Pickled cucumbers with tomato paste without vinegar for the winter

Cucumbers close without it thanks to tomato paste. They store well in an apartment. They have a delicate spicy taste. You can drink the brine or make a sauce for stewing meatballs or other dishes. The recipe is very simple, even a person who spends little time in the kitchen can prepare it. My step-by-step photo recipe is at your service.

Ingredients for 1 liter jar:

• cucumbers 800 gr,
• 1 onion,
• 1 horseradish leaf
• 2 dill umbrellas,
• 2 cloves of garlic,
• 7 allspice peas,
• 2 laurel leaves

Marinade:

• 300 ml tomato paste or juice,
• 2 tablespoons sugar,
• 1 tablespoon salt,
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon.

How to pickle cucumbers with tomato paste and onions for the winter

Wash the cucumbers and leave in cold water for at least 2 hours.

Peel the onions, wash and cut into rings.

Place on the bottom prepared jar onion sliced ​​into rings with the rest of the spices. Place cucumbers on top and pour boiling water over them.

Wait 10 minutes, pour the water into the pan and boil again.Pour boiling water over the cucumbers again for 10 minutes, drain the water into the sink. We won't need it anymore.

Make the marinade: add sugar, salt, and cinnamon to the tomato paste. Stir well until sugar and salt are completely dissolved and boil.

An important point: if the tomato paste is very thick, then you need to dilute it with water until it becomes liquid.

Pour the boiling marinade into a jar with cucumbers.

Cucumbers with tomato paste sterilize 20 minutes, roll up the lid. Wrap in a blanket for a day.

If there is no cellar, you can store it in an apartment.

Try making pickled cucumbers with tomato paste according to my recipe. You will definitely like them. The result is definitely worth the effort. Bon appetit!