Pickled cucumbers in jars as cold draft cucumbers

2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

• Category:

  Blanks for the winter

• Cooking time:

  30 minutes

Ingredients

• cucumbers
• horseradish leaves
• dill sprigs
• cherry leaves
• raspberry leaves
• oak leaves
• garlic
• hot peppers
• bay leaves
• salt
• water

In Russia, only pickled cucumbers were prepared, but even today many continue to salt vegetables in wooden barrels. This option is not suitable for city apartments, so the housewives cold pickle cucumbers in buckets, in jars and even in plastic bottles. Pickled cucumbers turn out to be just as tasty, vigorous, like cask cucumbers.

Barrel pickled cucumbers in a city apartment

In a city apartment, pickling cucumbers in wooden tubs is extremely difficult, so pickling in jars, in an aluminum bucket or in food containers is the best option. As a rule, vegetables are salted in a cold way, due to which pickled cucumbers are obtained as barrels.

Ingredients:

• 8, 5 kg of cucumbers;
• 100 g horseradish leaves;
• 300 g of dill sprigs;
• 20 cherry leaves;
• 10 oak leaves;
• 20 raspberry leaves;
• 10 currant leaves;
• 100 g of garlic;
• 30 g red hot pepper;
• 5 g allspice;
• 10 bay leaves;
• 600 g table salt;
• 10 liters of water.

Preparation:

For salting, we take a food container with a volume of 20 liters. It is very convenient, has a lid, handles and does not take up much space. We sort out the cucumbers, rinse them thoroughly, pour them into a deep basin, pour in ice water and leave for 6-8 hours. This will fill the vegetables with moisture and not be empty

Put half of all the spices, leaves and spices in the container at the bottom. It is better to cut the cloves of garlic in half, and tear large leaves, such as horseradish, with your hands

We put cucumbers, first we spread the largest fruits, then medium ones, but also the smallest ones up. Most importantly, vegetables should be stacked as tightly as possible, this is how the saturation of lactic acid will be higher during fermentation, which means that the cucumbers will turn out to be very tasty

Put the remaining leaves, spices and herbs on top of the cucumbers

For the brine, stir the salt in cold water, leave it for a while so that all the grains are completely dissolved. For salting, it is very important to take table salt, the small salt does not have such a level of salinity, and often it contains various additives

• Now pour in the brine to the cucumbers, which should slightly cover the top layer of vegetables.
• Next, put the plywood and put the load on top. We put the container on a pallet, since during fermentation the brine can run out of the container. We leave vegetables in a warm place for 5 to 10 days.

During the fermentation process, foam will appear on the surface, it must be removed, and the plywood and bending should be washed

As soon as the fermentation process is complete, remove the greens from the cucumbers, rinse and put back. We also wash the plywood and also return it to the cucumbers. We close the container with a lid and put it in a cooler place, in a month the cucumbers will be completely ready

Pickled cucumbers in plastic bottles

Some housewives manage to cold pickle cucumbers not in ordinary glass jars, but in a plastic jar. Pickled cucumbers are produced as barrels, but this method is best used in the most extreme measures. Since it is not known what chemical additives the manufacturer used in the production of plastic.

Also, you can not use old bottles, clean and new plastic is not so toxic.

Ingredients:

• cucumbers;
• garlic;
• hot pepper (capsicum);
• horseradish leaves;
• celery;
• dill umbrellas (seeds);
• leaves of oak, cherry, currant;
• Bay leaf;
• black peppercorns.

Preparation:

First, let's prepare the brine. To do this, fill any container with water, add table salt and stir well until completely dissolved

We wash the cucumbers thoroughly and if the fruits are fresh, then they do not need to be soaked. Now we take a clean 5-liter plastic bottle and put a couple of bay leaves, a few leaves of cherry, currant and oak in it

Also fall asleep garlic and hot peppers, chopped into large pieces. We take the ingredients to taste, when you want to put more garlic, then put the garlic, if hot, then the pepper

After we put the green part of celery and horseradish leaves, since the leaves are large, they can also be cut into pieces. Next, fill in 2 tablespoons of dill seeds or put umbrellas. Then we just throw the cucumbers into the jar, and so that more vegetables fit in the bottle, shake the bottle several times

We also cover the vegetables with leaves, put hot peppers and garlic. And now we pour brine into a jar of cucumbers. We close it with lids, put it on a pallet and leave it indoors, just not in the sun, for 5-6 days

After the expiration of time, we take a bottle of cucumbers and drain the brine, it is no longer needed. Then pour running water into the jar and rinse the vegetables well, drain. We repeat the process several times until all the white bloom leaves the vegetables

As soon as the plaque is completely gone, fill the cucumbers with clean water, close the lid and leave for a month in a dark place. The first 3-4 days you need to observe the vegetables, if the fermentation process resumes, then just open the lid a little so that the air comes out

In a month, the cucumbers will be ready. To get them out of the bottle, carefully select the top vegetables with a fork, then cut off the top of the jar and take out the rest of the cucumbers. We transfer them to any dish, you can put them in jars, and store them in a cool place.

How to cook sauerkraut with mustard without vinegar and sterilization

Today there are several options for how you can cold pickle cucumbers in jars so that they taste like barrel ones. So there is a recipe with the addition of mustard. Pickled cucumbers turn out to be very tasty, sharp and crunchy.

Ingredients:

• cucumbers;
• 2 dill umbrellas;
• 2-3 horseradish leaves;
• 2-3 oak leaves;
• 2 cherry leaves;
• 2 black currant leaves;
• 6-7 peas of black pepper;
• 2-3 bay leaves;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 hot pepper pod.

For brine:

• 2 liters of water;
• 4 tbsp. l. salt;
• 2 tbsp. l. mustard powder.

Preparation:

For pickling, choose dense, small cucumbers, fill them with cold water and leave for 2-3 hours

We take clean jars, you do not need to sterilize. At the bottom we put all the sheets that are indicated in the list of ingredients. We also fall asleep the cloves of a spicy vegetable cut into pieces, add hot pepper if desired, and also fall asleep black peppercorns

Then we fill the jar with cucumbers and proceed to preparing the brine

To do this, pour water into a saucepan and put it on the fire, immediately add salt and after boiling, cook for 1 minute

Pour cucumbers with hot brine, pour in a thin stream, otherwise the jar may burst. Also, for safety reasons, you can put a knife or spoon on both sides so that they are in contact with the can

We cover the jar with cucumbers with an ordinary nylon lid and leave it indoors for 2 days

After 2 days, put dry mustard in a jar, close the jar with a lid and shake its contents well. We leave for 5 hours

After that, pour the mustard brine into a saucepan, bring it to a boil over the fire, heat it for a minute and pour it back into the cucumbers

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That's all, we roll up the jar with a lid, you don't need to wrap anything up, just leave the canning on the table until it cools completely and then put it into storage in a cool place

Pickled cucumbers in jars for the winter with vodka

You can cold pickle cucumbers in a jar of vodka. Such a recipe, proven over the years, will allow you to get tasty pickled cucumbers like barrels. It will not be a shame to serve such an appetizer on the festive table.

Ingredients:

• cucumbers;
• horseradish leaves;
• black currant leaves;
• cherry leaves;
• 2-3 cloves of garlic;
• black peppercorns;
• allspice peas.

For brine (for a 3-liter jar):

• 1.5 liters of water;
• 3 tbsp. l. salt;
• 2 tbsp. l. vinegar;
• 100 ml of vodka.

Preparation:

Put cucumbers in a bowl, fill with ice water for 2-3 hours. Then we rinse well and cut off the tips from the fruit

At the bottom of a clean sterilized jar, put all the leaves according to the list, also coarsely chopped cloves of garlic and fill in the peas of allspice and black pepper

Now we take the cucumbers and put them tightly in the jar

Pour water into the stewpan together with vinegar, add salt, do not introduce vodka yet, and put on fire

As soon as the brine boils, remove from the heat, pour in half a jar to the cucumbers, then pour out the vodka and add the brine

Cover the jar of vegetables with gauze and leave it indoors for 12 hours

After we remove the gauze, close the jar of cucumbers with a tight nylon lid and store it in a cool place. If possible, it is better to go to the cellar

Crispy cucumbers with aspirin - the most delicious old recipe

Some housewives use aspirin for cold pickling cucumbers in jars. Although today there is an opinion that this method is harmful to health. But many consider it strange that for many years this method of salting was absolutely safe, and now it has turned out to be harmful.

Ingredients:

• cucumbers;
• 3-4 currant leaves;
• horseradish leaves;
• 3-4 cloves of garlic;
• 10 black peppercorns.
• For brine (for a 2-liter jar):
• 2 tbsp. l. salt;
• 1 aspirin tablet (1/3 teaspoon lemon).

Preparation:

For pickling, it is better to choose pickling varieties, for example, salad cucumbers will turn out to be soft. But to make the fruits crispy, we must use horseradish leaves, they can be replaced with leaves of oak or grapes

So, put all the leaves on the bottom of a clean jar, pour peppercorns and cloves of garlic, cut into large pieces

Then fill the jar tightly with cucumbers. Pour cold water into a saucepan, add salt, stir and pour into vegetables

Cover the jar with a lid and leave it warm for 3 days. After that, remove the foam from the surface of the cucumbers, pour the brine into a saucepan and put on fire

As soon as the brine boils, we return it to the cucumbers, put an "Aspirin" tablet on top or add citric acid

Now close the jar tightly with a lid and, after cooling, put it in storage. With the addition of aspirin or lemons, pickles can be safely stored in the apartment

The cold method is a proven recipe for centuries, thanks to which you can get delicious and crunchy pickles, like cask cucumbers.

Without sterilization and the addition of vinegar, vegetables are safely stored in jars until spring. Such an appetizer will always be happy at the table, but every housewife knows how many dishes can be prepared with pickles.