It's nice to put a jar of cucumbers with ground black pepper on the table in winter. A moderately spicy appetizer will decorate a holiday table and will come in handy on a weekday. Many housewives want to try this recipe. The cucumbers turn out crispy and spicy.
Features of preparing cucumbers with ground pepper for the winter
Jars of cucumbers prepared according to this recipe look unusual. The brine in them is cloudy because ground black pepper is added to it.This does not affect the taste; it turns out excellent. The appetizer creates an appetite even during preparation.
Small jars with a volume of 0.75 liters are suitable for the preparation. You will need 5-6 of them. The exact amount depends on the size of the cucumbers and the chopping method. The fruits can be cut crosswise to make round slices or lengthwise.
Rules for choosing ingredients
Overgrown cucumbers are not suitable. You need fresh, medium-sized fruits suitable for pickling and pickling. Salad varieties are not suitable. Their fruits become soft after heat treatment. The jar will certainly explode if slices of lettuce cucumbers get into it.
Proper greens are elastic, without rot or mold, with thin skin, covered with black or white thorns. Of the other vegetables, only garlic is added to the preparation. Everything else is spices. It is better to take sunflower oil for preparations that is aromatic and unrefined.
How to properly prepare the container?
Each jar should be inspected. Repeated use may cause chips on the neck. Jars with defects are not suitable for winter preparations, because air and fungus will penetrate through the cracks in the neck.
Whole jars should be washed with detergent, baking soda or mustard powder, rinsed and certainly sterilized. Heat treatment kills bacteria on the walls of glass containers. They cause fermentation and spoil the preservation.
The sterilization procedure is simple:
- the container is placed in the oven;
- set 120-180 °C;
- heat treatment lasts 15 minutes.
This workpiece should be rolled up with metal lids. They need to be boiled for 5 minutes.
Delicious recipes
Any housewife can make two options for preparing cucumbers and ground pepper. It is possible that they will become favorites.One appetizer is made from sliced cucumbers, the second, the one with red pepper, is made from whole ones.
Cucumbers with black pepper
The appetizer will turn out not only tasty, but also beautiful if you choose strong cucumbers of the same size. First, you need to wash them well, then put them in a basin or large saucepan, fill with cold water, drain it after 2 hours.
While the greens are soaking, prepare the remaining ingredients for the appetizer. Consumption is given for 4 kg of cucumbers:
- sunflower oil - 250 ml (1 tbsp.);
- water - 1 tbsp.;
- sugar - ½ tbsp.;
- salt - 3 tbsp. l.;
- chopped garlic - 2 tbsp. l.;
- mustard (powder) - 1 tbsp. l.;
- vinegar essence - 1 tbsp. l.;
- ground black pepper - 1 tbsp. l.
Cut off the ends of the cucumbers and cut each into 4 pieces. Cut lengthwise; if the slices are long, they can be divided in the middle into 2 parts. When the pieces are the same length, the snack looks better. You will need a larger container. You need to put chopped vegetables into it.
Add vinegar essence to a glass of water. Place the resulting solution, salt, sugar, pepper, garlic and mustard in a bowl with the cucumbers. Mix everything with your hands and leave it alone for 3 hours. By this time, the cucumbers will give juice.
They need to be placed in sterile jars and filled with brine. First add and stir sunflower oil into it. Sterilize the jars for 15-20 minutes in boiling water or in an oven preheated to 180 °C, then roll up.
Option with ground red pepper
For a 3-liter jar of spicy pickled cucumbers with ground red pepper you will need:
- currant leaves - 6 pcs.;
- dill (umbrellas) - 2-3 pcs.;
- garlic (cloves) - 3 pcs.;
- salt - 1 tbsp. l.;
- sugar - 1 tbsp. l.;
- vinegar essence - 1 tbsp. l.;
- sweet peas - 5 pcs.;
- ground red pepper - 1 tsp.
Select small, elastic cucumbers. First wash them, then soak them for 2-3 hours.At this time, wash and sterilize the jars, boil the lids, peel and chop the garlic, wash the currant leaves and dill umbrellas.
Place greens on the bottom and place cucumbers on top. First, cut off their ends. Boil water in a kettle. Pour boiling water over the cucumbers and cover with a lid. Wait 10 minutes, drain the water. Put in the jar:
- garlic;
- sugar;
- salt;
- pepper (ground, allspice).
Pour in boiling water and vinegar and roll up. The recipe is simple, but the cucumbers turn out very tasty and crispy.
Further storage of cucumbers
Hot cans should be turned upside down and covered with an old blanket or jacket. The longer they are warm, the better the marinade will be. When the workpieces have cooled, they can be stored. The recipe includes vinegar essence, so the jars will be well stored in the apartment. They won't explode if you wash and sterilize them well.
