Sweet crispy cucumbers

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 3 hr 50 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to prepare sweet, crunchy cucumbers for the winter? Cucumbers should be taken small in size, up to 10 centimeters, fresh and young. Wash the cucumbers thoroughly, remove fruits with damage and rot. Read the article at the end of this recipe for a lot of useful and important information about winter preparations.

2. STEP 2

   

   Trim the ends of the cucumbers on both sides. Place the cucumbers in a bowl or large saucepan, cover with cold, clean water and leave to soak for three to four hours. Then drain the water and rinse the cucumbers well again. Thanks to this technique, the pickled cucumbers will be crispy.

3. STEP 3

   

   Rinse the jars with water and soda and sterilize them in a way convenient for you. For example, in the oven. To do this, place washed, damp jars in a cold oven, neck down on a wire rack, turn on the oven at 150 degrees and sterilize 1 liter jars for about 15 minutes. You can sterilize jars in another proven, more convenient way, for example, in a microwave or in a water bath. Wash the lids and boil for 5 minutes.

4. STEP 4

   

   Wash the greens and a couple of laurel leaves, dry on a paper towel and place at the bottom of sterilized jars. In order for the cucumbers to acquire a pleasant taste and aroma, you need to add horseradish leaves to the jars, but they must be fresh. If you don’t have green horseradish, you can use the root, peel it and cut it into several small pieces, put a few pieces in jars. Peel the garlic, cut the cloves into several large pieces, put them on the bottom of the jars

5. STEP 5

   

   Place the cucumbers tightly on top. Boil water in a kettle or saucepan. Fill the contents of the jars with it so that it reaches their hangers. Leave the jars for 15 minutes, cover them with lids.

6. STEP 6

   

   Then pour the water into the pan. Add the remaining bay leaf, peppercorns, sugar and salt. Bring the mixture to a boil, stir until the sugar and salt dissolve. Pour in vinegar. let the mixture boil and simmer for three minutes. Then turn off the heat and immediately pour the marinade into the jars.

7. STEP 7

   

   Roll them up with lids and leave them upside down at room temperature to cool, covering them with a blanket. The workpiece is ready. Store for storage. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Anna K

08.08.2023

5

Thanks for the recipe, I'll try it. I will offer another proven recipe with an excellent set of herbs and spices.

tatyanochka2022

08.08.2023

4.6

I made sweet crispy cucumbers for the winter for the first time. I like sweetish pickled cucumbers, they are very appetizing, and in salads they are simply irreplaceable. I didn’t have many cucumbers, only enough for two liter jars. I first filled them with cold water and left them for two hours so that when ready they would become juicy and crispy. From the spices I took dill, currant leaves and cherries. I didn't have horseradish on hand. I made the brine by taking 2 tablespoons of salt and 3.5 tbsp. spoons of sugar, this is for both jars. Instead of vinegar, I added half a teaspoon of vinegar essence to each jar. I’ve made pickled cucumbers before, but I used less sugar. I added essence to the jars instead of vinegar. So, I think that even with my deviations from the recipe, it should turn out great! Thank you very much for the recipe

MARTHA

08.08.2023

4.5

Cucumbers for lovers of crunching with taste! The sweet crispy cucumbers for the winter turned out great! The spices are chosen very correctly. Thank you very much for the recipe!