6 ways to quickly and easily pickle cucumbers at home
Pickled cucumbers are cooked without the use of sugar or vinegar, which gives the vegetable a unique taste. Good fruits are obtained when cooking in a barrel. However, not everyone has the opportunity to place such a dish in the house, so housewives choose quick ways to pickle cucumbers. There are many options for such preparation.
Fast food features: lightly salted
Preparing pickled or lightly salted cucumbers will not be difficult for the hostess. However, the fast salting technology is somewhat different. There are a number of features that should be considered when preparing a delicious snack:
- For pickling, it is better to take small and dense cucumbers with pimples - the skin of such is thinner, and they will cook faster.
- The product can be salted in enamel, ceramic or glass dishes; aluminum containers cannot be used.
- Salting is carried out in a cold or hot way, the solution must be prepared, observing the recipe.
- A basin is placed under the container so that the foam that forms in the process flows into it.
In a warm place, salting occurs faster.
Cooking a delicious snack does not require a long time and special products.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
To make delicious cucumbers, you need to prepare them correctly. Before the process of salting, the fruits are poured with cold water and left for 2-3 hours. This will get rid of the adhering dirt. Each cucumber is thoroughly washed so that the product is salted and does not rot.
Depending on the recipe, prepare the required amount of salt and ingredients: herbs, spices, additional products.
How to prepare containers
You can pickle cucumbers in any convenient container, except for aluminum. The prepared dishes are thoroughly washed. If necessary, pour over with boiling water. It is better to sterilize glass jars over steam or in the oven.
You can even cook pickled cucumbers in a bag, so the choice of container used depends only on the recipe and the wishes of the hostess.
How to quickly pickle cucumbers at home
There are many recipes for quick pickling of cucumbers. Some are traditional, others involve the use of some original products.
Instant lightly salted cucumbers in a saucepan
This is the most common recipe. It is convenient to cook a product using a saucepan, and it turns out very tasty. Medium-sized fruits are selected.
Ingredients:
- 10 pieces. cucumbers;
- 1 horseradish sheet;
- a couple of dill branches;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 7 pcs. black peppercorns.
It's pretty simple to prepare:
- The cucumbers are washed well separately, if necessary (if soft), it is allowed to pour cold water and leave for a while.
- The greens are rinsed, the garlic is peeled and cut into small slices. Optionally, add a pod of hot pepper to the salting.
- Water is poured into a saucepan and put on fire. Brine: For 1 liter of water, a large spoonful of salt.
- Greens are placed on the bottom of the salting container, cucumbers on top, after cutting off their "butts", then another layer of greens.
- Pour the contents of the pan with boiling brine. It should completely cover all the fruits, if necessary, add the solution.
- A plate is placed on top of the contents so that it crushes it and acts as oppression.
- The saucepan is left in a warm room overnight.
If the vegetables are medium-sized, then by morning they will be salted. Larger cucumbers will take longer.
Snack cucumbers in a package per hour
It is possible to salt cucumbers in an hour, using a minimum of ingredients and a simple package. For salting you will need:
- half a kilo of cucumbers;
- a couple of cloves of garlic;
- dill to taste;
- half a leaf of horseradish;
- pepper, salt.
How to cook:
- Small fruits are washed, cut into several parts (the amount depends on the size).
- Garlic will need to be chopped strongly, greens too.
- Cucumbers, herbs are mixed in the dishes, salt is added in an amount a little more than for a regular salad.
- The finished mixture is poured into a bag, which is placed in another of the same size.
- Add peppercorns for a tangy taste and aroma.
- The bag is twisted well and shaken a couple of times with a break of 10 minutes. Then air is taken into the bag and removed in the cold.
After an hour, you can enjoy the wonderful taste of pickled cucumbers.
In hot brine overnight
Cooking in this way will take a little time. If you add salt to the cucumbers for the night, then in the morning the dish will be ready.
Ingredients:
- cucumbers in a three-liter jar;
- currant leaves;
- dill;
- horseradish leaf;
- allspice and hot peppers;
- 2 cloves of garlic;
- 6 pcs. carnations.
To get a delicious product:
- Vegetables are washed well, the tops are cut off. It is better to choose small specimens.
- Spices are prepared: hot and allspice peppers, cloves.
- Greens, currant leaves, horseradish are washed, the garlic is peeled and finely chopped.
- A three-liter jar is thoroughly washed, poured over with boiling water.
- Cucumbers and herbs are tightly placed in a container in layers, adding spices.
- Bring one and a half liters of water to a boil, pour 3 tablespoons of salt and 2 tablespoons of the same sugar, mix.
- Pour hot solution into the jar, it should reach the very neck.
- Cover with a plate, you can put the container in a bowl, as liquid may leak out.
They keep the dish at room temperature, and in the morning you can already enjoy delicious cucumbers.
With lime and mint
An unusual recipe for making cucumbers.
Need to:
- 1.5 kg of fruit;
- 3 limes;
- a couple of mint branches;
- dill;
- allspice and hot pepper.
How to cook:
- The fruits are washed well, cut into several parts.
- Lime zest is grated, mixed with pepper in a mortar.
- Chop the herbs and mint very finely.
- Mix ready-made spices and herbs in a bowl, add 2 tablespoons of salt and a small spoonful of sugar.
- All are poured with squeezed lime juice and mixed very gently.
You can enjoy the wonderful taste in half an hour.
With garlic and herbs in soy sauce
To prepare the dish, you will need the following ingredients:
- a kilogram of cucumbers;
- 5-6 garlic cloves;
- dill, parsley;
- soy sauce - 200 g;
- vegetable oil - 1 small spoon;
- vinegar - 1 teaspoon;
- salt and sugar 1 small spoon each;
- 2-3 tablespoons of sesame seeds.
The dish is prepared as follows:
- In a bowl, mix 200 g of soy sauce, a small spoonful of vegetable oil, several large tablespoons of sesame seeds, a small spoonful of vinegar.
- Prepared fruits (cut into several parts) are put into a container, spices are added and poured with ready-made marinade.
- Stir, close the container with a lid and refrigerate for about 5 hours.
With vinegar in Hungarian
Hungarian cucumbers are made using vinegar, but the recipe is pretty simple and doesn't take a lot of time.
You will need:
- cucumbers - 600 g;
- salt, sugar;
- half a glass of vinegar;
- peppercorns - 10 pcs.
Sequencing:
- In sterilized jars, they put washed vegetables with cut off tops, herbs, various spices.
- Pour salt, sugar into a jar and pour boiled water.
- The jars are covered with lids and sterilized within 15 minutes after boiling in a container of water.
- At the end of the process, the pickles are rolled up, wrapped in a warm blanket and left to cool completely.
Storage rules for workpieces
Cooked pickles should be stored in a cool place. In the absence of vinegar in the recipe, souring of the brine, its turbidity, is not excluded. The taste of the product becomes unpleasant, sour, and odor may appear. It is not recommended to store the finished dish for a long time, especially for fruits cooked in half an hour or an hour. Better to salt a small amount, consume it and make a new portion.
