Many housewives are interested in how to prepare tomato juice for the winter through a juicer. The recipe is simple and affordable. It’s not difficult to get the ingredients in the summer, and most of our compatriots have a juicer at home. Therefore, everything depends on the desire and the availability of free time. And if there is the first, then the second is sure to be found.
What do you need?
Not so many ingredients are needed in order to make tomato juice for the winter through a juicer. The recipe requires the following components:
- 3 to 4 kilograms of fresh tomatoes;
- 2 - 2.5 tbsp. tablespoons of salt;
- 5 - 5.5 tbsp. tablespoons of granulated sugar.
The proportions are calculated per one to three liters of the finished drink. Calculating them for a larger volume is not difficult. Regarding tomatoes, one point should be noted: the fruits do not have to be solid and whole. Soft and slightly mashed tomatoes are also suitable.
Tomato juice
The next step is to prepare the fruits in order to make tomato juice for the winter through a juicer. The recipe requires chopping large tomatoes, removing damaged parts. They must be washed well beforehand. Then they are passed through a juicer. The resulting beverage is poured into an enameled pan.
Cooking
The filled pan is put on fire and brought to a boil, which should last 30 minutes. In this case, the drink is stirred occasionally. Then (after half an hour) salt and sugar are added in the required amount, and the juice boils for another quarter hour. After that, our tomato juice for the winter is completely ready for pouring into jars. Through a juicer (the recipe also requires a certain heat treatment of the containers), passing tomatoes is quite simple. The containers are washed using baking soda, then they are sterilized. To do this, you need a pot in which the bank would not fall, turned upside down. The pan (you can also use the kettle) is half filled with water and put on fire, brought to a boil. Then a can is installed on it, turned upside down, and sterilized within 15 minutes. A similar operation is performed with all containers. Another pan is needed to perform exactly the same procedure with the lids. It is filled with water. Then lids are placed in it. All this is put on fire, brought to a boil and a quarter of an hour is thermally processed.
Cooling down
At the final stage, the juice is poured into jars. If the jar has managed to cool, then a spoon should be in it so that the glass container does not crack. Once the container is full, it is covered with a lid and closed with a special key. Then turn upside down and cover with a blanket. The preparation of tomato juice for the winter ends after all the cans have cooled. On average, it takes 12-14 hours.
Conclusion
Homemade tomato juice for the winter is a healthy drink for health. It is much better than what is sold in the store. The ideal option is if the tomatoes are grown by you in the country or garden. Then you get a natural product. But even if you buy them at the market or store, you can choose the most suitable fruits. At least you will know what your juice is made of. But this can not be said for store products.