Crispy salted cucumbers with garlic and dill have been and remain one of the most beloved snacks, both for the festive table and for everyday consumption. There are many different recipes for making cucumbers, however, I would like to dwell on the most popular, simple and fast.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
To make cucumbers not just tasty, but have a crisp, dense structure, you need to take care about choosing high-quality raw materials. For pickling, it is recommended to pick almost the same vegetables of a small size, with a thin skin, on which there are pimples, and dense pulp. One of the best varieties for salting is considered Nezhensky.
Important! Soft, large cucumbers or yellowness vegetables will not work.
Hot Salted Cucumber Recipes
Cooking salted cucumbers at home using the hot method is quite simple and quick, if you adhere to the recipe and perform all the necessary actions.
Classic recipe with garlic in a pan
15 minutes
currant leaves and cherries
2 pcs.
black peppercorns
3-4 pcs.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly.
At the bottom of the container, place part of the leaves and spices. Tightly lay layers of cucumbers, shifting leaves. Add all remaining spices, including salt and pepper.
Pour vegetables with cold brine, set aside the pan for 24–36 hours.
Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly.
At the bottom of the container, place part of the leaves and spices. Tightly lay layers of cucumbers, shifting leaves. Add all remaining spices, including salt and pepper.
Pour vegetables with cold brine, set aside the pan for 24–36 hours.No wonder this recipe is considered a classic. It is simple, very easy to prepare, in addition, it allows you to cook aromatic, crunchy, low-calorie cucumbers, characterized by excellent taste and excellent aesthetic appearance.
Important! Horseradish leaves must be laid out only on top of all cucumbers.
Quick recipe in a jar
1 can of 3 l15 minutes
Nutritional value per 100 g:
Rinse vegetables thoroughly with plenty of water.
Put chopped garlic and dill at the bottom of the bowl. Arrange vegetables tightly in a jar, shifting a ball of currant and cherry leaves.
Make a marinade in a pan: bring the water to a boil, dissolve the salt in it. Pour cucumbers in the jar with hot salty water.
Rinse vegetables thoroughly with plenty of water.
Put chopped garlic and dill at the bottom of the bowl. Arrange vegetables tightly in a jar, shifting a ball of currant and cherry leaves.
Make a marinade in a pan: bring the water to a boil, dissolve the salt in it. Pour cucumbers in the jar with hot salty water.According to this recipe, cucumbers will reach readiness in less than a day.
Did you know? Salted cucumbers in Russia were first cooked in the 17th century. This method of cooking vegetables was considered the simplest, fastest and most affordable.
With apples
20 minutes
currant leaves and cherries
6-7 pcs.
Nutritional value per 100 g:
- Wash cucumbers and apples.
- Cut apples into small slices, cut off the ends from vegetables.
- Add half the spices to the bottom of the pan.
- Lay out in layers, alternating apples and cucumbers.
- Place the remaining spices on top.
- Make a fill: add salt and pepper to 1 liter of water, boil.
- Pour vegetables into cover, set aside to cool.
- Hide the cooled cucumbers in the refrigerator. Pickle 12 hours.
Fragrant, slightly sweet apples will be the perfect complement to fragrant dill and spicy garlic. They will give salted cucumbers a piquant taste and an incredible smell.
Features of storage of blanks
The traditional method of storing freshly cured cucumbers is keeping them in glass jars and in the refrigerator. It is also allowed to store blanks in cellars or cellars, where the temperature indicators are stable + 4 ... + 7 ° С. For long-term storage or for the winter, as a rule, light-salted vegetables are not suitable; for this, preparations are made on the basis of vinegar.
Salted cucumbers are a simple, affordable, inexpensive dish that can present not only amazing gastronomic pleasure, but also bring great benefits to the human body, due to the presence of vitamins, minerals, organic and unsaturated fatty acids that have beneficial effects on human health.Did you know? The spikes with which the cucumbers are coated are special "organs" that serve to remove excess moisture. In the morning, drops of moisture can be seen on the tip of each pimple.
