As soon as cucumbers begin to ripen in the garden, the housewives first of all take up the preparation of pickled cucumbers. The recipe for pickles is simple. Here are some typical ways.
Salted cucumbers are spicy
Choose small (6-7 cm/2.4-2.75 in long) fresh cucumbers.
To prepare, you need:
On 2l of water:
- cherry leaf – 3 PCs.,
- pepper – 8-10 peas,
- fresh cucumbers – 1.5 kg (3.3 lb),
- currant leaves – 5-6 PCs.,
- dill – 3 sprigs,
- cloves – 3-4 pieces. (buds),
- water, – 2 l,
- Bay leaf – 1 PC.,
- salt – 4 tablespoons,
- horseradish leaves –1-2 PCs.,
- garlic – 5-6 cloves.
Cooking recipe:
- Wash the cucumbers, dry them. Peel the garlic, wash the greens thoroughly.
- Place the cucumbers vertically in a clean sterilized jar, alternating them with herbs and garlic.
- Add salt, pepper, cloves and bay leaf to a saucepan with water. Put on fire and bring to a boil.
- Pour the boiling pickle over the cucumbers, cover the jar with a clean towel and leave in a warm place. The cucumbers will be ready the next day.
Freshly salted cucumbers with garlic
The mouth-watering aroma is excellent!
To prepare you need:
- cucumbers – 1 kg (2.2 lb),
- young garlic – 1 head,
For brine per 1 liter of water, you will need:
- currant leaves – several pieces, to taste
- mustard powder – 1 teaspoon,
- salt – 1 tablespoon,
- dill to taste.
Cooking recipe:
- Peel garlic, chop large cloves. Wash, dry and chop the dill. Wash cucumbers well and soak in cold water for 1 hour. Put together with garlic and dill in a saucepan.
- Prepare the brine: boil 2 liters of water. Add salt, currant leaves, mustard powder. Boil, strain.
- Pour the hot pickles, cover the pan with a clean towel, leave at room temperature for 5 hours, then remove to a cool place. Store ready-made pickles in the refrigerator.
Pickles in a package
A very practical option for cooking cucumbers!
To prepare you need:
- small cucumbers – 1 kg (2.2 lb),
- garlic – 1 head,
- salt – 1 tablespoon,
- Bay leaf – 1-2 PCs, to taste,
- currant leaf – 1-2 PCs, to taste,
- black pepper peas,
- dill,
- chilli to taste.
Cooking recipe:
- Wash cucumbers, trim the ends. Rinse the greens well as well.
- Put the greens in plastic bags, add spices and shake several times. Put it in another bag.
- Leave for 5 hours at room temperature.
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