Zucchini and Tomato Spread

A simple appetizer — zucchini with tomatoes through a meat grinder! Zucchini caviar according to this recipe is reminiscent of the taste of a store-bought product from Soviet times, so tender, aromatic and with a pleasant light sourness in taste.
cook time: 3h
Owen Truitt
Zucchini and Tomato Spread

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

55
Calories
3g
Fat
8g
Carbs
1g
Protein

Ingredients (6 portions)

Basic:

Garlic 2 clove
Tomatoes 300 g
Salt 1 tbsp
Sugar 2 tbsp
Bay leaf 2 pc
Tomato paste 2 tbsp
Zucchini (peeled) 1 kg
Carrot 300 g
Bulb onions 300 g
Table vinegar (9%) 1 tbsp
Vegetable oil 50 ml
Peppercorns 3 pc

Recipe instructions

Step 1

Step 1
How to make squash caviar with tomatoes through a meat grinder? Prepare the ingredients according to the list. It is better to use zucchini that is milky ripe, when the seeds have not formed and the flesh is tender, then there will be less cleaning, just remove the skin. But overripe vegetables will also work, although it will take more time to cook.

Step 2

Step 2
Wash, peel, and remove the core and seeds. Cut the pulp into cubes. Pass the zucchini through a meat grinder with a nozzle with the finest grid; you can use a regular manual meat grinder or an electric one; in the second case, the process will, of course, be faster.

Step 3

Step 3
Wash the carrots, peel and grate them or pass them through a meat grinder. Peel the onions and finely chop them with a knife or pass through a meat grinder.

Step 4

Step 4
Pour vegetable oil into a frying pan and heat it. Fry the carrots and onions in oil until the carrots are soft and the onions are transparent, fry on average for about 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring occasionally with a spatula so that the vegetables do not burn and spoil the taste of the finished product with bitterness.

Step 5

Step 5
Place the roasted vegetables in a saucepan with the zucchini. Wash the tomatoes, cut into several parts, cut out the place where the stalk is attached; it is not necessary to remove the skin of the tomatoes; in any case, it is not felt at all in the finished product. Pass the tomatoes through a meat grinder and place them in the pan with the rest of the vegetables.

Step 6

Step 6
Place the pan with vegetables on the fire, stir and simmer for an hour. You need to simmer on the lowest possible heat, because during simmering the vegetable mass begins to splatter heavily. The lid should not be closed on the pan, because otherwise the vegetables will start to burn to the bottom of the pan; the vegetable mass must be constantly stirred.

Step 7

Step 7
Add sugar, salt, tomato paste to the pan, stir and simmer for about 40 minutes. Vegetables, especially zucchini, release a lot of juice, and the task is to evaporate all this liquid.

Step 8

Step 8
Place a couple of bay leaves and a few black peppercorns in the pan, and press the garlic through a press. Stir and simmer the vegetables for about 20 minutes. Then remove the bay leaf, test to see if there is enough sugar and salt to taste, add vinegar. Stir, turn off the heat.

Step 9

Step 9
Place the squash caviar in jars that have been pre-sterilized in a manner convenient for you. Cover the jars with lids and sterilize them in a water bath for about 8 minutes, 0.5 liter jars. Screw the lids on the jars, let them cool “under the fur coat” and store them in the pantry. Bon appetit!

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