Adjika from gooseberry - original seasoning for meat

Gooseberries are very popular in our country. His juicy berries were very fond of AP Chekhov. And already in those times when the great writer was creating, the mistresses were able to prepare amazing jams, kissels and compotes, fillings for gooseberry pies. Traditional recipes for these desserts have survived to this day. However, not many people know how good ajika from gooseberry is - spicy seasoning for meat dishes and sandwiches. Preparing it is not difficult, but the original taste leaves no one indifferent.

Adjika from green gooseberry

The best recipes without cooking

Adjika from gooseberry is usually cooked with garlic. Prepare it can be shortly before serving on the table or stock up for future use, but it is stored only in the cold.

Seasoning for meat "For a true gourmet"

Gooseberries( green, immature) - 1 kg;
young green fennel - 200 g;
garlic - 300 g.

Berries sort out, removing stems, wash and dry. Peel the garlic and rinse the dill. All components are ground in a meat grinder. To spread adjika on dry glass jars. Close the lids and put into the refrigerator. Serve as a sauce for meat and poultry dishes.

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Adjika "Emerald and Light"

Unadvented gooseberry green - 1 kg;
salt - 1 tbsp.a spoon;
coriander seeds - 1 dessert spoon;
bitter pepper "Ogonek" - 10 pieces;
garlic - 300 g.

Remove the seeds from the pepper. Garlic clean, gooseberry pick. All wash with cold water and discarded in a colander, then twisted through a meat grinder, salt. Add grated coriander in a mortar. Mass carefully mix and spread on the jars. Store under capron lids in the refrigerator.

Seasoning from gooseberries with parsley

1 kg of fresh berries of gooseberries to grind with a blender. Add 300 g of garlic, crushed with a press, and 300 g of finely chopped parsley. It is not necessary to salt or boil the mixture.

Borsen sauce

Just a century ago gooseberries were called bersen, and that's why the sauce got such an unusual name. To make it, the following ingredients are needed:

gooseberry - 1 kg;
fresh basil - 1 bunch;
green coriander - 1 bunch;
crushed dried thyme - 1 teaspoon;
garlic - 1 medium head;
salt - 1 tbsp.a spoon.

Gooseberries, greens and garlic twisted in a meat grinder. Add the mixture, add the thyme, mix and spread into glassware. Keep in the fridge.

Adjika "Sandwich"

1 kg of dark gooseberry and garlic head to pass through a meat grinder. Stir, remove to the cold. Before use add sugar to the taste. Spread delicacy on white or black bread and enjoy unusual and delicious sandwiches!

Tip. Sugar add to adzhika just before serving, otherwise the seasoning will quickly turn sour.

Adjika "Original"

Gooseberries - 0.5 kg;
black currant - 0,5 kg;
garlic - 250 g;Parsley and dill
- 1 bunch.

And again, do not bother anything. All the ingredients must be grinded with a meat grinder or blender. Stir the mass and send to the refrigerator.

Adjika for the winter

Condiments cooked without cooking are stored only in the refrigerator and then for a short time. But canned adzhika can wait for its hour almost two years. To produce it, you will need:

Unripe sour gooseberries - 800 g;
garlic - 0.5 kg;
granulated sugar - 0.5 cup;Dill - 1 bundle of
;
mint - 2 sprigs;
Grounded coriander grains and salt to taste.

Gooseberry, mint, dill and garlic to pass through a meat grinder. Add spices and mix thoroughly. Dispense in clean half-liter jars, cover with metal covers. Sterilize for 15 minutes, cork and wrap in a blanket until cooling.

Seasoning from dark gooseberry for the winter

Adjika for marinade

Each suggested recipe for Adzhika from gooseberries makes it possible to prepare an ideal sauce for roasted meat - delicious and healthy. In addition, adzhika is also good in the role of marinade. If you leave pieces of raw meat in seasoning for several hours, then the finished dish will become more tender, fragrant and juicy.

Marinade "Sharp with sourness"

Gooseberries - 200 g;
ground red pepper - 0,5 tsp;
peel of one lemon. Gooseberry mash, mix with pepper and zest. In the obtained amount of seasoning, 1 kg of any meat can be marinated. To do this, it must be cut into small portions and pre-salt. After 30 minutes mix with the prepared Adzhika from gooseberry. Leave for 2-3 hours.
Pickled meat can be cooked with seasoning or baked in the oven.

Meat with gooseberry sauce

Lamb with adzhika from gooseberries and nuts
- Meat - 800 g;Onion bulb
- - 1 pc.;
- nuts are walnuts - 100 g;
- puree from gooseberry - 1 glass;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- paprika - 1 tbsp.spoon without top;
- salt and black pepper peas to taste;
- sunflower or corn oil for frying.
First you need to prepare Adzhika. Chopped gooseberries mixed with garlic, garlic, ground paprika, black pepper and chopped walnuts.
Then the lamb is cooked. It should be cut into small pieces, fry on high heat in a cauldron or deep pan, salt. Add finely chopped onions. When it becomes transparent, adzhika is poured over the meat.

Everything is stewed under the lid until ready. Served lamb with potatoes, fresh herbs or pickles.

Advantage of seasoning from gooseberries before other sauces

Adjika, prepared from gooseberry, not to buy in the store. But this is not the main thing. After all, it is not only tasty, but also very useful.
Firstly, the composition of Adzhika includes only natural ingredients: berries, spicy herbs and aromatic spices, which can not be said about the offer of retail chains of acute sauces, which contain harmful preservatives, dyes and genetically modified organisms.

Secondly, the lack of heat treatment in many recipes allows you to keep in the home seasoning all the vitamins, which, incidentally, a lot. In 100 grams of gooseberry alone contains half the daily needs of an adult in vitamin C. And how much useful in the green! Garlic also kills pathogenic bacteria and improves digestion. In addition, thanks to the natural sugars contained in adjika, meat is better absorbed, saturating the body with vital proteins.

If earlier you did not manage to prepare Adzhika from berries of gooseberries, do not be afraid to experiment. Obviously, an unusual at first glance product is very easy to prepare. Believe me, once you taste a delicious delicacy, you will forever remain his faithful admirer.