How to prepare pickled and canned cucumbers for the winter according to the recipe "Bulgaria is resting"
The cucumber recipe "Bulgaria is resting" will appeal to lovers of sweet snacks. The sweetness of the finished dish is given by carrots and sugar. Moreover, crispy bright carrots in tandem with green cucumbers are a beautiful decoration for any festive table or family dinner. Having marinated over the winter, the hostess will gladly treat loved ones and proudly share the new recipe.
Features of the dish
This recipe is interesting for the range of products. In the usual version, cucumbers are most often closed with tomatoes, bell peppers, zucchini. There are carrots here. It gives the finished dish a characteristic sweetish flavor. Seasoned with currants, cherries and dill, they exude a pleasant sugary aroma.
Calculation and preparation of the required ingredients
To prepare and obtain a high-quality workpiece, you must select and prepare the components:
- To make the cucumbers crispy, you must use varieties suitable for conservation: dark with pimples. They should be whole, not large, without signs of spoilage, dense.
- It is necessary to cut the tails from the fruit.
- The vegetable is pre-soaked in water for at least 2, but preferably about 5 hours.
- Additionally, you need to peel carrots and onions. Cut carrots into slices or rings, onions into rings.
Sterilization of containers
Sterilization is the key to successful conservation. The container must be thoroughly washed. For sterilization, you can choose any convenient method:
- in the oven;
- in a microwave oven;
- for a couple.
Cooking methods for marinade
The recipe is extremely simple: in a certain amount of liquid drained from the jar after warming up, dissolve granulated sugar and salt. It is important to strictly adhere to the recommended amount. After boiling, the marinade is ready, vegetables, previously heated in a jar, are poured into it.
Step by step cooking cucumbers
The classic version provides for the presence of cucumbers, onions and carrots. But if you wish, you can diversify it with tomatoes, zucchini, sweet peppers. The amount of granulated sugar can be changed depending on the family's taste preferences.
Pickled
The amount of salt, sugar and vinegar is given for a liter container. For cooking you need:
- cucumbers - 1.3 kg;
- carrots - 1 pc.;
- salt - 7 g;
- dill, peppercorns;
- sugar - 15 g;
- vinegar - 30 ml;
- bulb.
Cooking scheme:
- Wash the cucumbers, soak in water for 2 hours.
- Peel the carrots, cut into long cucumber-sized slices.
- Peel the onion and cut into rings.
- At the bottom of a clean container, put a branch of dill, a couple of peppercorns, put cucumbers and carrots, shifting onions.
- Pour boiling liquid into a container, leave for a quarter of an hour.
- Drain the liquid, boil, pour over again for the same period of time.
- Boil the marinade from the drained liquid by adding salt and granulated sugar into it.
- Pour vinegar directly into cucumbers.
- Pour over boiling marinade, tighten the lid and turn over. Cover to keep warm.
Canned with tomatoes
Cooking with tomatoes involves a similar set of ingredients using the amount of salt, vinegar and sugar per liter container.
Cooking scheme:
- Put dill and peppercorns at the bottom of a clean container.
- Put cucumbers soaked for 5 hours in sterilized containers, shifting them with tomatoes, chopped carrots and onion rings.
- Pour boiling liquid for a quarter of an hour, drain, boil and pour in again.
- Drain the cooled liquid, salt, add sugar, boil.
- Pour vinegar directly into vegetables and pour boiling marinade.
- Close tightly and, turning over, cover.
Salty
Salting methods are different, but they are based on the classic version. It is necessary:
- cucumbers - 1.7 kg;
- carrots - a couple of pieces;
- onions - a couple of pieces;
- dill - 2-3 branches;
- salt - 45 g;
- sugar - 65 g;
- vinegar - 55 ml.
Cooking scheme:
- Put the soaked cucumbers in a saucepan, transferring chopped carrots and onions.
- Pour in the specified amount of sugar, salt, pour in vinegar.
- Lay dill greens on top, you can add currant and cherry leaves.
- Fill with liquid at room temperature, install a press and let stand for 3-4 days.
- After the time has passed, put it in the cold.
Methods for storing pickled blanks
Cucumbers prepared for storage in winter are stored depending on the method of harvesting. Canned in jars and hermetically sealed are stored under room conditions. It is recommended to store pickled cucumbers in cold and dark places.
