Crispy pickled zucchini for the winter without sterilization

To prepare pickled zucchini you will need:

• 2 zucchini;
• 2 cloves of garlic;
• 2 dill umbrellas;
• a pair of cherry leaves;
• 4 black peppercorns;
• a teaspoon of mustard in the form of seeds;
• 0.5 l of water;
• a teaspoon of salt;
• 2 teaspoons sugar;
• 50 ml 9% vinegar.

The above is enough to prepare 2 half-liter jars of delicious zucchini.

How to pickle zucchini for the winter

To the bottom of each sterilized Place the jars with herbs and peppercorns. Umbrellas of dill will add a magical spicy aroma to homemade preparations, and cherry leaves will make pickled zucchini crispy. Therefore, we also put them in jars.

Then, on top we place zucchini, cut into slices about 1 cm thick. It is better to take young fruits with thin skin.

Boil water. And pour boiling water over the zucchini. After 15 minutes, drain the water. Then pour boiling water over the zucchini a second time. We wait another 10 minutes. Now, pour the water into a saucepan and add mustard, salt, sugar, and pepper. Put the zucchini marinade on the fire.

Pour the resulting marinade over the zucchini as soon as it boils and roll up the jars with sterilized lids. After this, we turn the pickled zucchini upside down and wrap it up until the morning.

As you can see, the recipe for preparing zucchini for the winter at home is quite simple. And the resulting product can even be stored at room temperature. Marinated zucchini turns out crispy and aromatic, therefore, it will serve as an excellent snack in winter.