%;
• 60 ml of vegetable oil.

Ingredients designed to 3 cans volume ½ liter.

preparation

Grate zucchini and carrots on a grater for Korean carrot. Slice purified from seed peppers, onion and garlic into small pieces. Chop the dill.

Place the vegetables and herbs in a bowl. Add seasoning to carrots, sugar, salt, vinegar and oil. Mix thoroughly and leave the lid on for 2 hours.

Arrange the salad in a sterilized jars, leaving a little space on top. Cover caps and sterilize in a pan of water for 30 minutes after boiling. Roll up the banks, turn, wrap and cool.

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9. Spicy marinated zucchini with ketchup

Courgettes are obtained tasty, fragrant, with spicy ostrinkoy. Optionally, you add to the vegetables a few cloves of garlic.

Ingredients

• 1½ kg zucchini;
• 8, the dried buds of cloves;
• 8 peas black pepper;
• 600 ml of water;
• 1 tablespoon salt;
• 2 tablespoons sugar;
• 4 tablespoons of acute ketchup;
• 30 ml of 9% vinegar.

Ingredients designed to 4 banks volume ½ liter.

preparation

Cut the zucchini into slices. Young vegetables can not peeled. The clean jars Put the cloves and pepper and zucchini tamp.

Pour water into a saucepan, add salt, sugar, ketchup and stir. Bring to a boil, pour vinegar and stir again.

Pour zucchini hot marinade, cover jars with lids and sterilize in a pan of water for 15 minutes after boiling. Roll up the banks, flip and cool under the warm thing.

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10. Fried zucchini for winter

Due to such harvesting the winter you will be on the table fragrant fried vegetables without further ado.

Ingredients

• 2 kg zucchini;
• 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil;
• 1 umbrella dill;
• 2-4 sprigs tarragon;
• 6 garlic cloves;
• 2 teaspoons of salt;
• 40 ml of 9% vinegar.

Ingredients designed to 2 ½ liter volume banks.

preparation

To prepare better to take small, young zucchini. Cut washed vegetables slices of thickness of about 1 cm.

Heat the oil in a frying pan and fry the zucchini until golden brown on both sides. Put them on a paper towel to soak up excess oil.

Drop on bottom sterilized cans at half umbrella dill and tarragon 1-2 branches. Spread fried zucchini of banks, alternating them with salt and crushed garlic. Pour the vinegar into the banks.

Cover jars with lids and sterilize in a pan of water 25 minutes after boiling. Roll up the banks, turn, wrap and cool.

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