Cucumbers in their own juice

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr

1. STEP 1

   

   How to pickle cucumbers in their own juice for the winter? Prepare all the products on the list. For the recipe, you can use those cucumbers that have lost their presentation, from which we will prepare cucumber pulp. Adjust the amount of garlic and aromatic herbs to your liking.

2. STEP 2

   

   So, first of all, fill the cucumbers with cold, almost ice-cold water. Leave it this way for 2-3 hours. During this time, the fruits will be saturated with water and become elastic and crispy.

3. STEP 3

   

   Drain the water and dry the cucumbers with a kitchen towel or place them in one layer on the table surface and wait until they dry.

4. STEP 4

   

   Grate about half the cucumbers using a coarse grater. Alternatively, you can pass them through a meat grinder. Add salt, mix everything well and leave to brew for 15-20 minutes.

5. STEP 5

   

   If desired, cut off the tails on both sides of the remaining cucumbers.

6. STEP 6

   

   Wash jars and lids thoroughly and sterilize using any method available to you. This can be done using a microwave, oven or water bath. At the bottom of each jar, place a horseradish leaf, a couple of currant leaves, a bay leaf, an umbrella of dill and a few black peppercorns. Peel the garlic, rinse and add to the greens. Leave the small garlic cloves whole, and cut the larger ones into two or four pieces.

7. STEP 7

   

   After 15 minutes, juice should appear in the chopped cucumbers. Mix everything well again and proceed to the next step.

8. STEP 8

   

   Place 1 tbsp in each jar on top of the herbs and garlic. cucumber pulp.

9. STEP 9

   

   Next, place the cucumbers in jars. Lay them out vertically. Try not to do it too tightly together, as it will not be very convenient to pour the cucumber pulp and juice into the jars. There should be a small distance between the cucumbers. I have 750g. a jar holds 4-5 cucumbers (depending on the size and thickness of the fruit).

10. STEP 10

    

    Add grated cucumbers to each jar. Fill the jars to the top, distribute the cucumber juice evenly. If there is not enough pulp, then grate a small amount of cucumbers, add salt, let it brew and add to the jars.

11. STEP 11

    

    Close the jars with lids and put the cucumbers in the refrigerator.

12. STEP 12

    

    On the fourth day you can take the first sample; the cucumbers will be lightly salted. And in a month they will be completely salted.

Comments on the recipe

PekiN

26.12.2023

4.7

The recipe is really interesting. I'll take note. I recommend another method - cucumbers in tomato juice for the winter. I also liked the preparation.

Black

26.12.2023

4.8

Thanks for the recipe! We had unattractive cucumbers, we peeled and grated them. And the nice ones were filled with this grated mass (according to your recipe). Everything has just been prepared. True, we didn’t have horseradish and currant leaves (instead we added a pinch of dried last year’s basil), but I hope it will still be delicious.