Winter is the time of year whenPickled vegetables and fruits are eaten in large quantities. Cucumbers are the most suitable products for pickling and salting for the winter. Pickled cucumbers have excellent taste and are stored well for a long time, so each housewife has her own special recipe with which you can prepare delicious preparations for the winter. Depending on the recipe, either large cucumbers or young and small ones (gherkins) can be used as a basis for pickling. There are also recipes that involve the use of overripe, large vegetables with seeds. For most recipes, small, fresh cucumbers with black spines are best suited. If the vegetable is covered with white spines, this indicates that it is a dessert variety, which is not suitable for pickling, since containers with them often explode.
Sweet and sour marinated cucumbers
It is best to make winter preparations according to this recipe in 5-liter jars. For this we will need:
- 50 g of sugar;
- 60 g of salt;
- 2 liters of water;
- 500 ml of 9% vinegar;
- 3 bay leaves;
- 15 black peppercorns;
- dill;
- 5 g of mustard;
- 200 g shallow onion;
- 100 grams of horseradish;
- 3 kg of cucumbers.
The cucumbers must be washed well and packed tightly.in a 5-liter jar. We put them with slices of horseradish, peeled onions and dill stems. Add salt and sugar to 3 liters of water and bring to a boil. After that, pour the marinade over the vegetables and add vinegar, mustard, pepper and bay leaves. Close the jar, in which all the ingredients are marinated until the next day. After a day, open the container, drain the marinade and boil it again. After that, pour the cucumbers again, close the jar and put it in a cold place.
Sterilized Pickled Cucumbers
For one liter of filling we need:
- 100 ml of 9% vinegar;
- 50 g of salt;
- 30 g of sugar.
For the sour marinade you will need:
- ¾ cup 9% vinegar;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt;
- 1.5 tbsp. Sahara.
The following seasonings are needed on hand:
- 2 bay leaves;
- 2-3 cloves;
- 2 cloves garlic;
- 15 g of aromatic herbs;
- 3 peas of bitter and fragrant pepper.
For this recipe of pickling for the winter it is bettercucumbers of the same size and even in size will do. They should be washed well and the ends trimmed. Place greens, garlic, bay leaf, hot and allspice on the bottom of clean liter jars, then tightly pack the prepared cucumbers. After this, bring the marinade to a boil, add vinegar and pour into the jars. Boil the lids and close the containers with them. Then sterilize the liter jars for 10-15 minutes, and three-liter jars - for 20-25 minutes. During sterilization, you need to watch the color of the marinade. As soon as it changes from bright green to olive, remove the container from the heat, roll them up and cool. The sterilized cucumbers are ready.
Crispy pickled cucumber
To marinate according to this recipe for the winter, we need to have on hand, based on 1 liter of marinade:
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 3 peas of black and fragrant pepper;
- 2 leaves of laurel, cherry and black currant;
- 1 dill umbrella;
- 1 branch of celery;
- 3 tbsp. spoons of sugar;
- 700 g of small cucumbers;
- 1 tbsp. a spoonful of salt;
- 2 tbsp. spoons of 9% vinegar.
Small ones work best for this recipe.cucumbers of the same size, which should be washed well and poured into a large container with cold water for 8-10 hours. It is advisable to change the water every 2-3 hours to prevent it from stagnating. Then the vegetables need to be washed under running water and their tails cut off. At the bottom of liter jars, put garlic cloves, currant and cherry leaves, a celery branch, a dill umbrella, a bay leaf, black and allspice peas, and tightly place the prepared cucumbers on top. Pour boiling water over all this and let it brew for 10-15 minutes. Drain the water and pour in new boiled water, in which we let the cucumbers brew for about 5-7 minutes. After that, drain the water and put it on the fire. Add sugar, salt and vinegar to the water. Pour the marinade over the cucumbers, roll up the lids, turn the jars upside down and wrap them in warm things. Cucumbers prepared according to this recipe will delight you and your family with an unrivaled crispy taste.
Marinated cucumbers without vinegar
Pickling cucumbers for the winter without using vinegar is a fairly simple recipe, with which you will get very tasty cucumbers. For this, based on 5 liters, we will need:
- black and sweet pepper;
- leaf of laurel;
- 5 cloves of garlic;
- 5 tbsp. spoons of the non-iodized salt;
- umbrellas of dill;
- horseradish;
- 3-4 kg of small cucumbers.
The jars must be thoroughly washed with warm water andSterilize with steam and wash the lids in boiling water. Wash the dill and horseradish leaves in warm water. Wash the cucumbers well and trim the ends on both sides. After the containers have cooled, put the dill and a clove of garlic on the bottom, then tightly pack the prepared cucumbers and horseradish. Next, pour 1 tbsp. of salt into a cup and fill with hot water, mix thoroughly and pour into the jars with cucumbers. Add plain boiled salted water to the containers and cover them with lids. To prevent the brine from leaking onto the floor during fermentation, the jars can be placed on plates. Leave the cucumbers alone until they are fermented. Shake the cucumbers twice a day to allow the gases to escape. After 2-3 days, they begin to change color from green to yellow. This signals that all the brine needs to be poured into one container and brought to a boil, and the cucumbers need to be covered with boiling water and left to sit for 10-20 minutes. Then drain the water from the cucumbers and fill them with boiled brine. Add a few peas of black and fragrant pepper and a bay leaf to each jar. Roll up the containers with iron lids.
Cucumbers in tomato juice
To prepare cucumbers according to this recipe, you need to have on hand:
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of salt per 1 liter;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons sugar per 1 liter;
- 1 teaspoon 9% vinegar per 1 liter;
- tomato juice;
- leaf of laurel;
- horseradish;
- black and sweet pepper;
- bow;
- garlic;
- cucumbers.
Small ones are best for pickling.cucumbers of the same size, which need to be washed well and trimmed on both sides. After that, tightly pack the cucumbers in clean jars mixed with spices. Fill them with boiling water, cover with a lid and let it brew for 10-15 minutes. Pour tomato juice into a saucepan, put on low heat and bring to a boil. Drain the water from the cucumbers and boil it, then fill it again and let it brew for 10 minutes. Pour the water from the jars and pour in tomato juice, add sugar, salt and vinegar. If you use store-bought tomato juice for marinating, then you do not need to add sugar. Close the jars and let them cool. To slow down the cooling process of the preparations, wrap the jars in a blanket. As you can see, there are quite a few recipes for pickling cucumbers. The main thing is choose the one that suits you, your family and friends best. And then in winter you will have a great snack on the dinner table that everyone will like.