Good afternoon, my reader. Every time you harvest cucumbers in large three-liter jars, you want to cook something not just tasty, but also unusual. After all, in winter there are not so many products that can please both yourself and the whole family. In addition, pickled cucumbers are an indispensable ingredient in many popular dishes, so a lot of them really go away.
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There are a lot of ways to pickle cucumbers in three-liter jars. Today I will tell you about two of them that I use all the time.
Cucumber preparation
In order not to describe each algorithm of actions common to all recipes, we will briefly explain the method of preparing cucumbers for pickling.
So, to make your workpiece tasty, you must:
- Choose the right variety. Use small, elongated cucumbers. They should be firm and with few seeds.
- Don't forget about the quality of the cucumbers you choose. Vegetables to be prepared must be fresh and healthy.
- Soaking in cold water. Mandatory step for preserving cucumbers. This gives them excellent crunchy properties. The minimum time is 2-3 hours. Optimal 5-6.
- Washing. Let's add - thorough rinsing. You can even wipe it with a brush.
- Trimming the ends. An optional but desirable step in pickling cucumbers. So they will quickly absorb the brine.
A simple but delicious option with vinegar as a preservative
Products:
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- vinegar (9%) - 4 tbsp. l .;
- table salt - 4 tbsp. l .;
- granulated sugar - 6 tbsp. l .;
- cloves of garlic - 4 pcs.;
- dill (with an umbrella), cherries, black currants, horseradish (leaves) - to taste;
- red pepper - 2 pods;
- onion - head;
- laurel - 1 sheet.
Cooking method
- We spread the spices on sterilized jars, after washing their leaves, and clean the onion with garlic. Chop the onion head coarsely, divide the garlic into cloves.
- We put cucumbers in a container according to the system: the two lower layers stand, and on top you can do everything while lying down. You can fill the voids between the cucumbers with other vegetables (carrots, apples, peppers). Garlic can also be placed not on the bottom, but all over the jar.
- Salting is carried out in a hot way, that is, we heat the cucumbers in boiling water, pouring it into jars twice, with an interval of 5 minutes.
- After the second pouring of boiling water, pour it back into the pan, add salt and granulated sugar to it and bring it to a new boil.
- While the brine is preparing, pour two tablespoons of vinegar into each jar. Then pour in the brine, close the container with lids and roll it up. We put it upside down (on the lids), but do not cover it. Done!
Vodka option
Products:
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- vodka - 300 g;
- table salt - 4 tbsp. l .;
- granulated sugar - 4 tbsp. l .;
- garlic - two heads;
- horseradish - 2 large sheets;
- dill - several branches with an umbrella;
- allspice - 6 peas;
- black pepper - 10 peas.
Cooking method
- We form cucumbers and spices in jars, as in the first case. Pour 2 tablespoons (tablespoons) of salt and granulated sugar into jars. And fill it with cold water.
- We put jars for the lactic acid fermentation process.
- You can find out that fermentation is complete (up to 10 days) by the formed film on the upper layer of liquid in the jar.
- Then carefully remove the film and discard, and pour the brine into a saucepan and boil for 2-3 minutes.
- Pour it back into jars with cucumbers, after pouring 150 g of vodka into each.
- Close and sour.
- Do not cover the sunsets. Let them cool, and then put them in a secluded place.
Enjoy your meal!
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