Salted cucumbers are loved by both adults and children. And all because they are a wonderful snack on a weekday and a holiday. They can be eaten outdoors with barbecue or at home with potatoes cooked in their skins. Also, slightly salted cucumbers add juiciness and special piquancy to salads. There is even a “winter” version of olivier, which uses not fresh cucumbers, but salted ones. Soviet people very often recall what delicious mashed potatoes with light-salted cucumber were served at that time in the canteens. And this is just a small list of reasons why a delicious snack has been prepared in Russia for many years.
If you ask ten people about how to cook light-salted cucumbers, each of them will name at least two recipes. And they will all be different from each other! Because in fact, cucumbers can be preserved and salted in hundreds of ways, getting new shades of taste.
Therefore, in this article we will consider the best options for lightly salted instant cucumbers.
You won’t have to wait long
It used to be that people had to do long and dreary work to pamper themselves and their loved ones with delicious pickles. First, they should be grown independently, then sterilized the cans, fill them with cucumbers, brine, close the lids using a special machine, and then wait until the cold weather arrives. After all, blanks were made for the winter! In addition, for the cucumbers to be really tasty, they needed time.
Now everything is much simpler. Of course, completely lazy people can buy a salty snack in the store. However, you can’t compare real homemade cucumbers with anything! Therefore, it is best to cook them yourself, spending about ten to fifteen minutes on it.
Fastest recipe
Modern people do not like to wait for something too long, so the following recipe is an excellent option for light-salted instant cucumbers for them.
What is needed:
- fresh cucumbers;
- dill - 4-5 branches;
- horseradish leaves (you can do without them)
- garlic - 6 cloves;
- salt;
- black pepper in a pot - 3 pcs.;
- several cellophane bags.
Cooking method:
Cut the “tails” of washed cucumbers, and then fill the prepared packet in half with green vegetables. Add sprigs of dill, torn or chopped horseradish leaves, chopped garlic. Salt can be put on the eye, because cucumbers do not absorb excess.
Tie the bag and put in a few more bags or in a deep bowl so that the juice that will stand out does not stain anything. Put in the refrigerator. After six hours, the product will be ready for use!
The easiest recipe
Lightly salted instant cucumbers in a pan are also considered very tasty and easy to prepare. The ingredients are the same as in the previous recipe. But still need water. Salt should be added at the rate of: one tablespoon per liter of water.
Cooking method:
Dill, horseradish, garlic, greens cut folded in a pan. Add pepper and salt there. Then fill the components with water and put on fire. When the liquid boils, let it simmer over low heat. And at this time prepare the cucumbers.
They need to be washed, removed from the tips, put in another pan. After which pour boiling brine, it should completely cover the green vegetables in the pan. If filling is not enough, repeat the procedure. Leave the cucumbers for ten to twelve hours, or better for the night. And you can take a sample!
For thrill lovers
Salted cucumbers instant recipe in a pan can be made more spicy. In this case, a piece of red hot pepper must also be added to the brine. The hostess must determine its size from her own preferences.
However, it is worth remembering that spicy food has a detrimental effect on the stomach. Therefore, people suffering from an ulcer are strictly forbidden to use "vigorous" lightly salted cucumbers! Especially during an exacerbation of the disease.
Traditional recipe
From time immemorial in Russia, delicious pickles were prepared with the addition of dill “umbrellas”. But as times have changed, the recipe has improved. And now salted cucumbers with instant greens are popular.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers;
- a bunch of dill;
- a bunch of cilantro;
- citric acid or lemon juice;
- salt.
- water.
Cooking method:
Prepare cucumbers in the same way as in the previous recipes. Break greens with your hands, divide in half and pour one part into the pan. Put cucumbers on top. And then the greens. Put water on fire, boil, add salt (1 tbsp. L / 1 liter) and half a teaspoon of citric acid or lemon juice. The resulting mixture pour cucumbers. Three hours later, you can serve at the table!
Chinese pickled cucumbers
Not only Russians, but also Chinese like salt cucumbers. And they offer us their own, more complicated recipe for light-salted instant cucumbers, which is also popular with us in Russia.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers;
- garlic;
- hot red pepper;
- sugar;
- salt;
- soy sauce;
- Bay leaf.
Cooking method:
- Cucumbers must be washed, removed from the “tails”, cut lengthwise into four parts, and then transferred to a pan or bowl of a suitable size and generously sprinkled with salt and sugar in a 2: 1 ratio. Put in the refrigerator.
- At this time, prepare the fill. Pass the garlic through a press, cut the pepper into small pieces, mix and pour in soy sauce, add bay leaf and leave the mixture for an hour.
- After the specified time, get the cucumbers and carefully squeeze out the allocated juice. We do not need him. Fold the green vegetable in a pan and pour the liquid mixture, close the lid and put in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours. Then the cucumbers in Chinese are ready to eat!
“Broken” light-salted cucumbers
In terms of ingredients, this instant recipe for lightly salted cucumbers is a bit like the previous one. However, he will not need an ordinary green vegetable, but a long-fruited, salt is not needed at all. Otherwise, the components are the same.
Cooking method:
- Cucumbers must be cut lengthwise into halves and cleaned from seeds. Cut into small sticks and put in a bag (so that the pieces do not scatter throughout the kitchen) with the cut down, then beat off with a rolling pin until cracks go along the cucumber skin. After that, the workpiece should be left for some time, which will be required to prepare the dressing.
- Cut the garlic into thin plates, pepper into small rings, put the ingredients in a saucepan and pour them with soy sauce. Add bay leaf and sugar (proportion to water - 1: 3), bring to a boil, remove from heat, cool.
- Get the cucumbers, squeeze the juice thoroughly and transfer to the pan. Leave for 3 hours.
Unusual salted instant cucumbers with garlic
Lightly salted cucumbers with garlic will be very original and tasty. And their preparation will require very little time.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers;
- garlic - one head per kilogram of cucumbers;
- salt;
- Apple vinegar;
- sunflower oil;
- sesame.
Cooking method:
- Prepare cucumbers, as has already been described many times, cut into small cubes, put in a bowl, salt and mix. Pour sesame seeds into a pan, season with oil and apple cider vinegar. The last component can be replaced with lemon juice, which will give a new flavor. Leave for half an hour.
- Pass the garlic through a press, pour to sesame dressing, mix. Then add the cucumbers, cover and leave at room temperature for four hours. Cucumbers are ready!
Original lightly salted cucumbers
As has already been said many times, there are so many recipes for light-salted instant cucumbers that the whole cucumber season is not enough to try them all! And, as if to prove this, another way.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers;
- lime;
- sprigs of dill and young mint;
- sugar;
- salt;
- black pepper peas.
Add garlic if desired.
Cooking method:
- Prepare the green vegetable and cut into bars, put in a pan and sprinkle with a mixture of salt and sugar (2: 1), mix, let it brew for fifteen minutes. Break greens with your hands, cut lime into circles. Send these ingredients to the cucumbers.
- This recipe is not only very tasty, it will take a very short time to wait for the cucumbers - half an hour. After the required time, light-salted cucumbers can be served.
Lightly salted cucumbers "for adults"
Almost all the housewives face one problem when cooking a delicious snack. Their cucumbers turn out to be too soft and do not crunch at all, like “bought ones”. What to do?
To solve a complex issue, we offer the following recipe.
Ingredients:
- fresh cucumbers;
- greens;
- horseradish leaves;
- salt;
- water;
- some vodka.
Cooking method:
- To cook instant crispy light-salted cucumbers, you need to wash the green vegetables and get rid of the tails, then pierce with a fork in several places. Finely chop the greens and leaves of horseradish , divide into two parts, one of which fill the bottom of the pan. Put cucumbers on top, and again greens.
- Pour water and pour salt into another container, and you should not skimp. Put on fire and bring to a boil. Then reduce the fire and hold for 10-15 minutes. Remove from the stove and add vodka - 20 ml per liter of water.
- Pour cucumbers with a hot mixture, on top of which you should put a flat plate, and on it any heavy object (for example, a jar filled with water). Leave the snack at room temperature for several hours (10-12 will be enough).
- After the specified time, you can take a sample!
Thus, the main ingredient in the instant recipe for crispy light-salted cucumbers is vodka. That is why they are called "for adults."
So, in this article the number of ingredients is not specifically indicated, because everyone has different tastes and, when preparing any dish, including “fast” light-salted cucumbers, you should focus solely on your own preferences.