Pickled cucumbers crispy in liter jars

Wonderful crispy cucumbers will take their rightful place in your refrigerator. Of all the preparations for the winter, I give the greatest preference to pickled cucumbers. Practically, it is one of the main components in many salads. And who doesn't like to eat fried potatoes with pickled cucumber, and therefore I stock up on them for the future.
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Composition / ingredients

Servings:
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Nutrients and energy value of the composition of the recipe
By weight of the composition:
Proteins 25 % 1 g
Fats 0 % 0 g
Carbohydrates 75 % 3 g
18 kcal
GI: 67 / 0 / 33

Step-by-step cooking

Cooking time: 3 h
  1. Step 1:

    Step 1.

    How to make pickled cucumbers crispy in liter jars? Prepare the necessary ingredients. You will also need liter cans. So, very carefully, preferably with a brush, rinse cucumbers, herbs and capsicum.

  2. Step 2:

    Step 2.

    At the bottom of a pre-washed jar, put some celery and umbrella dill (if desired, you can take horseradish leaves, currants, cherries, parsley, etc.), capsicum and peas, bay leaf, cloves, garlic.

  3. Step 3:

    Step 3.

    Lightly cut off the tips of the cucumbers and place them as tightly as possible in a jar, put the rest of the herbs and spices on top.

  4. Step 4:

    Step 4.

    Pour the cucumbers with boiled water, paying attention so that it does not stay on the "floors".

  5. Step 5:

    Step 5.

    Close the lid and leave (you can even cover it with a blanket for this time).

  6. Step 6:

    Step 6.

    After 20-25 drain the water for a few minutes, boil it.

  7. Step 7:

    Step 7.

    Then pour boiling water a second time.

  8. Step 8:

    Step 8.

    Pour the cucumbers with boiled water, paying attention that it does not stay on the "floors".

  9. Step 9:

    Step 9.

    Now it's the turn of salt, sugar and essence.

  10. Step 10:

    Step 10.

    While the next portion of water is boiling, put salt, sugar and essence in a jar.

  11. Step 11:

    Step 11.

    Pour the cucumbers with boiled water for the third time.

  12. Step 12:

    Step 12.

    Roll up the jars, turn them over and cover them with a warm blanket (if you have jars with threads, pay attention that the lid closes tightly, they also need to be turned over). Leave under the blanket until completely cooled.

  13. Step 13:

    Step 13.

    Then move the jars of cucumbers to a convenient storage location until winter.

In order to get high-quality crispy pickled cucumbers, it is necessary that they be small and dense. Do not think that if you keep soft cucumbers in cold running water for several days, they will regain their density. Nothing like that! They will be sluggish in winter, and you can waste time and money.

How to calculate the number of cans, why banks explode and how to avoid it, as well as secrets and life hacks, read the article about preparations for the winter.

For cooking, it is better to use filtered or bottled water that is neutral to taste. If you use tap water, keep in mind that it can give the dish an unpleasant characteristic taste.

Since the degree of salinity, sweetness, bitterness, sharpness, acid, burning is individual for everyone, always add spices, spices and seasonings, focusing on your taste! If you put some of the seasonings for the first time, then keep in mind that there are spices that it is especially important not to shift (for example, chili pepper). 

Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish

  • Fresh cucumbers - 15   kcal/100g
  • Garlic - 143   kcal/100g
  • Carnation - 323   kcal/100g
  • Bay leaf - 313   kcal/100g
  • Celery - 12   kcal/100g
  • Celery Roots - 32   kcal/100g
  • Dill greens - 38   kcal/100g
  • Granulated sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Sugar - 398   kcal/100g
  • Black pepper peas - 255   kcal/100g
  • Hot capsicum - 40   kcal/100g
  • Water - 0   kcal/100g
  • Table salt - 0   kcal/100g
  • Allspice - 263   kcal/100g
  • Acetic essence - 11   kcal/100g

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