Jars of chopped cucumbers with parsley and garlic for the winter look very appetizing. The taste of the preparation is wonderful, everyone without exception likes it. The snack is enjoyed by children and adults alike. Cucumbers prepared according to all the rules have a pleasant crunch, parsley and spices give them a piquant taste.
Features of preparing cucumbers with parsley
In order for the preparation to turn out as it should, the cucumbers need to be small, dense, with pimples.Smooth-skinned greens will ruin everything. They are salad, which means they will become soft after heat treatment, this will affect the taste and appearance of the snack. Parsley needs to be fresh, not wilted.
Cucumbers you need:
- wash in running water with a sponge (brush);
- put in a large basin;
- to fill with water;
- leave for 30-60 minutes.
While the greens are lying in the water, there is time to prepare the parsley. It needs to be sorted out, put in a large container, and filled with water. Change it at least 2 times (every 10-15 minutes). After this, rinse the greens and place them on a towel folded several times. The liquid should drain.
Container and main ingredients
Glass jars with a volume of 0.5-1 liters are suitable for the preparation. They need to be thoroughly washed with soda and sterilized in any way:
- steamed;
- in the oven;
- in the microwave.
Metal lids must be thoroughly washed, placed in a saucepan, filled with hot water, and boiled over medium heat for at least 5 minutes..
Winter snack ingredients:
- parsley - 100 g (more is possible);
- not overgrown cucumbers - 4 kg;
- sunflower oil - 200 ml;
- table vinegar 6-9% - 200 ml;
- sugar - 200 g;
- salt - 3 tbsp. l.;
- ground black pepper - 1 tbsp. l.
Cooking recipes
The snack can be prepared with or without sterilization. Not all housewives like to boil jars of vegetables before twisting. A recipe for cucumbers with parsley without sterilization will suit them.
Sliced cucumbers with parsley for the winter
First you need to prepare the marinade. To do this, pour 1 liter of water into a bowl. Take washed greens, chop finely with a knife, pour into water. Add spices to the marinade:
- salt;
- sugar;
- pepper;
- vinegar.
While the ingredients are dissolving, chop the cucumbers. First cut off the ends, then cut each fruit into 4 parts. Long slices can be cut into halves.Place the chopped cucumbers in a bowl with the marinade.
You need to marinate for at least 4 hours. After this, transfer the cucumber slices into prepared jars and fill with liquid. To sterilize, take a large saucepan and place a folded towel on the bottom. Place the jars on it, pour cold water into the container to ⅔ of their height.
To keep canned cucumbers for a long time, the jars need to be boiled over medium heat for 15 minutes.
Start counting the time from the moment the marinade boils. After this, remove the hot jars from the pan one by one, close the lids, turn them over, and cover with a blanket.
Without sterilization
Busy housewives will need a recipe for a cucumber snack, which is prepared without sterilization. It only takes 1 hour of free time to prepare the marinade and cut the vegetables.
Ingredients:
- garlic cloves - 250 g;
- onion - 250 g;
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- salt - 120 g;
- table vinegar 9% - 100 ml;
- peppercorns (allspice);
- ground pepper (black) - 5 g.
Cut cleanly washed cucumbers into plastic pieces and onions into half rings. Pass the garlic cloves through a press. Mix vegetables, pour in a dressing of salt, vinegar and spices. After 10-12 hours, the cucumbers will marinate and release the juice. All that remains is to place them in sterilized jars, crush them with a spoon so that there are no voids, pour in the marinade remaining in the pan (basin), and close with scalded lids.
With added garlic
Many housewives will enjoy the savory appetizer of cucumbers with garlic, seasoned with mustard. In this recipe, vegetables are stewed for only 5 minutes, but are not sterilized.
Ingredients:
- large head of garlic - 1 pc.;
- onion - 1.5 kg;
- cucumbers - 4 kg;
- vegetable oil - 250 ml;
- table vinegar 9% - 120 ml;
- salt - 40 g;
- sugar - 200 g;
- mustard (seeds) - 5 g.
Chop the vegetables, mix, add all the spices, let stand for 1-2 hours, bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes. Place the snack in hot sterilized jars and roll up.
With dill
There are people who don't like the taste of parsley. You can recommend them a delicious cucumber and dill salad. Fruits of any size are suitable for its preparation.
Ingredients:
- large bunch of dill - 1 pc.;
- cucumbers - 4 kg;
- garlic - 1 head;
- table vinegar 9% - 200 ml;
- vegetable oil - 1 tbsp.;
- sugar - 1 tbsp;
- salt - ½ tbsp.;
- ground pepper (black) - 1 tbsp. l.
Chop the vegetables, mix, pour in a mixture of spices, vinegar, oil, and leave to marinate for 10-12 hours. Place in jars, sterilize (15 minutes for half-liter jars, 20 minutes for liter jars), roll up.
Storage of the finished product
The appetizer sliced cucumbers with parsley in winter is well stored in the apartment, cellar and refrigerator, because the vegetables have been sterilized and the recipe contains vinegar. It is better to store prepared cucumbers with garlic in the cellar or in the refrigerator.
Cucumber salad prepared without sterilization should be refrigerated. In the conditions of an apartment, the bank may explode. The appetizer cucumbers with dill can be stored at room temperature.
Shelf life of preservation
Canned vegetables that have undergone sterilization can be stored at a temperature of 0-20 °C with an air humidity of 70%. During heat treatment, harmful microorganisms that cause food spoilage are killed.
Snacks made from cucumbers with vinegar, prepared in compliance with all the rules and sterilized, can be stored in an apartment for 1 year, in a cellar - 1-2 years. The quality of the workpiece can be assessed by external signs: the brine is not cloudy, the lid is rust-free and not swollen.
