Lightly Salted Cucumbers in a Package

by Editorial Staff

Usually, cucumbers are salted until fully cooked for two or three days. However, there is a little trick on how to shorten the salting process.

Summary

Prep Time	15 mins
Total Time	3 hrs 15 mins
Course	Main Dish
Cuisine	Russian

Ingredients

Cucumbers – 1 kg
Garlic – 3-4 cloves
Fresh dill – 1 bunch
Tarragon (tarragon) – a couple of twigs (can be dry)
Bay leaf – 2 pcs.
Allspice peas – 4 pcs.
Salt – 2 tablespoons

Instructions

To cook lightly salted cucumbers in a bag, we need the following ingredients: cucumbers, garlic, Fresh dill, tarragon, bay leaf, allspice peas, salt.
Wash cucumbers, dry and cut off the ends. The variety of cucumbers can be any, the main thing is that they are elastic and not overripe. Any cucumber will do: long, short, with or without pimples.
Wash the dill, dry and chop. Peel and chop the garlic.
Put the cucumbers in the bag. It is advisable to use two packages – if one breaks, the second will remain intact.
Add chopped dill to the cucumbers.
Place the chopped garlic next to it.
Send tarragon, bay leaf and peppercorns there.
To give the cucumbers an additional aroma and taste, you can add parsley, currant and cherry leaves, basil, thyme, marjoram …
Cover everything with salt. To give the cucumbers an additional aroma and taste, you can add parsley, currant and cherry leaves, basil, thyme, marjoram …
Tie the bag tightly, trying to remove air as much as possible.
Shake the bag to distribute the spices, herbs and salt evenly. Leave the cucumbers to salt in the refrigerator for 3 hours, stirring them occasionally.
When lightly salted cucumbers in a bag are ready, you can serve them to the table. In addition, from such lightly salted cucumbers you can make Olivier salad, Tatar azu, boil hodgepodge, pickle, make a hamburger, etc.

Enjoy your meal!

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