Pickled cucumbers with chili ketchup

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make cucumbers with chili ketchup? Prepare all the necessary products. Take cucumbers fresh, recently harvested, small in size, with pimples - such greens are ideal for pickling. Ketchup needs spicy, ketchup is chili, but you can adjust its sharpness to your liking.

2. Step 2:

   

   If you don't know how fresh your cucumbers are, then put them in ice water for 2-3 hours - this will give the cucumbers elasticity.

3. Step 3:

   

   Sterilize the jars in any convenient way. I pour some water into the jars and put them in the microwave for 5-7 minutes. But it is quite possible to sterilize them in the oven at 100 degrees for 10-15 minutes. Or put a spoon in each jar so that it does not burst and pour a little boiling water, leave for 5 minutes, then pour out the water. You can also sterilize by holding the cans over steam. Boil the lids for 5 minutes.

4. Step 4:

   

   Put peeled garlic cloves in each jar, the amount according to your taste.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add sweet peas or black pepper, as well as bay leaf. This is a classic set of seasonings for pickling cucumbers, but you can add umbrellas of dill, horseradish leaves, cherries, currants, chili pepper rings, tarragon and everything you like in marinades.

6. Step 6:

   

   Wash the cucumbers and place them tightly in a jar. The buttocks of cucumbers can be cut off, but I don't do that - I cut them off just before serving.

7. Step 7:

   

   Boil the water.

8. Step 8:

   

   Pour cucumbers, cover with lids and leave for 10 minutes.

10. Step 9:

    

    Then drain the water from the jar and put it back on fire, add salt and sugar at the rate of 1 liter of water for 2 tablespoons of salt and sugar.

11. Step 10:

    

    Add chili ketchup.

12. Step 11:

    

    Pour in the vinegar. I use 6-9% vinegar. If you have an essence, then dilute it with water in a ratio of 1 to 8.

13. Step 12:

    

    Bring the marinade to a boil.

14. Step 13:

    

    And pour the cucumbers.

15. Step 14:

    

    Close with screw caps or roll up.

16. Step 15:

    

    Turn over, cover the jars and leave so until completely cooled. Sterilization is not required. Such cucumbers are perfectly stored in apartment conditions.

17. Step 16:

    

    Cucumbers should be infused for at least a month before use. Enjoy your meal!