Need to keep your vegetables fresh for winter ?
If you have a vegetable garden, now is the time to make preserves!
This allows you to eat vegetables all year round.
Fortunately, there is a very simple method to make your own canned vegetables.
Grandma's trick is to keep them in an airtight jar like this. Look, it's quite simple:
Source: The Perfect.
1. Wash your jars with soap and water.
2. Let them air dry.
3. Boil the fresh vegetables in a saucepan.
4. Drain the vegetables, but save the cooking water.
5. Pour the water and the still hot vegetables into the jar up to the filling level indicated on the jar.
6. Take a rubber washer.
7. Scald it.
8. Put it on the lid.
9. Close the jar tightly.
10. In a large saucepan, put a cloth in the bottom.
11. Put the jars in. Be careful that they can't bump into each other.
12. Fill with water up to 2 cm below the lids.
13. Heat up to 100°C.
14. Cook for about 30 minutes.
15. Then let the water cool.
16. Take out the jars.
There you go, your canned vegetables are already ready :-)
Easy and quick, right? No more mess of vegetables!
You will be able to keep your seasonal vegetables for many months .
If your vegetable garden or your fruit trees produce too much, you now know what to do. The same if you bought too many vegetables at the market.
If you don't have jars, you can find some here.
- when you make your preserves, the steps must follow one another quickly without interruption.
- wash the jars well with soap at the start.
- before closing the jar, wipe the edge of the jar with a cloth to make sure it is clean.
- this trick works with all vegetables , such as green beans, tomatoes, artichokes, eggplant, carrots, cucumbers, pickles, zucchini, beans, peas, peppers, radishes, asparagus.
- for the beans, remember to squeeze them well together to avoid air pockets.
- know that you can also cook your vegetables in ratatouille before canning them.
- store your jars in a cool, dry place.
- know that you can also use your jars to make delicious salads or to keep your green salad fresh for 1 month. Check out the trick here.
- to check that your jar is properly closed, unlock the closure system . The lid must remain glued to the jar.
- if your jars are not properly closed, it may be because your jars are not filled enough. It could also be that the heat treatment was too short or the temperature was too low.
Also check that there is no leak or that your puck is not too old. In this case, just start the heat treatment again with another new washer, in perfect condition, and clean.
