Pickled garlic arrows for winter

Only young garlic shoots that appear in late spring or early summer are suitable for pickling. Later, the stems become harder and more stringy, lose their useful and taste qualities.

After collecting young garlic arrows, it is necessary to remove the tops of the shoots, where the seeds are formed - they are coarse and not edible.

Then rinse the arrows well under running water from dust and dirt. Lightly dry on a paper towel or spread out on a large board.

While the shoots are drying, prepare the pickle for pickling. To do this, pour clean water into a saucepan, boil it, remove the pan from the heat and add salt to the hot water. Stir well until the salt is completely dissolved. Leave the brine to cool.

Rinse the jar well under running water and rinse with boiling water. It is not necessary to sterilize the container.

Put spices on the bottom of a clean jar - pepper, bay leaf, coriander and mustard. Wash the capsicum, peel off the seeds and also put it in a jar. Add a sprig of dry dill.

Then carefully put the garlic arrows into the jar, folding the shoots in a spiral around the perimeter of the jar. Try to lay the arrows as tightly as possible, but do not break them.

After the arrows have filled the entire jar, pour the cooled brine into it. He must tear up all the green shoots.

Scald the grape leaves with boiling water and put the jars with garlic arrows on top. Grape leaves can be replaced with oak or blackcurrant leaves.

Cover the top of the jar with a lid, but do not close it. Thus, carbon dioxide will be released, which is formed during fermentation.

Since water can pour out of the jar a little during fermentation, it is better to put it in a bowl or a deep plate.

Put a jar with garlic arrows in a warm place without direct sunlight for the fermentation process for 3-5 days. After 3 days, check the taste and, depending on the result, leave to ferment again or immediately eat. As soon as the taste of the pickled garlic arrows is satisfactory, move the jar to the refrigerator for later storage.