Quick pickles

A clear and easy step-by-step recipe suitable even for beginners in canning. You can prepare quick pickles in just a few hours.

Ingredients:

• fresh cucumbers - 1 kilogram;
• pickled cucumbers – 2 pieces;
• garlic – 1 head;
• black peppercorns - to taste;
• granulated sugar – 1 tbsp;
• salt – 2 tbsp;
• water – 1 liter;
• greens for marinade (blackcurrant leaves, horseradish leaves, cherry leaves, etc.) - to taste.

Use the herbs and leaves you like as aromatic spices for the marinade. If you have never rolled cucumbers before, I recommend starting with a mixture: dill, black peppercorns, horseradish leaves and black currant leaves.

How to pickle cucumbers quickly and tasty

Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly, cut off the tails or simply carefully peel the skin off the “butts” and cover with cold water.

Let the cucumbers steep in water for 3-4 hours at room temperature. The more the cucumbers are infused, the faster the brine will “take” them.

Place the soaked cucumbers and herbs for the marinade in layers in a three-liter jar.You can arrange the cucumbers and herbs for the marinade randomly, not in layers - at your discretion. The main thing is to distribute all the ingredients evenly so that homemade quick pickles have the same even taste.

Add a few pickles to the jar. This is done so that fresh cucumbers “set” faster.

Boil water in a separate saucepan. Add salt and sugar to it, mix thoroughly. Pour boiling brine over the cucumbers and cover with a lid.

You can try homemade instant pickles just a few hours after you pour boiling water over everything. I recommend rolling them in the morning, then by evening they will be ready. If you want to cook lightly salted cucumbers, then simply pour the marinade directly into the pan with soaked fresh cucumbers and do not add salted ones. Bon appetit!