Cucumbers and apples add variety to your cellar for the winter. This is a very original recipe, which is famous for its crispy, aromatic cucumbers. Canned pickled cucumbers with apples look very beautiful in a jar, even small children like their taste. Cooking them is not difficult, all you need to do is learn the cooking technique and step-by-step recipe.
Recipes for cucumbers and apples for the winter can be found in home cooking books or on Internet sites. In order for them to be stored better, they are sterilized.These pickles are ideal with potatoes, rice or pasta, and will also delight guests on the holiday table.
Number of products per jar
We can preserve pickled cucumbers in three-liter jars. This way more will fit in, and they look more aesthetically pleasing.
For one jar you need:
- Cucumbers about two kilograms;
- Two medium-sized sweet and sour apples;
- Garlic 4 pieces;
- A sprig of dill or an umbrella;
- Currant or raspberry leaves, 3-4 pieces;
- Laurel 4 leaves;
- Several peppercorns;
- Sugar 5 small spoons;
- Salt, 4 small spoons, pickling seasoning;
- A little vinegar for pickling.
It is better to add a little more sugar than salt to the marinade. In addition to dill, you can add parsley, celery, and horseradish leaves from the herbs. If someone wants to prepare snacks without vinegar at all, then you can add an aspirin tablet to the jar.
Take medium-sized cucumbers, whole, strong and healthy. It is necessary to remove them from stains and rot. It will taste better with pimples. Young vegetables without blemishes will always crisp up in a jar.
How to cook step by step
Canning such cucumbers with apples requires strict adherence to the preparation steps. The recipe does not require precise professionalism, but it is important to avoid mistakes.
First, wash the cucumbers. Their base is cut off and dried on cloth. You need to try to ensure that the vegetables are the same size without spots. If there are any small flaws, they need to be cut off. Next, you need to rinse the apples well. Cut them into many slices, removing skin and seeds.
Greens and currant leaves are also washed and dried. The yellow grass should be thrown out; it is not suitable for company with cucumbers.
Then they start working with banks. They are washed with hot water and kept over steam.The sterilization process is extremely important for long-term storage of salted crops. When the jars are completely dry in the sun, you can begin to put food in them.
First lay out the greens and foliage. Then compact the cucumbers tightly. Apples are placed on them. Then add garlic, pepper, seasoning. The jar is completely filled with boiled hot water. Let it sit for an hour, then pour it into a saucepan and start preparing the brine. When the water boils, add salt, sugar and vinegar. Then pour this mixture back into the food jar.
The lids must also be clean and scalded with boiling water. They are screwed in properly, the workpiece is turned down and left to cool, covered with a blanket. The jars can be stored in the basement, garage or refrigerator. They will delight you all winter with their sweet marinades.
Important rules for marinating
Before preservation, you need to study all the requirements for marinating and sterilization. This will help avoid spoiling the workpieces.
Marinating implies sterilization. This guarantees perfect taste and long-term storage. If you want to keep cucumbers fresh for a long time, it is better to drain the water two or three times before adding salt and sugar. And after adding salt, it is advisable to boil unscrewed jars, and only then seal them.
It is not necessary to use classic table vinegar; you can marinate with grape or apple vinegar. This will not spoil the taste, it’s just worth studying the proportions as a percentage first.
To keep the cucumbers crispy in the jar, you can first soak them in cold water before storing them. Apples are taken from simple varieties of small sizes: White filling, Semerenko, Zemlyanichka or Antonovka. The more sour, the better for the marinade.
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Marina, 48 years old: I read the recipe and decided to preserve cucumbers and apples. I didn't regret it. Even the apples taste amazing in this snack. The cucumbers are crunchy. They taste sweetish. The whole family is delighted. I will definitely be making them again next year.
Pickling cucumbers with sweet apples will really appeal to fans of original snacks. The pleasant sweet and sour taste will allow you to add them to salads, and the amount of vitamins in the acid of the brine will increase immunity in the cold season. Happy preparations!
