In winter, you always want to pamper yourself with vegetables and fruits, so many people prepare various preparations all summer. For example, the usual pickled cucumbers can be pickled in cabbage leaves for the winter.
Required Ingredients
Pickling cucumbers in cabbage leaves does not require many ingredients. You only need cucumbers, cabbage, herbs and spices, and water. You will also need salt, sugar and vinegar.
Before starting pickling, all vegetables are thoroughly washed and the cabbage leaves are separated. Spicy herbs you can use are dill, horseradish leaf, currants, cherries, and basil. You can put garlic cloves, cloves or mustard seeds in jars.
Step-by-step preparation steps
Preparing pickled cucumbers in cabbage leaves is very simple.
Preparing cabbage and cucumbers
Rinse the fruits thoroughly, separate the cabbage leaves from the fork. Place all ingredients on a towel to dry.
How to securely wrap cucumbers
Each fruit is wrapped in a cabbage leaf. To prevent it from unfolding, the cucumbers are laid out vertically. Pour boiling water over the jars for 20 minutes.
Brine preparation options
Brine options:
- Pour salt, sugar and vinegar into a jar, then pour boiling water over the mixture.
- Add sugar and salt to boiling water and bring to a boil. Pour vinegar into jars and add marinade.
The jars are sterilized before adding vegetables and marinade.
Filling and sterilizing jars
Jars for preparation are pre-sterilized. Pour some water into the kettle and bring it to a boil. Then a jar is placed on it and sterilized with hot steam for several minutes. Then add the vegetables and pour in the marinade.
Closing the cucumbers
Cover the jars with lids and screw them on. Place them upside down to cool. When the pieces reach room temperature, they can be sent to the cellar.
Recipe without sterilization
Cucumbers in cabbage can be prepared without sterilization. To do this, spices, dill, currant and cherry leaves, and mustard seeds are placed at the bottom. Then lay out the cucumbers and immediately pour the prepared marinade over them. Cover with lids and roll up. Only the shelf life of such a product is shorter.
Storage rules and periods
It is recommended to store the finished preserves in a cool and well-ventilated place away from sunlight. Jars with pickling are lowered into the cellar or basement. You can also put them in the refrigerator or on the balcony if it is not glazed. The shelf life of pickles is about 2 years.
