Crunchy pickles on a quick recipe by Ilya Latherson

In September, everyone who did not do it in the summer, still have a chance to prepare for the winter delicious and crispy cucumbers. And how to prepare quick pickles in the best way, we looked at the YouTube channel of the famous chef, TV presenter and author of cookery books Ilya Latherson.



Quick pickled cucumbers Ingredients
  • 7-10 cucumbers
  • 1 carrot
  • 1 clove of garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 5-6 peas of black pepper
  • fennel
  • currant leaves and horseradish
  • 1.5-liter jar


Ingredients for marinade
  • 0.75 l of boiling water
  • 1.5 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 85 ml 9% vinegar


Preparation
  1. Soak the cucumbers for 1-2 hours in cold water.


  2. Cut the cucumber tips. Cut the carrots in long slices.


  3. Before closing the jar with cucumbers, it and the lid must be sterilized to destroy the bacteria that provoke spoilage and rot. Latherson recommends using a microwave.
  4. Let the can cool down a little. Put on its bottom slices of carrots, sliced garlic, bay leaf, pepper, dill stems, currant leaves and horseradish.


  5. Fill everything with a spoon, fill the empty space with prepared cucumbers.


  6. Pour the jar to the brim with hot water. Let her stand for 10 minutes.
  7. Pour the liquid from the jar into the pan, bring it to a boil again. Add salt and sugar, stir. Pour the vinegar, bring it to a boil again. The proportions of salt and sugar can be adjusted to your taste.


  8. Pour a jar of cucumbers with boiling marinade. Close it with a sterile lid.
  9. Turn the lid down and wrap it in a towel. More details of the recipe can be found in the video.


  10. Bon appetit!


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