Pickled cucumbers are a traditional dish of Russian cuisine, which can be served as an independent appetizer or used as an ingredient for other dishes.
Pickled cucumbers have a sweet-sour taste and spicy flavor
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They can be prepared according to different recipes: using different types of vinegar (table, apple, wine vinegar), with the addition of mustard, horseradish or other spices.
This dish can be stored for a long time without losing its taste
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Pickled cucumbers are often used in salads, soups and other dishes.
Ingredients:
- Cucumbers – 4 kg;
- Vegetable oil – 200 ml;
- Vinegar 9% – 200 ml;
- Sugar – 3 tbsp;
- Salt – 3 tbsp;
- Dry mustard – 2 tbsp;
- Garlic – 2 tbsp;
- Garlic – 10 cloves;
- Ground black pepper – 1 tsp;
- Ground red pepper – 1 tsp.
Preparation of cucumber appetizer:
Cut the cucumbers across into 7-8 mm thick circles.
For the marinade
in a
separate deep bowl combine vegetable oil
,
vinegar, salt, sugar, mustard, dry garlic, black and red ground pepper. Chop the garlic cloves not too finely, add to the marinade and stir for 3 minutes.
Pour the marinade completely into the pot with the cucumbers
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Stir the cucumber mixture every 30 minutes. Marinate the cucumbers for 2 hours.
Then cook the cucumbers for 10-12 minutes until they change color to a slightly darker color, as if they were already pickled.
Put the cucumbers in sterilized jars, pour the marinade and close tightly with lids
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Cover the jars with cucumbers with a towel and leave to cool. You get excellent pickled cucumbers for any feast.
