Pickled grapes are recognized as a classic Armenian snack. It is also prepared for the winter, since the product is stored for a year. It is used as a complement to cheese or sausage, as well as for preparing salads and meat dishes. To make a tasty preparation, you just need to know the nuances of creating pickled grapes for olives. We'll talk about them.
Specifics of pickling grapes, like olives, for the winter
This is a special preparation, for the preparation of which you must follow several recommendations:
- When preparing the dessert, foam appears, which is removed with a slotted spoon. This will eliminate the problem with long-term storage.
- Instead of 9% vinegar, 6% or 5% is suitable, since the marinade will be sour with it.
- To check the thickness and readiness of the product, you should take a plate and drop a little product into it.
- After rolling, the jars are turned over and covered with a blanket. They should remain like this until they cool down.
A guarantee of high-quality preparation is compliance with the proportions according to the recipe. Dessert should begin to be made after careful preparation of products and containers.
Required Products
For 3 half-liter jars the following preparation is required:
- grapes – 1 kg;
- water – 1 l;
- sugar – 200 g;
- 5% vinegar – 100 ml;
- aspirin – 3 tablets;
- carnations - 3 buds;
- bay leaf - 3 leaves;
- allspice – 3 peas;
- cinnamon – ¼ tsp.
Depending on the recipe, different ingredients are needed.
How to choose the right ingredients?
For preparation, it is advisable to use table grapes, which have fleshy, crispy flesh and thick skin. The berries are cut from the bunches with scissors, leaving only a small tail. You should not tear off the fruits, as this will spoil the taste and appearance of the product.
A lot of dust, cobwebs, and debris accumulate on the berries, so they should be washed first. Spoiled, rotten, unripe grapes are removed from the total mass. You need to choose only selected berries.
Preparing containers
We need high-quality jars that are free of chips, nicks, and cracks. It is better not to use chemicals to wash them. Laundry soap is more suitable.
New covers need to be purchased.It is important that they are without scratches. It is better not to use bent specimens for preparing blanks.
Then the container must be sterilized. Pour clean water into the pan and set it on fire. Lids and jars are placed in it. Everything boils for 7 minutes. Then carefully take everything out and lay it out on a towel.
Step by step recipe
The dessert preparation process is simple:
- Prepared grapes should be placed in jars up to the shoulders. Then 1 aspirin tablet is added.
- You need to fill it. Add water, sugar, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf, and pepper to the pan. Before boiling, vinegar is poured in and everything is brought to a boil.
- The resulting brine is poured into jars. It is advisable that each container contains cloves, bay leaves and pepper.
The jars can be closed with lids. This completes the cooking procedure. The containers just need to be turned over and wrapped until cool.
Storage of canned products
It is better to place the jars in the cellar or refrigerator. In such conditions, the blanks are stored for a year. If sterilization has not been carried out, then it is advisable to eat the product as soon as possible.
When storing this preparation for a long time, the marinade oxidizes, which has a bad effect on the taste of the berries.
It is advisable to leave the jars in a cool, dark place, away from direct sunlight. If you need to pickle a lot of berries, then wooden barrels are perfect. This will improve the taste of the product.
