The best recipes for cooking cucumbers with cauliflower for the winter
Blanks for the winter allow you to decorate the table in the absence of fresh fruits. Prescription cucumbers with cauliflower for the winter complement each other and emphasize the taste of each other. If opened in winter, it becomes a delicious seasoning for meat dishes.
Features of pickling cucumbers with cauliflower
In order for the pickled cucumbers to taste crisp, it is recommended to immerse them in cold water for several hours before preparing the dish. Before that, they must be washed and the ends cut off.
It is recommended to take containers of 3 liters for the workpiece.
Rules for the selection of ingredients and preparation of containers
Banks must be sterilized before use. This can be done in the oven or steamed.
Cooking recipes
Here are some of the most delicious cucumber recipes.
The easy way to preserve
For manufacturing you will need:
- 2.5 kg of cucumbers;
- 1 cauliflower;
- spicy pepper;
- two pieces of horseradish root;
- 8 currant leaves;
- 4 cloves;
- a teaspoon of peppercorns;
- from dill it is necessary to take stems and inflorescences.
You will also need:
- 50 g granulated sugar;
- 75 g of salt and vinegar.
To make cucumbers for the winter, perform the following steps:
- Vegetables need to be washed and peeled.
- Laurel leaves, currants, cloves, peppercorns, garlic cloves are placed on the bottom in sterilized containers. The chili is cut into thin rings and added to the resulting mixture. If you additionally place a piece of horseradish root, it will help the cucumbers become denser. Horseradish leaves can be used instead.
- Cucumbers are placed in containers, filling up to half the height.
- The cut cauliflower is placed on top of the cucumbers in a layer.
- Dill stems and inflorescences are placed on top.
- The rest is filled to the top with cucumbers and boiled over. Leave for 10 minutes.
- The liquid is poured into a saucepan. Salt and sugar are added to it and boiled.
- The vegetables are again poured with clean boiling water and drained after 2 minutes.
- Add 75 ml of vinegar and pour the prepared marinade to the top.
Banks are being rolled up. Upside down, they are wrapped in a blanket and allowed to cool to room temperature.
Option with tomatoes
This version of assorted vegetables will delight the hostess in late autumn and winter, because there is a large assortment of vegetables in one dish.
It is necessary to prepare:
- 5-6 medium sized tomatoes;
- 3-4 cucumbers of normal size;
- you will need 5 cauliflower inflorescences;
- 1 piece of bell pepper;
- small onion;
- the tops of the dill sprigs;
- half a carrot;
- a slice of zucchini;
- three garlic cloves.
You will need to prepare a marinade syrup - you will need:
- a large spoonful of salt with a small slide;
- 2 tbsp. tablespoons of granulated sugar.
This amount is needed to prepare five cups of marinade.
The cooking procedure is as follows:
- Pepper is cleaned of seeds and stalks, then washed. Zucchini is cut into rings, pepper is cut into thin slices, the onion is divided into quarters. For cucumbers, you need to cut off the ends, and put the tomatoes whole.
- Jars with lids must be sterilized.
- Now you need to put all the cooked vegetables inside the containers.
- Dill twigs are placed on top.
- Prepare the marinade. To do this, add salt and sugar to the water and bring to a boil.
- Pour vegetables to the top with marinade. Allow to settle for 5 minutes, then drain the liquid and bring to a boil again. The marinade is re-poured into the container. Repeat one more time.
- Pour 60 g of vinegar into each jar.
The jars are rolled up, wrapped in a blanket upside down and allowed to cool to room temperature.
How to store workpieces correctly
To store canned cucumbers, you will need to place them in a cool and dark place for the winter.
