Vinegar appears in the majority of recipes on pickling of cucumbers, however it is quite possible to pickle cucumbers without this ingredient, having replaced it with citric acid. As a result to receive tasty snack, it is important not to go too far in this additive.
The cucumbers pickled with use of citric acid turn out more gentle on taste, at the same time have no vinegary smell. Acid doesn't influence a preparation period of storage in any way, the product can be stored also long, as well as marinades on the basis of vinegar.
As for amount of citric acid which needs to put in bank, it can vary depending on flavoring preferences. However on average on liter of marinade it is required from 0.5 to 1 teaspoons of this ingredient (5-7 grams). It is important to understand that such amount of citric acid is put in marinade, but not in banks to vegetables. The fact is that when pickling cucumbers in well stamped by fruits to bank from 350 to 400 ml of marinade hold and if to bring acid directly in bank, then ready preparation, most likely, will be too sour.
How to pickle cucumbers with citric acid
Ingredients on a one-liter jar:
- 500-700 grams of cucumbers (here everything depends on the sizes of fruits);
- fennel umbrella;
- leaf of cherry;
- 2 garlic gloves;
- bay leaf;
- 3-4 small peas of a black pepper;
- 1/2 leaves of horse-radish;
- one liter of water;
- 5 spoons of sugar (dining rooms);
- 5 spoons of salt (table);
- 5-7 grams of citric acid.
Course of actions:
- Wet cucumbers in ice water for 3-4 hours (this point is obligatory if it is necessary to receive dense crunchy cucumbers). In parallel with it prepare a container - wash up banks with soda or mustard, well rinse them.
- On a bottom of a jar put a fennel umbrella (if you love more spicy cucumbers, then double amount of fennel or treble), a leaf of horse-radish, laurels, cherry (it is possible to replace with an oak leaf), garlic, black pepper. At cucumbers cut off tips. Fill to bank with vegetables as it is possible more densely.
- Boil water and fill in boiled water in bank with vegetables. Cover to bank and leave for about 10 minutes.
- Later the specified time drain water then fill to bank with a new portion of boiled water, cover again and leave for 5-7 minutes.
- After the second steaming drain water in a pan where you will cook marinade. Bring an amount of water to liter. Add salt, sugar, citric acid, bring mix to the boil and fill in it in a container with cucumbers. Roll up to bank the sterilized cover and leave before full cooling. For additional sterilization it is possible to wrap up preparation, however it is optional to do it.