Ajika is a spicy seasoning that goes perfectly with meat. It can be prepared in different ways: in raw and boiled form. The basis of the sauce is tomatoes, sweet and hot peppers. For a bright taste, you can add garlic and aromatic spices.

Food blogger Galina Kravets(galina.rubus) shared a recipe for tomato and pepper ajika on her Instagram page.

Ingredients:

• tomatoes - 2 kg
• bell pepper - 1 kg
• chili pepper - 1 pod
• garlic - 1 tbsp.
• sugar - 1/2 tbsp.
• vegetable oil - 1 / 2 tbsp.
• vinegar - 1 / 2 tbsp.
• salt - 1 tbsp.

Method of preparation:

1. Wash and peel tomatoes and peppers, cut into random pieces. Grind all the vegetables through a meat grinder.

2. Transfer the resulting mass into a saucepan, add vegetable oil, put on the fire and cook on low heat for 2-3 hours.

3. When the time is up, add sugar and salt.

4. 10 minutes before cooking, squeeze garlic through a press and add to the mixture.

5. 5 minutes before cooking add the vinegar.

6. Pour hot ajika into sterile jars and seal tightly. Done!

Also on OBOZREVATEL you can familiarize yourself with recipes:

• Ajika from plums and tomatoes
• Adzhika from peppers
• Raw adzhika with horseradish