Savory Crunchy Cucumbers (easiest Recipe)
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Savory Crunchy Cucumbers (easiest Recipe)
The easiest and quickest recipe for savory cucumbers.
Ingredients and Equipment
Digital scales
Thoroughly washed jar
Kitchen towel
Cloves (2 pcs)
Cardamom (2 pcs)
Coriander seeds (2 gr / 0.071 oz)
Yellow mustard seeds (10 gr / 0.35 oz)
Dill seeds (5 gr / 0.18 oz)
Bay leaves (2-3 pcs)
Black peppercorn (3 gr / 0.11 oz)
Cucumbers (1 kg / 2.2 pounds)
Measuring cup
5% vinegar (300 ml / 10.6 fl.oz)
Salt (50 gr / 1.8 oz)
Sugar (50 gr / 1.8 oz)
Boiling water (1 liter / 33.8 fl. oz)
Preparations
Wash and cut both ends of each cucumber.
Mix all spices in the jar.
Put cucumbers in the jar as tight as possible.
Preparing the Brine
In a measuring cup mix:
1. 300 ml / 10.6 fl.oz of 5% vinegar
2. 50 gr / 1.8 oz of salt.
3. The same amount of sugar (50 gr / 1.8 oz).
Add 1 liter / 33.8 fl. oz of boiling water.
Filling the Jar
Pour the brine to the jar with cucumbers to the brim.
Final
Cover the jar with a lid.
Wrap it with a kitchen towel.
Wait for the jar to cool at the room temperature for 24 hours.
Cooled cucumbers should be stored in a fridge.
Same recipe can be used for canning and long storage. It this case, you may use mason jars and sterilize them.