Canned green peas are a common ingredient in winter salads, side dishes, pizzas, and soups. It can be purchased at any supermarket, but in this case you will not be sure of its quality. In addition, the canned product often contains substances harmful to the human body. Consider how to properly make pickled peas at home.

The effect of peas on the human body

Fresh green peas contains:

• a large number of vitamins (groups B (1, 2, 5, 6, 9), C, PP, A, E, K);
• minerals (potassium, calcium, iron, magnesium, sodium, phosphorus, manganese, copper, selenium, zinc);
• protein;
• fiber;
• Sahara;
• amino acids, including omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids.

Such a rich chemical composition makes it very useful for the human body. In addition, green beans are a low-calorie product.

Important! Since green peas lose most of the valuable elements during heat treatment, it does not need to be put in dishes that are cooked for a long time, but should be added a few minutes before the end of cooking.

Benefit

The use of pickled peas is to provide the following actions on the body:

• a positive effect on the work of the digestive tract;
• getting rid of constipation;
• adjustment of the nervous system;
• normalization of metabolism;
• increase the body's resistance against infections;
• promoting muscle growth and strengthening;
• removal of harmful substances that interfere with the normal functioning of the body;
• lower cholesterol;
• regulation of blood coagulation;
• normalization of blood pressure;
• prevention of the development of anemia, diabetes mellitus, urolithiasis;
• satisfying hunger for a long time;
• saturation of the body with vital elements.

Contraindications

However, not everyone can eat canned peas. This product is contraindicated in people diagnosed with the following diseases and health problems:

• gout;
• colitis;
• thrombophlebitis;
• urolithiasis disease;
• post-infarction, post-stroke condition;
• individual intolerance.

Rarely and in small doses, the product should be eaten by those who suffer from violations of the digestive tract - it can provoke increased gas formation, bloating, and heaviness in the stomach. He also should not eat before bedtime.

Important! Green peas should be an indispensable ingredient in the diet of people who do not eat food of animal origin.

How to pickle peas for the winter at home

There are several ways to quickly pickle green peas. The main conditions in each of them:

• sterile packaging for seaming;
• careful sorting of beans;
• good pea rinse;
• compliance with the temperature regime;
• compliance with proportions.

We describe the most popular recipes.

Classic way

This recipe is the simplest and easiest. Such peas are suitable for the preparation of various salads, including the popular Olivier and Vinaigrette. It can also be added to soup and side dishes. Unlike the store version, this product can be given to young children.

The cooking time is approximately 60 minutes. Estimated yield of ready-to-eat product is 600 g.

Essential Ingredients:

• green peas in pods - 1 kg or 500-600 g of peeled;
• salt - 10 g;
• sugar - 10 g;
• 9% vinegar - 25 ml.

Video: Preservation of green peas

Marinade preparation:

1. Boil 0.5 l of water.
2. Put and mix salt and sugar.
3. Boil the marinade for 3 minutes.
4. Remove from heat.
5. Pour in the vinegar.

Step by step instructions for pickling:

1. Peel and wash the peas.
2. Boil 1 liter of water.
3. Put the peas in boiling water and cook for 15 minutes over low heat.
4. Fold the beans into a colander.
5. Put in cold water for 2-3 minutes - this will prevent clouding of the marinade.
6. Arrange the product in sterilized jars.
7. Pour marinade into jars.
8. Cover them with lids and put on the bottom of a deep pan, on a pre-bedded natural fabric folded in several layers.
9. Pour boiling water so that the water reaches the edges of the cans.
10. Sterilize for 40 minutes.
11. Banks roll up, turn upside down and wrap.

Did you know? Green peas became the first vegetable that was closed in banks. The tradition of conservation has left Holland since the 16th century.

In the pods

By pickling peas in pods, you can save more valuable substances. After canning, the pods become soft and easy to eat.

Essential Ingredients:

• green peas in pods - 500 g;
• purified water - 1 l;
• citric acid - 5 g;
• salt - 5 large spoons;
• soda - 5 g;
• sugar - 3 large spoons;
• vinegar 3% - 400 ml;
• allspice - 3 peas;
• cinnamon in sticks - 1 pc.

Marinade preparation:

1. Pour water into enameled dishes, add sugar.
2. Boil for 2 minutes.
3. Pour in the vinegar.

Step by step instructions for pickling:

1. Wash the pods well.
2. Put them in a deep container and pour cold water.
3. After 2 hours, pour over boiling water with citric acid and hold for 2 minutes.
4. Place the pods upright in jars.
5. Season with salt and pepper and cinnamon.
6. Pour the marinade.
7. Cover the cans with lids.
8. Place a cloth folded several times or a wooden stand in a pan with high sides. Put jars.
9. Pour water so that it reaches the neck.
10. Sterilize for 20 minutes.
11. Carefully remove the cans from the boiling water and roll up the lids.
12. Turn upside down and cover with a blanket or blanket.
13. After a day, put in storage in a cool room.

No vinegar

It will take 2 days to implement this recipe. The taste of peas without the addition of vinegar is not much different from that prepared in the classical way.

Essential Ingredients:

• peas - 500-600 g;
• water - 1 l;
• salt - 1 small spoon;
• sugar - 1 large spoon.

Marinade preparation:

1. Combine salt and sugar with water.
2. Boil.

Step by step instructions for pickling:

1. Place peas in boiling marinade and boil for 3 minutes.
2. Arrange in pre-sterilized jars with a volume of 0.5 l, leaving 2 cm from the neck.
3. Place the jars in a deep container for sterilization.
4. Sterilize for half an hour.
5. Cool.
6. Cover with lids and refrigerate.
7. The next day, place the cans without lids in a container of warm water.
8. Boil.
9. Sterilize for 20 minutes.
10. Roll up the lids.
11. Turn upside down and wrap.
12. After a day, send for storage.

Did you know? Among the rules of etiquette among the English, there is one which prescribes not to chop peas on a fork, but to knead it with the back of the cutlery.

No sterilization

Cooking is also possible without sterilization. In the future, such banks will need to be stored in the refrigerator or in a dry, dark basement. You can eat the product throughout the year.

Essential Ingredients:

• fresh peeled peas - 350 g;
• salt - 0.5 teaspoon;
• sugar - 1 teaspoon;
• vinegar 9% - 2 teaspoons;
• water - 0.5 l.

Video: Green peas without sterilization

Marinade preparation:

1. Pour salt and sugar into the water. Mix.
2. Put on fire and boil.
3. Boil for 2-3 minutes.

Step by step instructions for pickling:

1. Rinse the peas under running water.
2. Put it in a pan, pour water.
3. Boil and boil over low heat for 20 minutes.
4. Drain the water.
5. Place the peas in a pre-sterilized jar so that 1-2 cm remain from the edge.
6. Pour in the vinegar.
7. Pour with hot marinade.
8. Roll up cans with lids.
9. Turn the cans upside down and wrap.
10. After a day, poison in storage.

Additional tips

In order for your product to come out tasty and healthy, you need to listen to these recommendations:

1. For canning, it is better to take young beans with green grains. They can begin to be collected from the 8th day after the flowering of the plant. Over-ripe peas are not suitable for preservation - they contain a high content of starch, which will make the marinade cloudy.
2. After cleaning, it is necessary to select the peas of the correct form, a beautiful green color.
3. You can store fresh peas in pods in the refrigerator for 24 hours, and peeled for 6 hours. In the future, he will gradually lose some of his useful elements.
4. The readiness of the peas during cooking can be determined by catching a few beans from boiling water and taking them out of the pan. If the beans are wrinkled, then the product is ready for canning.
5. After seaming, be sure to make sure that the cans are tight.
6. The canned sterilized product should be stored, like other preservation, in a cool, unlit, dry place. A product that has not been sterilized is preferably stored in the refrigerator. The shelf life of conservation is 12 months.
7. An open jar of peas must be stored in the refrigerator for no longer than 3-4 days.
8. Not all peas are suitable for canning. Therefore, before planting this bean plant in its summer cottage, or buying it at the bazaar, this question should be clarified.

Important! The use of the product from cans with swollen lids and a muddy marinade is prohibited. Eating such a preservation can lead to serious poisoning or another health problem.

Summing up, we note that pickled green peas, even when cooked, saves a lot of substances important for the human body and has a number of useful actions. It is easy to preserve it at home and get the same product as in a store. However, they do not need to be abused - it provokes flatulence and bloating. Also, before using it, you should make sure that you are not on the list of people to whom it is completely contraindicated.