Many people like tasty and crispy cucumbers with onions. That is why housewives try to prepare this dish for the cold season. Cucumbers marinated with onions for the winter will be an excellent snack when there are no fresh vegetables. And preparing them is not as difficult as it might seem. We will present several simple recipes for every taste using onions, garlic, spices and other ingredients.
Features of pickling cucumbers with onions for the winter
Cucumbers are often pickled with onions, because this appetizer will always help out in winter. To prepare a tasty and healthy preparation, you should consider simple recommendations:
- It is necessary to take table salt, but not iodized salt.
- It is advisable to pickle vegetables on the day of collection.
- To preserve the green color of cucumbers, they are doused with boiling water and immersed in cold water.
- Spices must first be washed.
- Vegetables are placed tightly in containers.
The brine should cover the fruit by at least 3-4 cm. Each housewife may have her own secrets for preparing a tasty preparation.
To get tasty cucumbers, it is important to maintain the proportions of the ingredients.
Preparing containers and main ingredients
For pickling vegetables, it is better to choose large jars. It is important that they are not damaged. The containers must be washed thoroughly, preferably with baking soda. After this, the jars are sterilized - in the oven or over steam. It should be borne in mind that vegetables often spoil due to poor preparation of the container.
You should also choose the right cucumbers. You should not choose salad varieties. For this, pickling ones are needed, since they have a delicate thin skin and more sugars, which has a positive effect on the taste and quality of the product.
The Nezhinsky variety is excellent. We need high-quality fruits, without damage. They should be washed and left for 3-4 hours in cold water. After this they are ready for harvesting.
The most delicious salads
Pickled cucumbers with onions are a flavorful dish. Many recipes use spices to give vegetables a pleasant aroma and taste. When choosing any of the presented cooking methods, you get an excellent preparation.
Pickled cucumbers with onion and dill rings
This recipe is perfect for pickled cucumber lovers. The salad goes well with cereals, meat, and potatoes. Preparation required:
- cucumbers – 4.5 kg;
- onions – 0.9 kg;
- pepper – 10 pcs.;
- dill – 95 g;
- salt – 45 g;
- granulated sugar – 90 g;
- vinegar 6% - 95 ml;
- spices
Vegetables should be washed. The onion is peeled. Cucumbers are cut into slices. Onions and peppers must be cut into half rings. All vegetables need to be mixed. After an hour, other components are added. Everything is cooked for 20 minutes.
Without sterilization
We will need:
- cucumbers – 1 kg;
- salt and granulated sugar - 20 g each;
- onion – 3 pcs.;
- peppercorns;
- garlic – 2-3 pcs.;
- table vinegar 9% - 2 tbsp. l.;
- hot pepper;
- horseradish, dill, currants.
Greens, peppers, onions, garlic, and then cucumbers are placed in glass containers. Place a pan of water on the fire, bring it to a boil, then pour it into the jars, leaving for 10-15 minutes. The water is drained back and then the spices are added. The jars are filled to the brim with marinade and vinegar is added.
In Korean
For this recipe prepare:
- cucumbers – 2 kg;
- carrots – 500 g;
- 1 garlic;
- granulated sugar – 100 g;
- salt – 50 g;
- seasoning of red pepper, paprika, coriander - 20 g;
- table vinegar 9% – 100 ml;
- refined oil – 100 ml.
Cucumbers must be cut into thick strips. Grate the carrots and add salt to it. Squeeze the garlic into a separate bowl, add the remaining salt, sugar, and seasoning. Vinegar and oil are also added there. Mix cucumbers and carrots, add marinade and mix. After 2-3 hours, the salad can be placed in jars, poured with marinade and closed.
With garlic
Lovers of pickled cucumbers can make vegetables with garlic. The salad goes well with cereals, meat, and potatoes. You will need:
- cucumbers – 4.5 kg;
- onion – 900 g;
- garlic – 5 cloves;
- pepper – 10 pcs.;
- dill – 95 g;
- salt – 45 g;
- granulated sugar – 90 g;
- refined oil – 450 ml;
- vinegar 6% – 95 ml;
- spices.
The bulbs and garlic must be cleaned. Cucumbers are cut into circles. Onions and peppers are cut into half rings, and garlic is grated. Then the vegetables are mixed. After an hour, other ingredients are added. Everything is cooked for 20 minutes, and then you can seal it in jars.
Sweet cucumbers with garlic
To prepare the workpiece you need:
- cucumbers – 4 kg;
- horseradish - 4 leaves;
- black currant and cherry leaves - 8 pcs each;
- dill - 2 umbrellas;
- black pepper – 56 peas;
- garlic – 10 cloves.
To prepare the marinade, prepare water (4 liters), salt - 6 tbsp. l., granulated sugar - 1.5 cups, 9% vinegar - 2 cups. The greens must be washed and placed at the bottom of the jars. Peppercorns are placed on top. Add garlic cloves cut into rings. Cucumbers are placed on top.
The water is brought to a boil, after which it is poured over the vegetables, leaving for a quarter of an hour.
Make a marinade. Salt and sugar are added to the water. After boiling, vinegar is poured in. After 3 minutes you can turn it off. The water needs to be drained from the vegetables, and the marinade is poured into the jars.
How to store it correctly and for how long?
Cucumbers should be left at a temperature of -1 to +4 degrees, and the humidity should be 80-90%. Under such conditions, the blanks are stored for 8-9 months.
Cans must be stored closed. After opening the containers, the period is greatly reduced. Therefore, canning should be calculated so that the product can be eaten in the near future.
