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Cucumbers with turmeric for the winter are a spicy and tasty preparation. The spice of turmeric gives the dish a special piquancy. In addition to the taste, the seasoning also changes the color of the product, it acquires a beautiful reddish tint. The finished product is well stored and can be used at any time of the year.
Features of cooking cucumbers with turmeric
Cucumber and turmeric are the main ingredients in this piece. A properly prepared dish is capable of retaining useful trace elements of products. Turmeric contains many vitamins and minerals. According to its medicinal properties, the seasoning can be compared with antibiotics.
All ingredients must be thoroughly washed before cooking. Then cut off the ends of the cucumbers, and peel the peppers from seeds. Choose the main ingredient not overripe, with a tough skin and large seeds. It is better to use young firm and medium-sized vegetables.
Recipes for pickled cucumbers with turmeric for the winter
You can salt cucumbers with turmeric for the winter in completely different ways. Cucumbers are a versatile product, therefore, when preparing blanks from it for the winter, you can add various seasonings and ingredients. The finished dish will not lose the rich taste of individual products, but in combination with turmeric, on the contrary, will give them a more piquant pronounced aroma.
Spicy cucumber and turmeric appetizer
To prepare a classic spicy cucumber and turmeric snack for the winter, you need to prepare the following ingredients:
- 2.5 kg of medium-sized cucumbers (not overripe);
- 4 onions;
- 2 medium bell peppers;
- 1 tbsp. l. turmeric;
- 3 cloves of garlic;
- 50 ml of apple cider vinegar;
- cloves and dill umbrella;
- 3 tbsp. l. mustard seeds;
- 30 g sugar;
- salt (add to taste).
Turmeric gives cucumbers a pleasant spicy taste and beautiful color
Step-by-step preparation of a delicious preparation for the winter:
- Pour cucumbers with cold water and leave for a couple of hours.
- Then take them out, wash them several times under running water. Cut off the ponytails and chop with medium-thick (about 5 millimeters) rings.
- Send the sliced cucumbers to a large saucepan.
- Wash the peppers and remove the seeds. Chop them into medium strips or cubes.
- Peeled and washed onions must be divided into 6 or 8 parts, put in a saucepan. Season vegetables with salt and stir, leave to marinate.
- Boil the marinade in another saucepan. To do this, send vinegar, all seasonings and spices, an umbrella of dill, mustard grains, cloves of garlic and sugar to a container and put on fire. Add the juice that formed when mixing the onions with cucumbers to the saucepan. When the solution starts to boil, reduce the heat and cook the marinade for about 5 minutes.
- Immediately add the prepared filling to the vegetables and stir.
- Put the salad in sterilized pre-sterilized small glass jars, leaving no empty spaces.
- Roll up containers with lids. Put the jars back to sterilize for 15 minutes. Cover with a thick blanket and leave overnight.
Cucumbers with turmeric and dry mustard
To make a blank with the addition of mustard, you will need the following products:
- 1.5 kg fresh medium-sized cucumbers;
- 2 medium onions;
- 40 g dry mustard;
- 50 g salt;
- 400 ml of apple cider vinegar;
- 200 g granulated sugar;
- 20 g turmeric (ground);
- seeds from one umbrella of dill;
- 6 peas of allspice.
The vegetables are sweetish in taste.
Step-by-step cooking algorithm:
- Cut the washed cucumbers into small circles.
- Chop the peeled onions into thin rings. Combine vegetables in one saucepan, add salt to them and stir.
- Put something heavy for the press on top. Leave vegetables in this position for 2-3 hours to form juice.
- Throw the vegetables in a colander and rinse with warm water.
- Make a marinade with apple cider vinegar, mustard, allspice, dill seeds and turmeric. Add granulated sugar to a saucepan when the mixture boils.
- Once all the sugar has melted, add vegetables to the marinade and immediately remove the pan from heat.
- Sterilize the jars for about 5 minutes and put the ready-made hot snack in them.
- Roll up the containers with lids and wrap with a blanket.
Canned Cucumbers with Turmeric and Mustard Seeds
The same salad for the winter can be prepared with mustard seeds. It is known that it is the pickled cucumbers that are used in the United States of America for making hamburgers. There they are called "Pikuli".
To prepare a delicious snack you will need:
- 1 kg of cucumbers (small in size);
- 2 heads of onions;
- 30 g mustard seeds;
- 15 g turmeric;
- 200 g granulated sugar;
- 250 ml of apple cider vinegar;
- 1 bunch of fresh herbs (dill is ideal);
- 1 small hot pepper;
- a pinch of coriander and paprika.
A spicy appetizer of cucumbers with turmeric for the winter is prepared not only from dry mustard, but also with its seeds
Step-by-step preparation of a snack:
- Cut the washed cucumbers into small slices.
- Gently remove seeds from hot pepper, cut into rings. Wash hands thoroughly immediately and do not touch mucous membranes and skin.
- Chop the onion into rings. Combine chopped vegetables in one saucepan and add coriander, mustard seeds, turmeric and paprika to them. Stir, add sugar and salt. Stir again.
- Add vinegar and leave for 3 hours to release the juice. The vegetables should settle and soften.
- Place the container on the stove and cook over medium heat. Keep it for no more than 10 minutes.
- Chop greens and add to vegetables before removing from heat, stir.
- Arrange the spicy salad in glass containers and roll up.
Harvesting cucumbers with turmeric without vinegar
For opponents of adding vinegar to salads, there is a recipe for cucumbers with turmeric for the winter without using this ingredient.
Required products for procurement:
- 1.5 small cucumbers;
- 20 g turmeric;
- 1 large onion
- 4 allspice peas;
- 15 g mustard seeds;
- 1 bunch of dill and parsley;
- 30 g granulated sugar;
- salt and coriander to taste.
Salad is a great addition to meat dishes
Preparing a salad for the winter as follows:
- Soak cucumbers in cold water for a couple of hours, trim off the ends and cut into slices.
- Chop the herbs, chop the onion into rings and add to the vegetables, stir.
- Sterilize glass jars for 5-10 minutes.
- Put turmeric, pepper, mustard, coriander on the bottom of each container.
- Arrange the gherkins and onions tightly on top.
- Make a fill of water, sugar and salt.
- Pour glass jars with solution and roll up.
Cucumber salad with turmeric without sterilization
For a simple recipe for pickling cucumbers with turmeric for the winter, you will need the following ingredients:
- 2 kg of medium elastic (not overripe) cucumbers;
- 1 kg of onions;
- 20 g ground turmeric;
- 80 ml of table vinegar (9%);
- 7 peas of allspice;
- 1 tsp mustard seeds;
- 30 g of salt and granulated sugar.
The snack can be stored for several years in a cool, shaded place
Step-by-step preparation of cucumber salad with turmeric for the winter without sterilization:
- Chop all vegetables into rings.
- Then combine them in one saucepan, salt and stir. Leave to extract juice for 2-3 hours.
- Prepare jars and lids.
- Introduce the resulting juice into a saucepan, pour vinegar there.
- Add turmeric, pepper, mustard seeds, sugar and salt. When the mixture boils, pour over the vegetables and stir.
- Cook the salad until it changes color.
- Pour the snack into the jars and cover with tin lids.
Storage terms and rules
The finished product is stored for the winter from 1.5 to 2 years. To increase shelf life, you need to place the jars in a dark and cool place. The room temperature should not drop below 5 degrees.
Conclusion
Cucumbers with turmeric for the winter have a piquant taste and an unusual aroma, which they do not lose even with prolonged storage. The appetizer works well as a side dish or when making burgers.
