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Solyanka with cucumbers for the winter is not only an independent snack, but also a good addition to a potato dish, meat or fish. This blank for the winter can be used as a dressing for the first course of the same name. The blank does not require special culinary skills and retains useful substances for a long time, therefore it is popular with housewives.
Cucumbers of any size are suitable for processing
Features of cooking cucumber hodgepodge for the winter
The processing option is convenient because the recipes do not require strict adherence to proportions. One type of vegetable can be replaced with another, or you can take several varieties of the same vegetable crop. There is no special requirement for the choice of components, the main thing is that the vegetables are fresh, of good quality and without signs of decay.
If special varieties of cucumbers are taken for pickling and salting, then any will be suitable for hodgepodge, the main thing is that the cucumbers are not overripe. In old fruits, the seeds become tough, acid appears in the pulp, this is reflected in the taste of the finished product.
Home preparation is done for the winter, so its storage capacity plays an important role. To avoid problems, the cans are pre-sterilized along with the lids. This can be done in the oven, steamed, or boiled in a large pot of water.
Prepare the product in a non-stick coated stainless steel double bottom dish. You can use enameled dishes, but you will have to constantly stir the vegetable mixture so that it does not burn. Salt is used only table salt, without additives.
Winter hodgepodge recipes with cucumbers
Cucumber solyanka for preservation for the winter is made according to recipes that additionally include various vegetables. The classic version is fresh cucumbers with cabbage and peppers. Include tomatoes, mushrooms and pickles in the dish. There are options for using cereals, often with barley. You can prepare small batches for each recipe and choose the type of processing that you like best for the next season.
Solyanka for the winter from cabbage with fresh cucumbers
To prepare a hodgepodge according to a simple recipe of Russian cuisine, prepare the following ingredients:
- cabbage and pepper - 1.5 kg each;
- cucumbers, carrots, onions - 1 kg each;
- sugar - 20 g;
- vegetable oil, 9% vinegar - 100 ml each;
- salt - full 2 tablespoons;
- peppercorns - 30 pcs.;
- bay leaf - 2-3 pcs.
A step-by-step recipe for the winter hodgepodge with fresh cucumbers:
- Vegetables are prepared: cabbage is finely chopped into strips, peppers, onions and cucumbers are molded into identical cubes, carrots are rubbed.
- Vegetables are combined in a large container, pepper and bay leaf are added.
- Make a marinade from salt, vinegar, oil and sugar. The ingredients are mixed in a separate bowl and added to the slices.
- The mass is thoroughly mixed, put on the stove.
- After boiling the hodgepodge, the temperature is reduced, the workpiece is extinguished for 2 hours.
On the banks are laid out in a boiling form.
Mushroom hodgepodge is a delicious and nutritious dish
Mushroom hodgepodge with pickles for the winter
An unusual combination of fresh mushrooms, sauerkraut and pickled cucumbers in harvesting for the winter gives a pleasant sour taste. When salting vegetables, spices and bay leaves are used, so they are not included in the hodgepodge. The composition of the hodgepodge:
- cucumbers and cabbage - 0.5 kg each;
- chili pepper - to taste (you can skip it);
- oil - 60 ml;
- water - 2 glasses;
- 6% apple cider vinegar - 75 ml;
- salt - 35 g;
- sugar - 150 g;
- tomato paste - 100 g;
- fresh mushrooms - 500 g;
- onion - 3 heads.
The sequence of cooking hodgepodge for the winter:
- The mushrooms are processed, boiled until cooked for at least 20 minutes, drained and spread on a clean kitchen napkin so that the moisture is completely absorbed.
- Chopped onions are sautéed in oil until soft, the mushrooms are poured and kept for 10 minutes.
- Pickled or pickled cucumbers are cut into slices about 0.5 cm wide.
- The cabbage is squeezed out and washed under running cold water, squeezed again.
- The paste is diluted in water until smooth.
- All components of the hodgepodge (except vinegar) are placed in a saucepan, boiled for about 1 hour.
Vegetable hodgepodge for the winter with cucumbers
A delicious recipe for the winter of a hodgepodge of fresh cucumbers and tomatoes with a set of the following ingredients:
- white cabbage - ½ medium head;
- tomatoes - 4 pcs.;
- cucumbers - 4 pcs.;
- onion - 3 heads;
- carrots - 1 pc. (large);
- spices to taste;
- bell pepper - 2 pcs.;
- oil - 40 ml;
- sugar - 1.5 tbsp. l .;
- salt - 1 tbsp. l .;
- vinegar - 1.5 tbsp. l.
Solyanka technology sequence:
- Cabbage is shredded on a special grater, having previously divided it into parts convenient for work. The processed vegetable is transferred to a saucepan.
- Cut carrots and peppers into thin strips, sprinkle with cabbage.
- I divide the cucumbers into two parts, each of them is molded into thin slices, sent to the vegetables in the pan.
- Tomatoes are cut into half rings, the shape of the tomatoes does not matter, in the process of hot processing the fruits will become a homogeneous mass.
- Chop the onion at random.
- Add vegetable oil, sugar, salt to the pan, bring the mass to a boil, lower the temperature and cook for 40 minutes.
- Before laying, vinegar is introduced into the containers.
The boiling mass is packed in jars, rolled up, put on lids and insulated with any available materials (blanket, blanket, jacket)
Solyanka with cucumbers and barley for the winter
Homemade preparation is suitable for use as an independent snack, additive to other dishes, dressing for pickle. Cucumber solyanka for the winter according to this recipe is made without cabbage, but with the addition of cereals.
The recipe includes barley. It is quite large and takes a long time to prepare. If they start to cook barley together with vegetables, nothing will work. Vegetables are cooked much faster. Therefore, it is better to pre-boil the cereal, and use the broth for preparation.
A set of products for hodgepodge:
- onions - 1 kg;
- carrots - 1 kg;
- pearl barley - 500 g;
- broth - 500 ml;
- tomatoes - 1.5 kg;
- vinegar - 100 ml;
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- oil - 120 ml;
- salt - 2 tbsp. l .;
- sugar - 120 g
Cooking technology is as follows:
- Onions, cucumbers and carrots are molded into identical small cubes.
- Tomatoes are dipped in boiling water, removed, peeled and mashed.
- Put all the spices, broth and oil in the tomato mass, when the mass boils, add cucumbers with vegetables and pearl barley. The mixture is cooked for 20 minutes.
- A preservative is added and boiled for another 10 minutes.
Hot hodgepodge is packed in jars, rolled up, covered with a blanket.
Dressing for cucumber hodgepodge for the winter
In winter, a vegetable preparation with cucumbers can be used as a dressing for a hodgepodge, which will shorten the cooking time. Potatoes and the contents of the jar are placed in the meat broth. Garlic and herbs are added to the dressing in the desired proportions. The recipe consists of the following components:
- vinegar - 3 tbsp. l .;
- cucumbers - 1 kg;
- salt - 1 tbsp. l .;
- carrots - 150 g;
- sugar - 1.5 tbsp. l .;
- onion - 1 pc.;
- oil - 130 ml.
Preparation of dressing for hodgepodge:
- Form all vegetables into small cubes.
- Place the mixture in a cup, add garlic and herbs.
- Pour vinegar and oil, add salt and sugar, mix everything and marinate for 3-4 hours.
- Put vegetables on fire, after boiling, stand for 15 minutes.
They are laid out in jars and sterilized for 10 minutes, rolled up and insulated.
Terms and rules for preservation storage
There will be no problems with storing the product if you use sterilized lids and jars during operation. The technology provides for sufficient hot processing. If the recipe is followed, the preparation retains its nutritional value for two years. Banks are stored in a storage room or basement at a temperature not exceeding +10 0C.
Conclusion
One of the most popular ways of home preparation is a cucumber hodgepodge for the winter with a varied combination of vegetables. The product has a good taste, as well as the ability to preserve the nutritional value of the components that make up the composition for a long time.
