A huge number of housewives are engaged in preparing winter preserves. Most often they roll up pickled cucumbers for the winter. There are quite a lot of recipes for making such a snack. However, one recipe is different from the rest because it uses citric acid instead of vinegar. Thanks to this, children's pickled cucumbers have a sweet and sour taste, which distinguishes them from ordinary pickled cucumbers.
Sterilization of containers
Before you prepare preserved pickles, you need to start preparing the jars in which they will be sealed.There are several basic ways to prepare containers for twisting.
Steam treatment
Almost every housewife cans vegetables in jars that have been steamed. To do this, fill a small saucepan with water and place it on the gas stove. The top of the saucepan is covered with a metal sieve, which is installed to place the container on it. When the water begins to boil, place the jar upside down on the sieve. In this position, it should be sterilized for 20 minutes, after which another jar is placed in its place.
Oven
Gas ovens are used much less frequently to sterilize containers. To process the jars in this way, they need to be placed in a heated oven for 10 minutes. Before processing, it is recommended to fill the container a quarter with water.
Sealing cap processing
Most often, special screw caps are used to seal vegetables, which also need to be sterilized before use. To do this, they should be boiled in water for 20 minutes. You need to take them out of hot water very carefully. To do this, it is recommended to use tweezers to avoid accidentally getting burned.
Classic recipe
Having prepared the containers and sealing lids, you can begin preparing the twist. Quite often, a classic recipe is used to create such a snack. In this case, you will need the following ingredients:
- kilogram of cucumbers;
- dill;
- horseradish leaf;
- two heads of garlic;
- two peppers;
- bay leaf;
- currant leaf.
The marinade is prepared from the following components:
- liter of water;
- 100 g salt;
- 200 g sugar;
- 70 g citric acid.
Preparing canned food for the winter begins with preparing the most important ingredients.It is recommended to use small cucumbers that can easily fit into a jar. They are marinated whole, so there is no need to cut them into pieces. Before twisting, all cucumbers are soaked in water for several hours.
While the cucumbers are soaking, you can start preparing all the other ingredients. The garlic is peeled and cut into several small pieces. Then you need to prepare the pepper. It is cut into several pieces so that all the seeds can be removed from it. After this, the pepper, along with garlic, horseradish, dill, bay leaf and currants are placed in jars.
When all the ingredients are placed in seaming containers, you should start creating the marinade.
It's quite simple to prepare. To do this, fill a small saucepan with water, to which salt, sugar and citric acid are added. The liquid is brought to a boil and heated over low heat for about 25 minutes. After this, all jars of vegetables are filled with it. After 10 minutes, the marinade is drained from the jars, boiled again and poured back again. After preservation, jars of pickles are taken to the basement for further storage.
Conclusion
If a housewife has not previously pickled cucumbers, then she will have to prepare for such work in advance. To do this, you should study the basic methods of preparing baby cucumbers with citric acid and choose the most suitable recipe.
