Physalis remains for most a rather mysterious plant with lanterns, which can often be found in supermarkets, in departments with tropical fruits. If you find out about this plant, it turns out that the physalis can safely settle down in our gardens. More details about the recipes for the preparation of physalis will be described below.
Marinated vegetable physalis - recipe for winter cooking
Let's start with vegetable physalis, which is much easier to take root in our gardens, as it is more adapted to low temperatures. This fruit has a more neutral taste than its "fruity" fellow, therefore suitable for marinating, pickling and use in savory snacks and salads.
If you decide to harvest fruits for the winter, then canning is ideal, because after the marinade the fruits begin to resemble the familiar soaked tomatoes.
Ingredients:
- physalis - 1,1 kg;
- vinegar - 75 ml;
- laurel leaves - 2 pieces;
- salt - 25 g;
- water 1.1 liters;
- peas of black pepper - 6 pcs .;
- vegetable oil - 35 ml.
Preparation
Fisals fruits are covered with a rather dense skin, therefore before rolling into cans, they should be blanched for about a minute, and then make a cross-cut from one of the ends. In this form, the fruits can be laid out on clean cans and taken for cooking marinade. For the latter, you should prepare a mixture of vinegar, water, and salt, add leaves laurel, pea pepper and wait for the mixture to boil. As soon as this happens, the marinade is removed from the fire and the physalis is poured into the jars, after which the containers are immediately rolled up.
Salad from physalis - recipe
Ingredients:
- cucumber - 1 piece;
- physalis - 15 pieces;
- boiled red lentils - ½ st .;
- dried apricots - 4 pcs .;
- honey - 15 ml;
- lemon juice - 25 ml;
- vegetable oil - 20 ml.
Preparation
Cucumber well rinse and cut into thin circles. Fisalis divide into quarters and put in a salad bowl with a cucumber. Add the boiled lentils and pieces of dried apricots, then fill the dish with a simple sauce of honey, butter and citrus juice.
Jam from the wild strawberry - recipe for winter cooking
Strawberry varieties are considered dessert, have a more pronounced sweetness and are used in the preparation of desserts and cocktails. From the fruits of this variety you can prepare standard sweet winter billets: jams, jams and marmalade.
Ingredients:
- Physalis - 540 g;
- water 195 ml;
- sugar - 430 g.
Preparation
The washed fruits of physalis are divided in half and put in enameled utensils. The berries are poured with water and leave to boil the liquid. Then sugar is added to the physalis, and after dissolving the crystals jam is cooked for another 5 minutes. Sweet billet is distributed in sterile jars and immediately rolled.
Marmalade from fizalis dessert - a recipe for cooking for the winter
Another option for dainties for the winter is marmalade from physalis, the consistency of which is fully provided with pectin. Such marmalade is not only a dessert dish, it fits perfectly to a cheese plate.
Ingredients:
- physalis - 1,1 kg;
- sugar - 210 g;
- honey - 95 ml;
- orange juice - 45 ml;
- lemon juice - 30 ml;
- pinch of cinnamon;
- pectin - 1/4 tsp.
Preparation
Fisalis berries are divided in half and placed in enamelware along with sugar, citrus juice, cinnamon and honey. After boiling the mixture, cook all about half an hour, and then add pectin to the treat to thicken it even more. Hot jam immediately roll in a sterile container.