Salted cucumbers are one of the oldest Russian snacks. They complement and dilute any meat, fish, vegetable dish. Therefore, as soon as the first fruits of this vegetable ripen in the beds, the hostesses begin to salt them. The whole secret of the spicy taste and good aroma of lightly salted cucumbers lies in the correctly prepared brine. Our article is dedicated to inexperienced housewives. In it, you will learn how to prepare a pickle for lightly salted cucumbers in different ways. An appetizer made specifically according to these recipes is delicious and fragrant, and most importantly - crispy.
Salted cucumbers in cold brine
A bright green color and with a crispy crust produce vegetables if heat treatment is not used for their preparation. How to prepare a brine for salted cucumbers "cold" way? In a separate bowl, mix 5 large glasses of water and 2 large tablespoons of rock salt (without a slide). If you want the appetizer to be more spicy, add 1 small spoonful of dry mustard here. While the salt will dissolve, prepare vegetables and spices.
In a jar, put hot pepper, cut into circles, a head of peeled garlic, a couple of sprigs of dill and parsley. Place cucumbers on top of all the spices. Cover the fruits with fresh leaves of horseradish. Pour cucumbers with brine, cover with a tight lid and leave to salt for 3 days in the basement or on the balcony.
Salted cucumbers in hot brine
"Daily cucumbers" - this is the name of vegetables that are salted in a "hot" way. An appetizer made using this technology is ready for use 24 hours after preparation. So, how to make hot pickle for lightly salted cucumbers? In an enameled saucepan with water (2 liters), put spices: laurel, currant leaves, allspice, cloves. Here you should pour 4 large tablespoons of rock salt. Boil the contents of the pan for a couple of minutes. Strain the brine and pour into pre-prepared jars with cucumbers. Then you need to close the containers with lids and leave in a dark place for a day. To make the dish aromatic and tasty, the fruits in the jar should be sprinkled with chopped garlic, horseradish root, and herbs.
Spiced pickle for lightly salted cucumbers
This recipe is for gourmets. The taste of a dish created by it differs from the taste of classic salted cucumbers. It is more sweet and tart. To prepare the brine you will need: juice of half a lemon, 2 small tablespoons of sugar, half the same spoon of salt, 1 large spoon of Dijon mustard. Of these ingredients, you need to make a brine (no need to add water). Cucumbers cut into circles. Fold in a glass jar, pouring marinade. The container should be closed and shaken well. Leave the snack in the refrigerator for an hour or two. Shake the cucumber dish from time to time. You can try the dish in two hours.
It’s not at all difficult to cook crispy, tasty, fragrant light-salted cucumbers. The main thing in this business is to pick up the brine recipe that you and your family members will like. And this can only be determined through experimentation. Try the cooking methods presented in the article, and for sure, they all “settle down” in your notebook with recipes of your favorite dishes for a long time.