Adjika is a Megrelian and Abkhazian seasoning,It consists of spices, salt, red pepper and walnuts. Many people think that adzhika can only have a red color, but this assumption is mistaken, since if it was green pepper, it would be green. What does adzhika mean? This word in Arabic means salt. In ancient times, the owners gave the shepherds, who grazed their sheep - salt. As a result of the fact that because of the large consumption of salt, the animals drank more and ate, and thus gained weight. The shepherds added various condiments to the salt, thereby taking a portion of the salt themselves, since at that time it was a very expensive product. Thus, it turned out a seasoning of "apyrpyl jik", or adjika. Here are a few recipes for making this spicy dish:
The Abkhaz Adzhika
Ingredients:
- 1 kg. hot pepper
- 6 heads of garlic
- 250 gr. chopped cilantro
- 30 gr. chopped dill
- 30 gr. basil
- 100 gr. walnuts
- 1 tbsp. a spoon of coriander
- salt
How to make Adjika Abkhaz? To do this, it is necessary to remove the seeds from the red pepper and cut it into several parts. Then pepper put in a deep bowl, pour it with warm water and leave for a couple of hours, periodically changing the water. Due to this procedure, excessive bitterness will be removed. Then chop the pepper with a meat grinder or blender, the same thing with garlic and nuts. All the ingredients are combined and to taste add to them seasonings. Adjika is placed in a bowl, covered with lids and put into the refrigerator. After 24 hours, Adzhika is ready for use. Adjika sharp - ready! Bon Appetit!
Adjika from a tomato
Ingredients:
- 3 kg. a tomato
- 1 kg. Bulgarian pepper
- 1 bitter pepper
- 250 gr. garlic
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 1 bunch of dill
- 1 bunch of parsley
- 10 gr. basil
- 3 tbsp. spoons of 9% vinegar
- salt
Cooking method: Preparation of Adzhika from a tomato, begins with the fact that pepper must be cleared of seeds, tomatoes should be boiled and peeled. Then pass through the meat grinder peppers, tomatoes, garlic and greens. Mix all the ingredients, add the vinegar and salt to taste. Adjika from tomato with garlic - ready! Adjika is placed in a bowl, covered with lids and put into the refrigerator. After 24 hours, Adjika home is ready for use. Bon Appetit!
Adjika with horseradish
Ingredients:
- 300 gr. shit
- 1 kg. a tomato
- 300 gr. garlic
- 0.5 tsp. 9% vinegar
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of sugar
- 1 tbsp. spoon of salt
Cooking method: How to cook Adjika with horseradish? To do this, horseradish clean, rinse and grate. Wash tomatoes and grind them with a blender or meat grinder. Garlic is also chopped. Mix all the ingredients together, add sugar, salt, vinegar and mix. Ready Adzhika with garlic and horseradish, is laid out on cans and stored in the refrigerator. Bon Appetit!
Adjika for the winter
Ingredients:
- 3 kg. a tomato
- 200 gr. carrots
- 500 gr. Bulgarian pepper
- 500 gr. of soaked apples
- 250 ml. vegetable oil
- 100 gr. garlic
- 1 bitter pepper
- 250 ml. 9% vinegar
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of salt
- 100 gr. Sahara
Cooking method: Recipe Adzhika for the winter, no doubt, will have at a time in the cold winter evenings. For her cooking, you need tomatoes, apples, Bulgarian peppers to pass through a meat grinder, add the vegetable mass and put into a pan. The resulting mixture is put on fire and cook for 2 hours. After that, add chopped bitter pepper and garlic, vinegar, salt and sugar. Mix thoroughly and bring to a boil. Ready to adzhiku spread on sterilized jars and roll up. Bon Appetit! We advise you to read:
