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There is nothing easier than preparing lightly salted cucumbers for the table. This is a great snack! But this business also has its own secrets, which not all housewives know about. We present to your attention several recipes for salted cucumbers and a video for detailed information. They will be useful not only for young housewives, but also for those who like to experiment in the kitchen.
Cooking secrets
In the middle of summer, it's time for cucumbers. Some of them are used in traditional fresh salads, some are to be pickled, but one cannot fail to mention lightly salted cucumbers. They are very easy to prepare, wait until they become salty not so long, and as a snack they are simply irreplaceable.
Pickling cucumbers can be used both from the garden and purchased. The hardest question is how to choose the right ones? There are three signs of good cucumbers:
- strong;
- fresh;
- with a thin skin.
It is better if they are just collected from the garden. The best pickles for pickling are small, tough fruits with pimples.
If you marinate or salt vegetables for the winter, this will not matter, because the period of being in the brine is quite long.
The quality of the water is of great importance in cooking. Since in some regions it leaves much to be desired, we advise you to give preference to spring, filtered or bottled water. You will need very little of it, but the quality of lightly salted cucumbers in a jar, barrel or other container will be excellent. Some housewives advise additionally placing a silver spoon in the water for lightly salted cucumbers for 15-20 minutes to improve the taste.
Often wondering how to cook lightly salted cucumbers at home, the housewives are thinking about what dishes to pickle them in. To do this, you can use:
- glass jars;
- an enamel pan;
- ceramic dishes.
Preparation for cooking
Before starting a conversation about how to salt salted cucumbers, you need to prepare the ingredients, herbs, dishes and oppression. Everything should be clean.
Even if the fruits have just been harvested from the garden, this process should not be ignored. The cucumbers will not get worse, but they will definitely get better. This will give them strength. It is also important if some of the fruits are slightly soft to the touch.
Recipes
It is difficult in our country to find a person who, in the summer season, would refuse lightly salted cucumbers, which combine the taste of a summer morning and spices. This is the most popular snack. Despite the relative simplicity of the recipes, cooking lightly salted cucumbers is a real art. We present to your attention several time-tested universal recipes.
Quick hot cucumber recipe
If you have little time left before a feast, for example, a day or a maximum of two, this does not mean that you cannot cook lightly salted cucumbers. Their recipe is quite simple. For this you will need:
- cucumbers - 2 kilograms;
- hot pepper - 0.5-1 piece;
- garlic - 2 cloves;
- horseradish - 10 grams;
- tarragon, thyme and dill - 1 bunch of each (about 50 grams).
When everything is ready, you can start cooking.Cucumbers are pre-soaked, the garlic is peeled and finely chopped, and they are also served with hot peppers. The herbs are thoroughly washed and everything is laid out in a saucepan in layers along with cucumbers. Finely chopped garlic and peppers are also stacked evenly.
Now you need to prepare a pickle for lightly salted cucumbers. A liter of water will require 50 grams of salt (these are two level tablespoons). A hot brine is being prepared, cucumbers are poured with it, without waiting for the water to cool down. Such lightly salted cucumbers will be ready in a day.
Cucumbers in a package
Perhaps the simplest recipe for lightly salted cucumbers for a feast. To prepare them, the hostess will need:
- cucumbers - 2 kilograms;
- dill - half a bunch;
- garlic - 1 head;
- salt - 2 teaspoons.
Use a large plastic bag as a container. Cucumbers are pre-washed, butts are cut off and placed in plastic. Pour salt, after which the bag is closed and shaken thoroughly so that the salt is evenly distributed.
Garlic is passed through a press or chopped finely. They do the same with dill. After that, the remaining ingredients are added to the cucumbers in the bag and shaken again thoroughly. The closed bag is left at room temperature for 4 hours. That's it, the cucumbers are ready! A huge plus of this method lies not only in its simplicity, but also in saving time. This recipe can be used to salt a lot of cucumbers at a time.
Lightly salted cucumbers with apples
With apples, you can cook lightly salted cucumbers in a jar, especially if they are small in size. For the recipe you need:
- cucumbers - 1 kilogram;
- green apples (preferably sour) - 2 pieces;
- garlic - 1 head;
- dill and parsley - in a bunch;
- black peppercorns - 10 pieces;
- black currant leaves - 5-8 pieces;
- cherry leaves - 2-3 pieces.
Cucumbers are washed and soaked, apples are washed and cut into quarters without removing the core. Cucumbers and apples are packed tightly into the jar, currant and cherry leaves are placed between them. Chopped garlic, dill and parsley are also placed evenly in the bowl.
Cucumber pickle is prepared in the standard way: for a liter of water, take two tablespoons of salt without a slide, boil for 1-2 minutes, cover with peppercorns and pour cucumbers. This recipe for making lightly salted cucumbers involves waiting at least 12 hours before eating.
If you pickle cucumbers in cold brine, the cooking time will stretch for 3 days, although this also affects the taste.
Each housewife tries to experiment with different recipes before finding her own.
Classic lightly salted cucumbers
For cooking, you will need the following amount of ingredients:
- cucumbers - 2 kilograms;
- horseradish leaves - 4-5 pieces;
- horseradish root - to taste;
- garlic - 4 cloves;
- hot pepper - 1 piece;
- dill - greens and umbrellas.
Cucumbers are pre-soaked, butts are trimmed. Horseradish, dill, pepper and garlic are chopped. If someone doesn't like the garlic flavor in cucumbers, you can reduce the amount.
Will you cook lightly salted cucumbers in a saucepan or jars - it doesn't matter, the main thing is to observe the proportions of the ingredients. Everything fits into the container evenly except for horseradish leaves. A brine is prepared according to a standard recipe, when 50 grams of salt is required per liter of water. Sometimes it may seem that the brine is very salty, but in view of the fact that it must salt the fruits in a short time, this is quite justified. After boiling the brine, you need to cool it and pour the cucumbers so that the water completely covers them. Horseradish leaves are laid out on top. It should be noted that this particular ingredient has a positive effect on the crunch of cucumbers.
For those who want to visually familiarize themselves with how to make lightly salted cucumbers at home according to the classic recipe, a video is presented below:
Lightly salted cucumbers with squash
How many recipes for salted cucumbers exist today! This is one of them.The taste of squash (they can be replaced with zucchini or zucchini) is quite neutral, while they can be combined with cucumbers both when salted and in marinades.
Ingredients:
- cucumbers - 1 kilogram;
- squash - 1 piece (small);
- horseradish leaves - 1 piece;
- dill - a few branches;
- bay leaf, allspice - to taste;
- garlic - 1 head.
Cucumbers are prepared as standard by cutting off the ends and pre-soaking. Squash is peeled, cut as you like. At the bottom of the jar or pan you need to put a horseradish leaf, garlic and dill. Garlic can be whole, but it is better to cut each clove in half. First we spread the cucumbers, then the squash in pieces.
The brine is prepared hot or cold (salt is stirred in the water), bay leaves and allspice are added. As soon as it is ready, brine made in any way, pours the vegetables so that the water covers them completely.
You just have to wait until they become salty and crispy. With hot filling, you will have to wait a day, no more, sometimes 12 hours is enough. With cold - 3 days.
Of course, herbs, spices and other ingredients can be added to taste, varied in quantity, and even substituted. Each housewife, experimenting in the kitchen, is always looking for something of her own. For someone, a bright taste or sharpness is important, and someone simply does not eat spicy food.
Today we discussed how to pickle salted cucumbers and revealed a few simple secrets of their preparation. It remains only to taste and add something of your own to your favorite recipe, making this popular appetizer unique and inimitable.
