Tomato juice without sterilization for winter

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make tomato juice without sterilization for the winter? Prepare the ingredients. Tomatoes are better to buy at the markets. You can choose any kind of tomatoes, but it is desirable that they are ripe and fleshy. The density, color and quality of tomato juice depends on it. The fleshier the tomatoes, the sweeter and thicker the juice will turn out.

2. Step 2:

   

   Wash the tomatoes under water, cut in half and remove the stalk along with the middle, that is, the part where the twig is attached to the tomato and leaves the core inside the tomato. After removing the stalk, cut the tomatoes into slices.

3. Step 3:

   

   Put some of the tomato slices into the bowl of a blender and beat them well until you get tomato puree. Pour the resulting mashed potatoes into a saucepan, and put a new portion of tomato slices in a blender, again interrupt. In this way, process all the tomatoes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Choose a larger cooking container, as the juice will gurgle, and because of this it can splash out of a small ladle. Add salt to the tomato puree in a saucepan. At the same time, if desired, you can add ground black pepper. Juice can also be prepared without spices at all. And add salt and pepper just before use.

6. Step 5:

   

   Put a saucepan with tomato puree on medium heat and bring to a boil. It is impossible to put juice on a strong fire, as it will gurgle strongly, so hot juice can get on you, which will lead to a burn. When cooking, a foam will form on the surface of the tomato juice. You do not need to clean it, the foam itself will gradually fall off. Cook the tomato juice, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes after boiling. The cooking time depends on the ripeness of your tomatoes.

7. Step 6:

   

   To make the tomato juice more homogeneous, rub it through a sieve. This will get rid of small particles of skin and seeds. Pour the prepared tomato juice back into the pan and warm it up again.

8. Step 7:

   

   Prepare the glass containers in which the juice will be stored. Sterilize the jars and lids in advance in any convenient way: in the oven, steamed, in water or even in the microwave.

9. Step 8:

   

   Pour the finished hot juice into sterilized jars, roll up or close with sterile lids. Turn over the juice cans and cover them with a blanket or blanket, let the juice cool completely. For the next day, remove the tomato juice for storage. It is best to keep the cooked product in the cellar or basement, it is always cool and dark there. It is not recommended to store juice without sterilization for more than 2 years.