Zucchini for winter without vinegar in a jar

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to marinate zucchini without vinegar in a jar? To do this, prepare all the necessary products. Wash the zucchini, tomatoes and bell peppers thoroughly in cold water.

2. Step 2:

   

   Cut tomatoes in half and remove the places where the stalk was attached.

3. Step 3:

   

   Chop the tomatoes. You can do this in three ways: pass through a meat grinder, grate on a coarse grater or use a blender. Pour the processed tomatoes into a large cup or saucepan.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put on high heat, after boiling, reduce the stove to moderate and periodically stirring the mass, cook for 15 minutes. The foam formed at the time of boiling, I partially removed with a large spoon.

5. Step 5:

   

   At this time, prepare the zucchini. If you have ripe fruits, then peel them and peel the seeds. I used young zucchini for harvesting, but I still removed the peel, without it the finished dish turned out to be more tender and beautiful in my opinion.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add salt, sugar and a mixture of ground peppers to the tomatoes.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour in the vegetable oil and mix everything well.

9. Step 8:

   

   Make the stove to the maximum, pour in the zucchini, mix again and wait for the boiling point. Then reduce the heat slightly and cook for another 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.

10. Step 9:

    

    At this time, prepare the bell pepper. Cut each fruit in half, remove the core and seeds. Cut into small cubes.

11. Step 10:

    

    Wash the jars and lids well and rinse in clean water. Sterilize them in a convenient way for you: in the oven, in a water bath or in the microwave. I sterilize in the oven more often. To do this, I send the container to a cold (important!) oven, turn on the "top-bottom" mode and leave it at 180 degrees for 20 minutes.

12. Step 11:

    

    After the allotted time, send the pepper to the tomatoes and zucchini. Stir and cook for 15 minutes.

13. Step 12:

    

    At the end of cooking, add citric acid, stir and try if you have enough salt. I added a little less than half a tablespoon and quite a bit of sugar to taste. Leave to boil for three to five minutes.

14. Step 13:

    

    Pour the finished zucchini into hot jars, roll it up, turn the top upside down and wrap it with a warm blanket until it cools completely.

15. Step 14:

    

    Done! Put the jars in a cool place for long-term storage.