Spicy adjika: 3 ways to cook

Adjika is a delicious seasoning in the form of a sauce, the main ingredients of which are tomatoes, two types of pepper, garlic, salt, sugar, and vinegar; it is simply prepared. In addition, it can be made even without cooking, and you will get a spicy seasoning for many dishes, such as barbecue, meat, and even fish.

Today, FoodOboz editorial team shares 3 delicious recipes for homemade, tasty, spicy adjika, which you can prepare very quickly and easily.

1. Spicy adjika in 1 hour

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes - 6 kg
• Bell peppers - 1 kg
• Hot capsicum - 300 g
• Garlic - 300 g
• Oil - 300 ml
• Sugar - 200 g
• Salt - 150 g
• Vinegar - 200 ml
• Greens - 100 g

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the tomatoes very thoroughly so that not a single gram of dirt remains, cut off all spoiled areas, if any, as this can cause the vegetables to simply turn sour in the future.
2. Remove the seeds from the peppers, cut off the stalks, cut them in half, and do the same with the tomatoes.
3. Wash the hot peppers, cut them open, and remove the seeds. But if you want a very spicy adjika, leave them in.
4. Blend the tomatoes and two types of pepper in a blender or pass through a meat grinder until puree, pour into a large cooking pot, put on low heat, and cook for 1 hour.
5. Then add sugar, salt, and oil, and at the very end, pour in the vinegar and cook for another 10 minutes, add chopped garlic and herbs, mix everything, and remove from heat.
6. Immediately pour the hot adjika into sterile jars and quickly twist, turn upside down, cover with a warm cloth, and let it cool completely.
7. Afterward, be sure to put it in a cool, dark place.

2. Adjika with apples and carrots

Ingredients:

• Tomatoes - 2.5-3 kg
• Bell pepper - 1-1.5 kg
• Apples - 1 kg
• Carrots - 1 kg

• Garlic - 200 g
• Hot peppers - 7 pcs.
• Vinegar - 1 cup
• Oil - 1 cup
• Salt - 50 g
• Sugar - 1 cup

Method of preparation:

1. Wash and halve the tomatoes.
2. Also, wash the bell pepper, remove the seeds, and cut it into medium slices.
3. Wash the hot peppers and remove the seeds so that they do not make the adjika too spicy.
4. Wash, peel, and cut the carrots into medium slices.
5. Wash the apples, core them, and cut them into large pieces.
6. Cut the garlic in half.
7. Put everything through a meat grinder or grind until smooth with a blender.
8. Pour the finished mass into a saucepan and cook until tender – about 1-1.5 hours.
9. At the end, add salt, sugar, oil, and vinegar, stir, and let it cook for another 10 minutes.
10. Pour the finished hot adjika into sterile jars and twist, turn upside down, be sure to cover with a warm cloth, and let it cool completely.
11. Then transfer to a dark, cool place.

3. Spicy adjika without cooking for the winter

Ingredients:

• Bell peppers - 2 kg
• Tomatoes - 1 kg
• Garlic - 200 g
• Hot red pepper - 250 g
• Vinegar 9% - 200 ml
• Salt - 5 tbsp
• Sugar - 5 tbsp. 

Method of preparation:

1. Wash the pepper and remove the seeds, cut into large pieces.
2. Wash the tomatoes thoroughly and cut them in half.
3. Finely chop the garlic.
4. Be sure to remove the seeds from the hot pepper, and cut it into two parts.
5. Pass all the vegetables through a meat grinder or whisk in a blender until smooth.
6. Put the mixture into a bowl, add sugar, salt, and vinegar, and let it brew for about 1 hour.
7. Then transfer the adjika to sterile jars and preserve.
8. Turn the jars upside down for a few hours and transfer to a cool, dark place or simply refrigerate.