Grandma’s Pickled Cucumbers

In summer, I really like lightly salted cucumbers. I will suggest our family secret recipe for cucumbers. 🙂

Ingredients

• Cucumbers – 1 kg
• Garlic – 1 head
• Hot red pepper, fresh – 1 piece
• Greens (horseradish leaf, dill umbrellas, cherry leaves) – 1 bunch
• Black peppercorns – 10 pcs.

For brine:

• Water – 1 l
• Salt – 2 tbsp

Directions

1. Rinse cucumbers well. Cover with cold water for 2-3 hours.

   

2. Peel and crush the garlic in a garlic bowl.

   

3. Rinse the greens well.
4. Put herbs, garlic, peppercorns, hot pepper on the bottom of the enamel pan. Put the cucumbers on top.
   Prepare the brine: dissolve the salt in cold water (for 1 liter of water – 2 tablespoons of salt). Pour the pickles over the brine.
5. Cover the cucumbers with a plate on top, put a load (for example, a jar of water).

   

6. After three days, lightly salted cucumbers are ready.
   (If you make the brine hot and pour cucumbers over it, then in a day the salted cucumbers will be ready.)

Bon Appetit!