Cucumbers with citric acid - great option home preservation. How to cook such a dish? You will learn about this by reading our article.
It is probably difficult to imagine at least one family in which they have never prepared canned cucumbers for the winter. Now there is such a variety of ways that, probably, almost every woman has her own favorite recipe. Of course, vinegar is used in most pickling methods, but not everyone likes this option. If you also do not like to make preparations this way, then we will tell you how to cook such dishes otherwise.
In order to cook delicious cucumbers with citric acid, you need to choose them correctly. The size of the cucumber should be approximately 13 cm. There should be no damage on the vegetables themselves, and the peel should be with pimples. And it is better to choose cucumbers, in which it is denser. Pickled cucumbers with citric acid are ideal for salting for the winter. In order to prepare them, you must select suitable recipes. What exactly? Now we'll tell you.
First, let's consider this option of the workpiece. To create it you will need (for 1.5 l):
Cucumbers with citric acid for the winter: the cooking process
Step one. Cucumbers must be washed. For this most the best option will leave them for a few hours in cold water.
Step two. In order for the canning process to go faster, we remove the “butts” from the washed cucumbers with a brush.
Step three. Cut the garlic cloves and divide into pieces.
Step four. We sterilize jars. Then put 4-5 peppercorns, 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic on the bottom of the jars, bay leaves(1-2) and one incomplete spoon
Step five. Cucumbers need to be tightly laid in a jar. You need to try to do it in an upright position, at least at first. Pour boiling water in small portions, being extremely careful, trying to do it so that the jar does not burst. It is best to use an iron spoon for this. Fill the jar with boiling water to the very top and leave for 15 minutes.
Step six. IN enamel pan drain the liquid. Considering that in the future it will boil away, add about 50 ml of water
Step seven. We measure the volume of liquid. Add salt and sugar (two tablespoons without top per 1 liter of each component).
Step eight. We boil cucumber pickle. The resulting foam must be removed. The brine should boil for 2 minutes. Then we fill them with jars of vegetables.
Step nine. Now we roll cucumbers with citric acid.
Step ten. Grains of acid should be evenly distributed. To do this, twist the jars and, turning them upside down, cover with a warm blanket.
Pickled cucumbers with citric acid can be stored for a very long time. But this workpiece usually eaten very quickly. In this regard, it is difficult to disagree with the fact that cucumbers with citric acid for the winter will come in handy.
Ingredients (for 3 liters of water):
Spices (per jar):
Home cooking
Step one. By analogy with the previous recipe, soak cucumbers in water. Don't forget to change the water periodically.
Step two. We clean the vegetables, it is advisable to use a brush.
Step three. We cut off the “butts” of cucumbers.
Step four. Vegetables folded in a deep basin are poured with boiling water and left for 40 minutes.
Step five. We put spices in sterilized jars and do the marinade.
Step six. The water in the basin should not be very cold. We put warm cucumbers in jars.
marinade recipe
Step one. Bring the water to a boil and boil for another 5 minutes. Add salt and sugar, then boil for another five to ten minutes, then add citric acid. The water should sizzle. Now turn off the gas.
Step two. Pour the cucumbers with the resulting liquid and roll up the jars.
By the way, they do not have to be wrapped in a warm blanket.
How else to close cucumbers with citric acid? The recipe is quite simple. Therefore, problems with blanks should not arise.
This recipe uses 1.5-liter containers, but many people cook cucumbers with citric acid in liter jars
Ingredients:
Cooking at home
How to cook cucumbers with citric acid in liter jars? Now we will tell you in detail.
Step one. Freshly picked cucumbers are soaked in water for several hours.
Step two. Then the cucumbers are washed in running water. The spikes are removed and the “buttocks” are cut off.
Step four. Then cut the garlic into slices.
Step five. Chop the dill.
Step six. Put chopped dill, 3-4 cloves of chopped garlic, a few bay leaves, 4 peas on the bottom of the jars allspice, ½ teaspoon of a mixture of pepper and the same amount of mustard seeds.
Step seven. Pack cucumbers tightly into 1.5-liter jars. First, we lay out the cucumbers vertically, then as convenient, but always tightly.
Step eight. Pour boiling water over cucumbers. We insist cucumbers in boiling water for 15 minutes.
Step nine. Pour water into an enamel pan and measure the drained liquid.
For 1 liter of drained liquid, you will need sugar and salt (two tablespoons each).
Bring the brine to a boil, remove the foam and boil for another two minutes. Pour one and a half liter jars of cucumbers with the resulting liquid and add a teaspoon, sugar, citric acid and salt.
Very carefully, using a towel, twist each jar. We put the jars upside down and wrap them in a blanket.
Despite the fact that in this recipe we are talking about one and a half liter jars, cucumbers in liter containers will certainly turn out no worse.
You can also cook assorted cucumbers and tomatoes for the winter with citric acid.
Ingredients for a three-liter jar:
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Now you know how to close cucumbers for the winter. We have described in detail the recipes with citric acid. We hope that you will be able to cook such a blank at home. And you can treat your relatives by putting cucumbers with citric acid on the table, the recipe for which you were told. Good luck with your creations.
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Almost every housewife knows the algorithm in one or two pours of boiling water so that the vegetables warm up before pickling in a jar. This is how we will make this simple, but very tasty preservation.
For 1 liter we need:
Spicy additions:
For marinade:
Additional to taste:
Important details.
We pickle cucumbers lightly, spending no more than 40 minutes on active work.
With passion, we wash the vegetables in running water so that dirt does not linger in the pimples. Soak in cold water for at least two hours, or better - for all three or four. Only in this way will we get a truly fervent crunch after pickling.
The layout of spicy leaves and garlic in jars will take a couple of minutes. Right on the list above - and to the bottom. We put cucumbers tightly on the greenfinch. The first level in such blanks is always made vertical. Then fill with vegetables to the top - as they enter. Large fruits can be cut in half.
We will make two fillings with boiling water - for 15 and 10 minutes respectively. If you are in a hurry, then limit yourself to one warming up - at least 20 minutes.
Everything is according to the classics of the genre: clean boiling water - in a jar, cover with a lid, it takes time to wait. Then pour into a saucepan, heat and fill the jars again.
Marinade can be done and on drained water, and separately on clean- while the vegetables are warming up in the second boiling water. Everything is also elementary: add additives to the water, and, stirring until completely dissolved, let it boil for a couple of minutes.
Good to know!
1 liter will contain approximately 500 ml of marinade.
The most delicious and elegant recipes are often associated with old Europa. So this simple algorithm got into family menu called with some pretense. However, not in vain: the workpiece is really beautiful and appetizing.
For a liter jar we need:
A set of pickling greens:
Marinade Additives:
The preparation is similar to the first algorithm.
We never skip soaking well-washed vegetables in cold water - at least for 2 hours. During this time, you can sterilize dishes or.
When the cucumbers are filled with moisture, you can lay them in jars on a pillow of spicy greens. Pour boiling water into the jar, top the lid - 20 minutes of rest for high-quality heating of the ingredients.
Dissolve sugar (up to 4 tablespoons) and salt (1 tablespoon) in 0.5 liters of water. This is a marinade per liter jar according to the ingredients above. Want more? Increase the components proportionally.
Let the solution boil and boil for 2-3 minutes. We will send this boiling liquid to jars after we drain the cooled clean water. Before that, let's not forget to fill in citric acid and squeeze a circle of lemon on the side - right up to the glass, as seen in the photo below. We close the filled containers hermetically and set to cool in a wrapped form. Everything is ready!
Where there is even a hint of assorted, curiosity for new colors and accents immediately grows. Let's make a traditional composition with a sunny root crop and an onion.
For a liter jar we need:
Leaves and spices:
For marinade per 1 liter of water (2 cans):
How to cook.
Have you already understood the ingeniously simple principle without sterilization? Here it also is applicable to the beautiful company. Cucumbers in water - replenish moisture within 2-3 hours. Close to cooking, clean the carrots and onions. Grind them to taste. Any grater - for carrots, a sharp knife - for slicing onions into rings.
However, carrot circles also look spectacular and quickly marinate if you cut them thinly. Choose according to your mood!
We put greens and spices in a jar, then a vertical layer of cucumbers and the first portion of slicing root crops. The second layer of green heroes is dense, and in the voids - more orange and onion accents. The beauty!
They poured boiling water over it - covered it - left it alone for 10 minutes. Drained and repeated boiling water - for 5-7 minutes.
We make the marinade, not forgetting to boil it a little after dissolving the sugar and salt. We drain the second clean water, distribute citric acid in jars and fill them with a boiling sweet-salty solution. Rolled up - under the covers.
How easy, right? Do it every day! And the result is so cute that we eat for weeks on end - we don’t get bored!
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Expanding the topic, we offer lovers of daring crunch and free fantasy:
A curious recipe for fans of unexpected solutions. Imagine that you are making a blank on the first classical algorithm with one fundamental nuance: put 6-8 tablespoons of sugar in the marinade.
The case when it makes sense to first try a couple of jars and decide if you like this dessert delicacy in a large batch.
We have done this several times, although we are wary of sweetness. It turns out very interesting sympathizers for winter salads, especially with beets and cabbage. Yes, and it's just nice to crunch just like that. But it is worth remembering about the excess of light carbohydrates, so as not to get carried away to the detriment of the figure.
Focus on average tastes and be sure to try. An elegant classic that everyone will love:
one heaping tablespoon of salt and the same amount of sugar.
But sweet handsome men are up to 8 tablespoons of sugar with the same little salt. By the way, experienced housewives do not recommend rolling up exclusive solutions with vinegar. Only lemon! with honey, with fruit juices, with currants and other berries, cucumbers in cucumbers.
You can try a lot, and according to reviews, all this turns out to be much tastier with a delicate preservative.
We love to adjust any recipe that interests you to taste. At the first attempt, we do not touch only the amount of preservative or the proportion with tomatoes. In general, everything on which the storage of the workpiece directly depends.
How much citric acid to put?
Moderate sourness - and you are a recognized master. Households, guests, kids: everyone will appreciate pickled vegetables. To do this, take 1 teaspoon of citric acid for 1 liter of water. A small slide or none at all is acceptable. An even spoon is easy to make: cut with a knife.
Thus, on average, a liter jar goes ½ teaspoon of lemon.
What cucumbers pickle the best?
We choose the so-called pickling varieties. The easiest way to navigate appearance. We need small and even handsome men who fit in the palm of an adult. About 10-12 cm long. The skin can be of different greenness, but always in pimples.
On a note!
Coarse salt varies in degree of salinity. Therefore, it can also be added little by little with a sample - according to your preferences! - up to 2 tablespoons per liter of water.
Do not be too lazy to write down directly on the lids of the jars what proportion was used in each batch. Grab an alcohol marker and your note will winter through without a hitch. This will help you decide on the most delicious marinade to repeat next season.
There is a whole class of recipes for pickled cucumbers with citric acid, which can be harvested for the winter in liter or traditional 3-liter jars. Such a dish is properly called marinated or canned cucumbers(by analogy with cucumbers pickled in acetic acid).
Several simple recipes pickling cucumbers with citric acid for the winter are discussed below.
Canned cucumbers with citric acid - in liter jars
So why citric acid and not vinegar? From a chemical point of view, both of these substances are of organic, natural origin - citric acid is found in citrus fruits and many fruits, and acetic acid is obtained as a result of the fermentation of sugar.
In water, they both dissolve quite well - both in warm and moderately cool. But in terms of “strength”, lemon is more than 40 times superior to acetic.
This means that the first is much more acidic than the second. And lemon has a more pleasant aroma compared to vinegar - although this, of course, is a matter of taste.
In any case, preserving cucumbers for the winter with citric acid or vinegar is equally useful. In the sense that the cucumbers will turn out to be very pleasant, really crispy.
Yes, and the recipes are very tasty and fast - the main thing is to accurately observe the ratio. For example, here is the easiest recipe for making cucumbers with citric acid for the winter.
For a 3-liter jar, the proportions will be as follows:
Step 1. We sterilize the jar and prepare the cucumbers - just hold them in cold water for several hours.
Step 2. We put greens on the bottom of the jar, and then we put the cucumbers quite tightly.
Step 3. Now we dissolve salt, sugar and citric acid for the marinade in cool water, bring everything to a boil and pour it into jars to the top (the liquid should completely hide the cucumbers). We roll up the lids and wrap the jars in a blanket.
Step 4. Let it cool for 2-3 days, then remove the cucumbers for long-term storage in the refrigerator or cellar.
STERILIZE JARS OR NOT? - THAT IS THE QUESTION
There is an opinion that when pickling cucumbers with acetic or citric acid, sterilization can be dispensed with. Some believe that it is enough with this method of preservation to put vegetables in clean jars, which do not have to be sterilized.
This is only partly true—i.e. provided that all components are perfectly clean.However, in practice, it is hardly possible to guarantee such sterility.
Therefore, it is better not to tempt fate and hold the jars over steam or in the microwave for at least 4-5 minutes. We will pay special attention to the covers - they also need to be pre-treated in a similar way.
Adding vodka to the marinade gives it a particularly pleasant aftertaste. Of course, not everyone will like it, but there is no arguing about tastes.
And besides, it will not be superfluous to experiment by making at least a couple of jars of cucumbers with citric acid (it is also called lemon) and vodka.
This recipe for cucumbers for the winter with citric acid is not much different from the previous one.
Step 1. Soak the cucumbers for 3-4 hours in cold water, prepare the greens.
Step 2. We put carrots, cut into circles, as well as greens in pre-sterilized jars (if desired, you can add 3-4 cloves of garlic). Then tightly lay the cucumbers.
Step 3. We prepare the marinade (sugar, salt, lemon) in boiling water and pour it into jars so that the water completely covers the cucumbers. At the end, pour in vodka - 2.5 tablespoons in each jar.
Can be used for pickling if desired. delicious cucumbers for the winter, both acids - lemon and acetic. This gives pleasant aroma both lemon and vinegar (of course, for those who love such tastes).
That's just with such salting with acids, you need to try not to overdo it. Therefore, we take the components in such quantities:
Step 1. Soak the cucumbers in cool water and in the meantime sterilize the jars.
Step 2. Put washed and scalded greens and garlic in jars.
Step 3. And then we tightly lay the cucumbers.
Step 4. We prepare the marinade in boiling water and fill it with jars to the top. Cover the lids, cool under a blanket for 2-3 days.
Step 5. And now we put it in the refrigerator and wait for the cherished hour. It will come in 1 month.
Then cucumbers can be served as an appetizer with almost any side dish, especially potatoes. And also use as an ingredient in various dishes (pickles, vinaigrettes, saltworts and others).
NOTE
Along with citric acid, lemon slices can also be put in jars. In this case, one must proceed from the fact that 1 lemon replaces 4-5 g of citric acid in powder. Despite the fact that the cucumbers will taste the same, such a dish will look more attractive.
Bon Appetit!
Recipe 1: cucumbers with citric acid in 1.5 liter jars
So, you have cucumbers and you want to save them for the winter. Initially, fill them with colder water, let them absorb moisture there, so they will turn out more crispy. In the meantime, prepare the container - sterilize the jars, pour the lids with boiling water.
After a couple of hours, you have everything ready, it remains to collect herbs and spices, and you can start conservation.
You will need:
Dill (preferably dry umbrellas)
mustard seeds
Garlic
Sweet pepper in peas
Lavrushka
Lemon acid
Salt
Wash the soaked cucumbers very carefully, cut off the buttocks.
At the bottom of the jars we put all the above spices, except for citric acid, and begin to lay out the cucumbers tightly. First we put them on the bottom while standing, and then we fill the voids and lay them lying down. In order for cucumbers to fit more tightly into jars, it is good to use them of different sizes.
Further, everything is simple - pour our jars of cucumbers with boiling water, let them stand for a bit, until half-cooled, pour the water into the pan prepared in advance, measure the amount of liquid that is placed in the jars in order to prepare the brine properly. Approximately it turns out 1:2. Pour the cucumbers with boiling water for the second time, let it brew again, drain, and now we are preparing the filling.
For a liter of brine, add 2 tablespoons of salt with a slide, and 2 tablespoons of sugar without a slide. Yes, and do not forget, the salt should not be fine and iodized, for any preservation and salting, only large stone is taken, only then the cucumbers will be crispy and hard, iodized salt turns them into sourdough.
Now citric acid - add a little more than half a teaspoon to a 1 liter jar, a teaspoon to 1.5-2 liter jars, a little more than 1 teaspoon to 3 liters. Then pour boiling water, cork, and turn the lid over, and wrap it warmly with a blanket.
Cucumbers pickled for the winter with citric acid will turn out delicious, crispy, and mustard seeds will give them a little vigor.
Recipe 2
We continue the theme of harvesting cucumbers for the winter without vinegar, which do not require sterilization, with the addition of citric acid.
We take small cucumbers and we will close them in liter jars. This is very convenient - you opened a jar, ate it, we open another preservation. On the big family there is a sense in three-liter jars close, but a family of 2-3 people will do fine with 1 liter jars. And if you don’t want to wait for winter, here’s an option for you:.
For 1 liter jar we need the following ingredients:
600g cucumbers
horseradish leaf
2 cloves of garlic
allspice - 3-4 peas
Pair of dill umbrellas
2 bay leaves
1.5 spoons of sugar
Salt spoon with a large slide
Citric acid in the amount of 2/3 teaspoon
As usual, when preserving cucumbers, we soak them for a couple of hours, wash them, cut off the butts (although you don’t have to bother, but if the cucumbers are bitter, be sure).
We sterilize the jars while the cucumbers are soaked, pour the lids with boiling water. Now that everything is prepared, we begin to fill the jars with the spices listed above. Then, on top of them, we lay cucumbers as tightly as possible (but without squeezing the fruits).
Next, we have triple sterilization in this way: they poured boiling water over the jars and let them stand for a while, poured the water into a container, boiled it, poured it again, then add salt and sugar to the third filling, boil. We throw citric acid into the jar and fill it with brine for the third time. Everything can be corked, turned over and wrapped.
Tip: so that the acid is well distributed over the jar, roll it up, shake it a little before laying it to cover.
If you like very spicy crispy cucumbers, then next recipe For you.
Recipe 3: spicy cucumbers with citric acid
We offer the recipe for a 3l jar, if you have a smaller container, reduce the number of ingredients accordingly.
Ingredients:
2 kg cucumbers
6 garlic cloves
2-3 leaves of currant and cherry
horseradish leaf
2 dill umbrellas
water - 1.3l
sugar - 150g
salt - 75g
vodka - 3 tablespoons
sprigs of tarragon, basil, coriander peas and a couple of laurels per bottle
Everything, as in the previous descriptions - wash the cucumbers, pour cold water, insist a few hours. Then rinse, trim the tails.
While the cucumbers are infused in water, sterilize the jars, boil the lids, prepare all the herbs and spices.
Further, everything is simple - put greens in jars, push cucumbers more tightly, throw all the spices and pour boiling water. If you want to close cucumbers without sterilization, then do triple fill- that is, 1 time with boiling water for 10-12 minutes, the second time with boiling water, the third time with brine. In each jar before filling with brine, add a full teaspoon of citric acid with the top. (If with sterilization - one fill with brine and put to sterilize). Everything, cork, turn over, wrap. The next day, you can relocate the banks to the basement, wait for winter.
Another good recipe.
The traditional and most common way of preservation in our country is with vinegar. But it happens when, for one reason or another, you have to make blanks without vinegar. This is where citric acid comes to the rescue.
I will now tell you how to cook delicious pickled cucumbers with citric acid for the winter. Marinade when using citric acid is mild in taste. This is what I like this recipe blanks. Step-by-step photographs will illustrate the preparation.
I make cucumbers in 2 liter jars, therefore, I give the calculation of products for this volume. In addition to the cucumbers themselves, prepare for the recipe:
First, wash vegetables, greens.
Having cut off the tips of the cucumbers with a knife, we place them with greens in a jar.
After boiling water, pour vegetables with it. We are waiting for 18-20 minutes.
While the cucumbers are in the first boiling water, let's prepare the marinade. We dissolve salt, pepper, sugar, citric acid in a liter of water. We boil. We drain the water from the jar and refill it with marinade. We are waiting for the future preparation to become warm. Pour the marinade into the pan and boil again. Pour over the cucumbers again. We roll the workpiece.
We turn over the bank. Wrap it up for a day. A thick towel or blanket will work for this.
Now, you can send pickled cucumbers with citric acid to be stored in a chamber or in a closet on a shelf. I put these jars in the cellar. in winter delicious cucumbers in tender marinade I recommend even to children! They are without vinegar. Their pleasant crunch delicate taste complement my favorite salads, different dishes from meat, vegetables and pickle soups.