How to cook pickled cucumbers with bell peppers for the winter
Some people like pickled and pickled cucumbers, while others prefer to make preparations from bell peppers. Still others prefer combined options. If you combine these two healthy vegetables, you will get beautiful and tasty preparations - cucumbers marinated with bell peppers for the winter.
Selection and preparation of ingredients
To make canned cucumbers and peppers delight your family and guests on a winter evening, choose only high-quality and fresh vegetables for preparations without damage, dents or dark areas. If you are canning whole fruits, it is advisable that all the fruits be the same size so that the marinade is distributed evenly.
The ideal option is when the fruits are grown on your own six hundred square meters without the use of chemicals.
How to cook pickled cucumbers with bell peppers for the winter
DFor preparations choose small cucumbers. After collecting them from the garden, rinse them thoroughly and then soak them in cold water for six hours.
While the cucumbers are soaking, prepare the container and ingredients. We wash the jars and sterilize them in any way. You can do this steamed or in the oven.
Ingredients
For a liter container you will need the following amount of vegetables and seasonings:
- small cucumbers - 10-12 pcs.;
- bell pepper - 1-2 pcs.;
- garlic - 1-2 cloves;
- bay leaf - 1-2 pcs.;
- black pepper - 4 peas;
- allspice - 2-3 peas;
- dill umbrellas - 1-2 pcs.
To prepare the brine you will need:
- water - 1 l;
- salt - 1.5 tbsp. l. without a top of coarse non-iodized salt;
- sugar - 2-2.5 tbsp. without top;
- acetic acid 70% - 1 tsp. per liter jar of preparations.
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Step-by-step cooking instructions
Prepared place the ingredients in sterilized containers in the following order:
- Place dill, garlic, peppercorns and bay leaf on the bottom.
- Place the cucumbers close to each other.
- Cut the bell pepper, preferably red or yellow, into four slices and place it near the glass, alternating with cucumbers.
- Pour hot boiling water and leave for 20-25 minutes.
At this time, prepare the brine in the proportions indicated above. Bring it to a boil. Drain the cooled water from the jars and pour the prepared brine into them. Leave for 30 minutes.
After which we drain the liquid again, boil it again, pour it into jars and close it immediately.
Attention! Don't forget to add 1 tsp to each liter jar. vinegar essence before tightly closing it with a screw cap or rolling it up.
Turn the sealed containers upside down and wrap them in a blanket until they cool completely.. Such preparations are stored well even at room temperature.
Other recipes for preparations
It's nice to crunch on a pickled cucumber with sweet pepper in winter. But the option proposed above is not the only one. We offer you some more delicious and simple recipes.
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Cucumber and bell pepper salad for the winter
A beautiful and spicy salad will turn out if Place washed and chopped vegetables in small 0.5 liter jars in the following order:
- At the bottom - onions in half rings.
- The second layer is bell pepper in slices about 1 cm wide.
- The third layer is cucumbers, cut into slices.
- The top layer is quartered tomatoes, two cloves of garlic and a sprig of dill.
Important! Don’t forget to thoroughly rinse and sterilize the jars and boil the lids before adding vegetables.
Then put in each container:
- 1 tsp. coarse non-iodized salt;
- 0.5 tsp. Sahara;
- 2 tsp. 9% vinegar (you can use 3 tsp apple or wine vinegar)
- 1 tbsp. l. vegetable oil.
Pour boiling water over the laid vegetables in layers and set to sterilize into a large saucepan of water.
Attention! Be sure to place a cloth at the bottom of the pan and place glass containers with blanks on it. Fill the pan with water up to the hangers of the jars, which should be covered with lids. Sterilize the workpieces over low heat for 10 minutes after boiling.
Next, remove them from the water and quickly close them. Turn the lids down and wrap them in a warm blanket for further sterilization until they cool completely.
Assorted peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes
An assortment of various vegetables is a bright and appetizing appetizer. Let's save summer colors in a jar - take green cucumbers, red tomatoes and colorful bell peppers. And in winter, everyone will choose a vegetable to their liking from a jar.
All ingredients for the brine are given for the volume of liquid that fits in a 1.5 liter jar. This container is convenient for assorted items.
We pre-wash all the vegetables and herbs, and also soak the cucumbers for three hours. We sterilize the jars and start preparing the assortment:
- Place an umbrella of dill, 2-3 blackcurrant leaves, 2-3 allspice peas, 2-3 cloves, 2-3 cloves of garlic, mustard seeds (if any) on the bottom.
- Arrange the cucumbers tightly in a circle, alternating with quartered red or yellow peppers.
- Place tomatoes on top of everything, preferably multi-colored ones.
- For tomatoes - a sprig of dill, parsley and garlic slices.
- Fill with boiling water to the very top, cover with a lid and leave for 15 minutes.
- Drain the water, add 35 g of table salt, 50 g of sugar and 30 ml of 9% vinegar and put it on the fire again.
- Bring the brine to a boil and simmer for two minutes.
- Fill the jars with brine to the brim and immediately close them with boiled lids.
- Turn over and wrap in a blanket until completely cool.
Cucumbers with bell peppers in marinade
To pickle a 3-liter jar of cucumbers with bell peppers you will need the following amount of vegetables and seasonings:
- medium-sized cucumbers - 1-1.2 kg;
- onions - 2 pcs.;
- large bell pepper - 2-3 pcs.;
- granulated sugar - 5-5.5 tbsp. l.;
- table vinegar 9% - 150 ml;
- coarse salt - 2-2.5 tbsp. l.
Soak the cucumbers for 3-6 hours. We prepare containers and lids. We divide the pepper into four parts. Place dill, horseradish leaf, two currant leaves and garlic at the bottom of the container. Distribute the cucumbers with pepper and pour hot boiling water over them. Cover with lids and leave for 20-30 minutes to warm up. Then drain the water and add salt and vinegar to it. Bring the brine to a boil, boil for 2-3 minutes and again fill the container to the top and seal. We turn the jar over and wrap it in a blanket for further sterilization.
The results are excellent crispy cucumbers with the aroma of pepper.
Helpful tips for cooking, rolling and storing
Here are some tips that will come in handy when preparing cucumbers:
- It is better to collect cucumbers for canning in the first half of the day. After collecting, it is recommended to rinse them and soak for 2-3 hours in clean cold water. Soaking removes excess bitterness.
- Before canning vegetables, prepare the dishes (sterilize glass containers and boil lids).
- Must have a good seaming machine or undamaged screw caps.
- The dishes need to be free from chips and cracks.
Conclusion
Cucumbers and bell peppers go well together when marinated. Many people like this mix. The marinade does not have a pronounced sugary taste of sweet pepper, but acquires piquant cucumber notes. Such preparations are suitable for everyday use and will decorate the holiday table.