Pickled cauliflower for the winter - three recipes for marinade for cabbage.

Only fresh heads with dense, unblown inflorescences are suitable for pickling cauliflower.

How to pickle cauliflower for the winter in a jar - with small inflorescences.

To prepare the inflorescences, we get rid of the outer leaves and rough stems of the cabbage. We divide the inflorescences into small parts of 3-4 cm in diameter and rinse them thoroughly with running water. To prevent the inflorescences from darkening, they are immediately blanched in salted boiling water, to which citric acid is also added. 15 g of salt and 1.5 g of citric acid are dissolved in 1 liter of boiling water. Boil cabbage inflorescences in this solution for no more than 4 minutes and immediately cool the cabbage by dipping it in cold water.

If it is not possible to immediately dip the inflorescences in boiling water, fill them with salt water at the rate of 15 grams of salt per 1 liter. water and keep in a saline solution for no more than an hour.

After the inflorescences have been treated with boiling water and cold water, they are placed in jars, spices are laid on the bottom and the inflorescences are poured with a boiling marinade prepared from sugar dissolved in water, vinegar essence and salt.

For 1 jar of pickled cabbage, you need to take a few black peas and a couple of small pieces of hot pepper, a slice of cinnamon, a couple of clove inflorescences.

The jars are covered with lids and sterilized depending on their capacity. Jars with a capacity of 0.5 liters are kept on fire for no more than 6 minutes, and liter jars - about 8 minutes. After sterilization, tightly roll up the jars with lids, turn them over and leave to cool. Place the finished product in the cold for preservation.

How to pickle whole heads of cauliflower in a barrel for the winter.

Cauliflower can be pickled not only in jars, but also in special barrels. The advantages of such preparation are that the products are laid in the same order as in the previous description, but it is not necessary to divide the cabbage into separate small inflorescences. It can be placed in barrels with whole heads, after removing the leaves and rough stems.

How to prepare marinade for cabbage - three recipes.

To prepare a slightly acidic marinade, 10 l. Dissolve about 600 g of salt and the same amount of sugar in water and add about 180 ml of vinegar essence.

To prepare an acidic marinade, take the same amount of water, salt and sugar as for a slightly acidic marinade, but add 250 ml of vinegar essence.

A spicy marinade differs from sour and slightly sour marinade in a large amount of sugar - 1 kg, salt - 700 g and vinegar essence - 540 ml, which are dissolved in 10 liters of water.

Depending on the marinade you choose, the cabbage will have a different taste.

Pickled cauliflower can be consumed as an independent savory snack, or can be used as ingredients for preparing salads, side dishes and other dishes, as well as as an original decoration for any dish.