Simple recipes for pickled vigorous cucumbers for the winter in jars
There are many recipes for vigorous cucumbers, pickled for the winter in glass jars. Each housewife tries to achieve excellent results through experimentation. The article presents popular and proven ways to help you get crispy vegetables and avoid mistakes. Cooking technology is simple. But the whole family will be happy with the result.
Features of pickling vigorous cucumbers for the winter
The first step is to take a responsible approach to the choice of cucumbers to be used. It is best to select vegetables of the same size. If this is not possible, then large fruits will go down the banks. Put everything in the container tightly.
For blanks of this type, only pickling varieties of dark green cucumbers with pimples no larger than 12 cm or gherkins are taken.
More often used as additional products:
- rock salt (iodized option is not suitable);
- vinegar essence;
- cherry and currant leaves;
- dill inflorescences;
- vodka or alcohol;
- lemon acid;
- Bulgarian and hot chili peppers;
- garlic;
- mustard seeds;
- horseradish;
- various seasonings.
You can divide the pickling methods into hot and cold. Each is good in its own way, but the choice often depends on where the cans are stored.
Preparation of vegetables and containers
The main condition that must be observed is soaking. Cucumbers quickly dehydrate, and some of the brine will be taken from the jars, exposing the top row. To avoid this, soak clean vegetables in cold water for 3 hours.
Before putting in jars, be sure to cut off the "butts" of large fruits. It is worth paying attention to the spices, which are kept for 1 hour in salt water.
Rinse glass jars in a soda solution and sterilize. To do this, they can be held over steam for 10 minutes or fried in the oven. Canning ends by closing the container with a lid. You can use various options: tin ones for a seaming machine and with a screw are suitable for the hot method, and for the cold one they often take nylon or with a lock. All of them are boiled.
How to pickle vigorous cucumbers
It is worth considering two ways of pickling vigorous cucumbers, which will delight the family all winter. The cooking technology is different, but you can try both options to make the right choice.
Crispy pickles in jars
The recipe with the addition of vodka is very popular, which will help protect vegetables from bombing and give a pleasant crunch. The calculation of the ingredients is given for 10 liter cans.
Product set:
- fresh cucumbers - 5 kg;
- red hot pepper - 5 pods;
- water - 5 l;
- salt - 10 tbsp.l .;
- garlic - 20 cloves;
- black pepper - 40 peas;
- cloves - 10 pcs.;
- sugar - 8 tbsp. l .;
- vinegar 9% - 3 tbsp. l .;
- dill greens - ½ bunch;
- vodka - 2 tbsp. l.
Cooking Guide:
- Put the prepared cucumbers (washed and soaked) tightly in sterilized jars, at the bottom of which place garlic and hot pepper rings.
- Boil the marinade. To do this, boil water by adding granulated sugar and salt.
- Pour into jars. He should not only cover the vegetables, but also fill the container under the neck. Leave for a quarter of an hour, placing the lids on top.
- Drain the liquid back into an enamel pot. Add cloves with pepper and dill, bring to a boil and refill the container with cucumbers.
- Add vodka with vinegar to each can and roll up.
Cool to room temperature upside down under a warm blanket for 24 hours.
Cold way
Many people prefer this method, because vitamins are stored in cucumbers. But the time, of course, will be spent much less. It should be noted that the result often depends on the quality of the water. Previously, they used a well. Currently, it is better to let liquids settle, pass through a filter or buy bottled.
Composition for 5 liter cans:
- cucumbers - 2.5 kg;
- currant and cherry leaves - 10 pcs.;
- horseradish - 150 g of root and 5 sheets;
- peppercorns - 20 pcs.;
- salt - 5 tbsp. l .;
- dill inflorescences - 2 pcs.
Detailed recipe description:
- Distribute the dill, cherry and currant leaves, chopped horseradish root over the jars.
- Arrange the prepared cucumbers.
- Sprinkle peppercorns and salt on top.
- Cover with a sheet of horseradish and cover with water.
Put on the cover. The longer these pickled cucumbers stand, the more vigorous the taste will be.
Storage rules
All storage rules for workpieces are suitable only if the conditions during preparation are met.
Hot rolled cans can stand up to a year at room temperature in a dark place. After opening or when darkening, the container is moved to the refrigerator.
The cold method involves only a cool room. In the private sector, blanks are lowered into a basement or cellar. The temperature should be kept around 0˚. At higher rates, such banks will stand no more than a week.
