Cucumbers are delicious in any form: salad, salted, pickled and even fried! Try gastronomic delicacy – sauce ketchup cucumber! The recipe is worth taking note of whom ordinary pepper sauce causes heartburn. Tender Cucumber Pulp and tomatoes will not disturb the stomach at all.
Cucumber ketchup without “fire” in the stomach!
Simple sauce is rich in taste. It can be use in sandwiches, in pizza, add to meat dishes as gravy.
To prepare the cucumber “Cucumber” you will need:
- Cucumbers (it is advisable to use “overgrown” cucumbers) – 2.5kg
- Tomatoes (in a twisted form) – 3l.
- Garlic (depending on taste preferences) – you can whole the head.
- Salt – 1 tablespoon
- Sugar (depending on the type of tomato) – about 1.5 cups
- Acetic essence – 1 tbsp.
- Vegetable oil – 150g.
- Spices, herbs (can be used in addition to peas, pepper mixes Provencal herbs, tarragon).
Typically, cooks relate to cooking home-made ketchups. very anxious. By varying the participation of spices, it is possible to create tasty “author” dish.
You can make cucumber ketchup sauce So:
Cut the cucumbers into small cubes. Large seeds need to be removed. In ketchup they are superfluous.
Boil the rolled tomatoes until thick. Sugar, butter and salt add to the thick tomato mass and bring to boiling.
Put slices of cucumbers in the future cucumber-tomato sauce. Again bring the mass to a boil. Let it boil for 15 minutes. Add greens spices, chopped garlic and cook for another 5 min.
Pour in the essence, mix the sauce and arrange in prepared sterilized banks. Screw the lids and wrap the cans a blanket.
Tasty ideas
Cucumber ketchup can be not only tender. If you want a sharp note, add quite a bit of Tabasco sauce. Cook the ketchup yourself. After all, this is a guarantee of the absence of different preservatives, food additives and fragrances.