Recipes for crispy cucumbers with vodka for the winter in jars under a nylon salted lid
The idea to cover cucumbers with vodka appeared relatively recently, but has already gained popularity among hostesses of all ages. The recipes for crispy cucumbers with vodka for the winter are slightly different, but all such preservation is stored for a long time, while the vegetables remain dense and tasty. Cucumbers closed according to this recipe will be a good addition to potatoes and meat.
Features of pickling cucumbers with vodka for the winter
When closing cucumbers for the winter, vinegar is most often used as a preservative. But its disadvantage is that gherkins do not always remain dense and crunchy, plus some people cannot stand the smell of vinegar.
Alcohol is an ideal preservative to prevent the growth of pathogens and fermentation. Cucumbers with the addition of vodka come out crispy and tasty. To make such a preservation, it is enough to add only 2% of vodka or moonshine without a pronounced odor to the brine.
The amount of alcohol in the finished product is negligible, so after eating cucumbers, you can get behind the wheel and do any work. But young children should be given no more than two of these cucumbers a day.
The taste of the preparation directly depends on the seasonings that the hostess puts in the jar.
Preparation of the main ingredients
For canning, small gherkins with thorny pimples are used. The fruits are sorted out, separating sluggish or rotten vegetables. In order for the preservation to be tasty and well stored, you should adhere to the following recommendations:
- Only ground cucumbers can be salted, greenhouse cucumbers are not suitable for this purpose.
- In the bottle, you need to lay gherkins of approximately the same size.
- Before conservation, cucumbers are soaked in cold water for a couple of hours.
A tasty preparation is obtained if other vegetables are put in the jar in addition to cucumbers. The amount of vodka poured into the bottle does not change from this.
Recipes for pickling cucumbers with vodka at home
There are many recipes for pickled cucumbers with vodka. One canning is prepared quickly, with the other you need to tinker. If everything is done exactly according to the recipe, then the result is a delicious snack.
A quick way to a liter can
According to this recipe, you can close delicious and crispy cucumbers for the winter. The recipe is for a liter can. If vegetables are closed in a larger container, the amount of ingredients increases.
To prepare pickled cucumbers for the winter, take a clean liter jar, a metal lid and the following components:
- Gherkins - 600 grams.
- Water - 0.5 liters.
- Salt - 2 teaspoons.
- Vinegar is a dessert spoon.
- Sugar is a tablespoon.
- Vodka - 1 tablespoon.
- Spice.
Peeled garlic, dill, lava leaf and other spices to your liking are placed on the bottom of the jar. Cucumbers are folded tightly and poured with boiling water.
The marinade is made from water, salt and sugar. Plain water is poured from the jars, vinegar and vodka are poured into them, and then the marinade. They are sealed with iron lids, turned over and covered with a blanket.
Without sterilization
Salting of cucumbers with vodka is possible without rolling under a nylon cover. Cold preservation is quick and easy to prepare. For preparation, you need to take the following ingredients:
- Cucumbers - how many will fit in a 3-liter jar.
- Salt - 3 tablespoons.
- Water is three liters.
- Vodka - 50 ml.
- Spice.
Spices are poured into the bottom of the jar and cucumbers are placed in it. Salt is diluted in cold water and vegetables are poured with the resulting solution. Leave the cucumbers for 3 days at room temperature to sour.
As soon as a white warbler appears on the surface of the jar, you can proceed to the next stage. Water is poured from the can, vodka and brine prepared from one and a half liters of water and a tablespoon of salt are poured into it. Close the bottle with a nylon cap. Cucumbers are considered ready in two weeks.
You can even use tap water for pickling cucumbers. If it is of dubious quality, then it is better to pour purchased water.
"Rowanberry" with citric acid, honey and vodka without sterilization
"Rowan" cucumbers can be salted in 3-liter and 1-liter jars. Such a preparation will become the real pride of the hostess. For conservation you will need:
- Gherkins - 600 grams per liter jar.
- Water - 500 ml.
- Spices - garlic, mountain ash twigs, dill, currant leaves and pepper.
- Salt is a tablespoon.
- Honey is a tablespoon.
- Citric acid - 0.5 teaspoon.
- Vodka - 30 ml.
Spices are placed on the bottom of the jar and then cucumbers are placed on top. Boil water in a saucepan, pour cucumbers and wait 15 minutes. After that, the water is drained, brought to a boil again and the jar is poured.
The marinade is made from water, sugar and salt. Pour it into a jar, add citric acid and vodka, and then tighten it with a metal lid. Withstand conservation under the blanket for a day.
With lime and cognac
You can pickle cucumbers according to an interesting recipe, which includes lime and cognac. For preparation, you need to take liter jars and the following products:
- Small cucumbers.
- Salt and sugar - 2 teaspoons per can.
- Lime - 4 slices per bottle.
- Cognac - one and a half tablespoons.
- Spice.
We put spices and gherkins in jars together with spices. Fill with boiling water and let stand for 15 minutes. After that, the water is drained and poured with boiled brine. The canning is finished by pouring the brandy and sealing the can with a metal lid.
Assorted with tomatoes
If you salt the cucumbers along with tomatoes and peppers, then the appetizer will have a rich taste. The workpiece is made in 2 liter jars. The following products are needed:
- Gherkins and tomatoes - how much will fit in a bottle, approximately the same.
- Spice.
- Salt, sugar and vinegar - tablespoon each.
- Vodka - 2 tablespoons.
Garlic, dill umbrellas and other spices are placed on the bottom of the jar. Put cucumbers on top and pour boiling water over them. Withstand 15 minutes, drain the water, pour sugar, salt into the bottle, pour vinegar and vodka, and then pour boiling water again. They are rolled up with iron lids and put upside down, covered with a blanket on top.
With onions, vodka and vinegar
You can pickle cucumbers with onions and vodka.They are covered in the same way as with tomatoes, only instead of tomatoes, onions are placed in the jar. On a liter jar take 1 small onion, cut into rings. Correctly closed canning has a piquant taste and an unforgettable aroma.
The brine will take on a beautiful shade if you add a slice of beet to the jars.
With mustard
If you marinate cucumbers with mustard, you get a delicious snack for meat dishes. A 3-liter jar requires the following ingredients:
- Cucumbers - 1.7 kg.
- Salt - 1.5 tablespoons.
- Vegetable oil - 0.5 cups.
- Sugar - 100 grams.
- Vinegar - 100 ml.
- Mustard powder - a tablespoon.
- Garlic - one head.
- Ground pepper.
Cucumbers are kept in cold water for 3 hours. Then washed, cut into 4 parts in length and salted. Mix the rest of the ingredients, pour the cucumbers with the resulting sauce, mix and put in jars. Pour the remaining juice and set to sterilize for 20 minutes. Next, the banks need to be closed with metal lids and covered with a blanket.
With red currant
Worth rolling up cucumbers with red currants... This blank has a very tasty marinade. For cooking, you need the following products:
- Gherkins - 1 kg.
- Red currant - glass.
- Vinegar - 100 ml.
- Water - 1 liter.
- Vodka - 1 tablespoon.
- Salt - one and a half tablespoons.
- Spices - dill, garlic, horseradish root, pepper and currant leaves.
Spices, currants and cucumbers are put in a bottle. Pour boiling water into a container and stand for 15 minutes. The water is drained, filled with marinade and rolled up with metal lids. Cool upside down under a blanket.
Further storage
Cucumbers covered with vodka keep well. The jars can be stored even at room temperature. Cucumbers, closed with a nylon lid, should be stored in a cool place, on a loggia or in the refrigerator.
