Pickles - a very simple, but at the same time very popular and popular snack, which will be out of place on any table. You can buy them in the store, but it will not be difficult for you to make salting at home. This article discusses three simple recipes for small salty gherkins, as well as some practical storage tips.
Preparation and selection of ingredients
Before proceeding directly to cooking, you should choose the right vegetable for salting. Before buying, make sure that there are no voids inside the gherkin, and its flesh is dense and hard. This will indicate that the crop was taken at the right time, and when eaten, such cucumbers will crunch appetizingly. Also pay attention to the size - it should be 4-8 cm.
Did you know? Many mistakenly believe that gherkins are any small fruits of cucumber used to make pickles. In reality, gherkins are a group of plant varieties of the species Cucumber sowing. They are distinguished by the small size of the fruit, and such cucumbers are collected until the end of full ripening.
Recipes for pickling cucumbers for the winter
There are many variations on how to properly salt the gherkins for the winter, but they are all quite similar and simple to execute. Consider three simple recipes.
Pickled gherkins without sterilization, with cinnamon
35 minutes
fresh gherkins
3-3.5 kg
clove buds
7-8 pieces
black pepper peas
5 items
acetic acid (70%)
5 ml
Energy value per 100 g:
- Prepare a three-liter bottle in which the workpiece will be stored.
- Rinse the gherkins with hot water, put them in a jar.
- Boil water, pour cucumbers.
- When the water has cooled, drain it and bring to a boil again.
- Put in the jar all the remaining vegetables and spices, add salt, sugar, cinnamon.
- Refill the contents with boiling water, add a spoonful of vinegar.
- Screw the bottle well, turn it over, wrap it in a dense cover.
- After the salting has cooled, it can be stored in a cold place.
Important! During the filling of the jar with boiled water, it should not fall on the walls of the vessel. This may cause the glass container to crack.
With oak leaves
1075 minutes
cherry leaves or blackcurrant leaves
6-8 pcs.
Energy value per 100 g:
- Prepare a liter jar, sterilize it.
- Rinse cucumbers and herbs thoroughly.
- Place garlic, peppercorns, cherry leaves or blackcurrant on the bottom of the bowl.
- Cucumbers should be soaked in clean cool water and left them for about 60 minutes, then the vegetables should be put in a bottle.
- Engage in the preparation of brine: boil water, salt it, add sugar, dill, spices.
- Fill the jar with brine, having previously cooled it to 60–70 ° С.
- Cover the blank with blackcurrant leaves, pour vinegar.
- Close the bottle tightly, turn it “over the lid”. Let the workpiece stand for two days, after which it can be moved to a cool place.
Warsaw
2040 minutes
blackcurrant leaves
6-8 pcs.
Energy value per 100 g:
- Place cucumbers pre-washed in warm water in a bottle (two-liter) along with spices.
- Immediately lay sugar, salt and vinegar directly into the container with the workpiece.
- Pour boiled water over the contents.
- Tighten the jar tightly.
- Sterilize: leave the cucumber bottle in boiling water for 25 minutes.
- Wrap blanks upside down in a blanket. After complete cooling, the gherkins are completely ready in Warsaw.
Video recipe
Important! Watch the sterilization process carefully, otherwise cucumbers can be digested. The signal that the temperature treatment should be completed is the appearance of bubbles inside the cans, as well as a change in the color of the cucumbers - it becomes more olive.
How to store at home?
You can store sterilized pickles even at room temperature, but if you are not sure about the quality of sterilization, it is better to place the jars in a cool place. If there is no cellar, then for these purposes a balcony (in the cold season) and a refrigerator are suitable. After opening the containers, cucumbers should be consumed within 5-7 days.
Having familiarized yourself with the above recipes and tips, it will not be difficult for you to cook excellent pickled gherkins at home, which will delight you with its unsurpassed taste all year round.
