Dry pickling cucumbers for winter at home - photo recipe
What benefits does a cucumber bring to a person, as a part ofwhich most (95%) is just water? However, in the remaining five percent, all the necessary elements for human life and health are contained: vitamins and minerals, salts and other useful substances.
In the fresh form of cucumbers, of course, very tasty,but also in a pickled form they are also no less useful and tasteful. But with the onset of winter basically have to be content with only pickled cucumbers.
There is an opinion that in this form they lose valuablesubstances and even represent harm to humans, but this is not at all the case. In this article, we will analyze the method of dry pickling cucumbers - this method is not only quick in cooking, but also makes cucumbers very tasty and useful.
Recipes for harvesting cucumbers. Dry pickling
There are so many recipes for pickling cucumberswinter or to make a dry salting, and each mistress knows her own special way of cooking. Consider a few similar recipes, how to make a dry salting:
1. Ingredients:
- a kilo of cucumbers,
- a couple of garlic cloves,
- tablespoon of table salt (without top),
- greens (dill and parsley),
- ground black pepper (or a mixture of peppers),
- dry mustard and coriander (2 teaspoons each).
How to cook: Cucumbers should be thoroughly washed and cut off their tails. If vegetables are large, then it is advisable to cut them in circles about two centimeters thick, if the cucumbers are small, then cut them into four pieces along. After that, in a separate bowl we add garlic and dill with parsley, salt and spices.
Take a jar or food container and placethere ingredients in the following order: first a layer of cucumbers, then seasonings, again a layer of cucumbers - a layer of seasoning and so on until you run out of all the foods. Close tightly the container or jar and shake it carefully so that the products mix well. In an hour the cucumbers will be ready.
2. Ingredients:
- 1 kilogram of cucumbers,
- a bunch of dill,
- a tablespoon of salt and 2 cloves of garlic.
If desired, you can add 1 tablespoonSahara. Since evening we wash cucumbers, thus they do not dry, and we place in a cellophane package. Add crumbled fennel with garlic and a spoonful of salt (with sugar to taste). The package is well tied and shaken. For the night put in the fridge, and by morning the cucumbers will be ready. Store in the refrigerator in the same package.
Pickling cucumbers for the winter
Ingredients:
- 2 kg of cucumbers,
- table salt (medium grind) - two tablespoons,
- 1 tablespoon of sugar,
- a teaspoon of vinegar,
- onion - 1 pc.,
- 3-4 cloves of garlic,
- 7-8 carnations,
- Purified horseradish (root) - 5-6 pieces,
- black pepper (peas) - 7-8 pcs.,
- 1 sheet of horseradish,
- 2 dill (umbrella)
- and a branch with currant leaves.
How to cook:
1. Put the cucumbers in a large saucepan or bucket, pour cold water and leave for 4-5 hours, periodically changing the water (2-3 times).
2. Peel the onion, cut into 4 pieces and place in a sterilized jar.
3. Add sliced garlic and greens with pepper to the jar.
4. Put the cucumbers in a jar and pour boiling water to the top.
5. 10 minutes to wait until the jars are a bit cool
6. The liquid from the cans is poured into a small saucepan, we add sugar and salt to it.
7. Boil this mixture and pour it into cans with cucumbers, then add the vinegar.
8. We tighten it with a metal lid, turn it upside down and cover with a blanket, waiting for complete cooling. You can store cucumbers, both in a cool place and at room temperature. If the experience of preserving vegetables is small, place the jars in a dark and cool place.
Author: Katerina Sergeenko
