Prague cucumbers with lemon and citric acid for the winter: recipes, reviews

Cucumbers in Prague for the winter were very popular during the Soviet era, when you had to stand in long lines to purchase canned food. Now the recipe for the blank has become known and the need to purchase it has disappeared. Everyone can easily cook cucumbers according to the Prague recipe in their own kitchen.               

Features of cooking Prague cucumbers for the winter

The main feature of the Prague cucumber salad for the winter is the use of lemon or citric acid in the recipe. This component helps the workpiece to be stored for a long time, gives it a pleasant sweet and sour taste and makes the snack more healthy.

The marinade also plays an important role in giving cucumbers a fragrant and crispy taste. Because of what, in the process of its preparation, it is necessary to correctly calculate the proportions of the products.

A win-win version of the pickle in Prague is prepared as follows:

1. Bring 1 liter of water to a boil.
2. Add 60 g salt, 30 g sugar, dill umbrella and 5 peppercorns.
3. Stir, let the mixture boil again.

Selection and preparation of ingredients

Traditionally, classic spices are used to prepare Prague-style cucumbers for the winter: horseradish leaves, currants, cherries, dill umbrellas, black peppercorns and garlic. Some people like to add basil, cumin, coriander.

The best canned cucumbers according to the Prague recipe are obtained by using medium-sized fruits with black thorns, hard and thick skin. Ideal varieties:

1. The Paris gherkin.
2. Phillipock.
3. Crisp.
4. The son of the regiment.
5. Coastal.
6. Murom.
7. Nizhyn Ukrainian.
8. Far Eastern.
9. Pickling.
10. Fabulous.

It is advisable to use bottled or spring water for pickling cucumbers in Prague, and rock salt.

Many people use the German F1 variety to preserve Prague cucumbers.

Recipes for preserving cucumbers in Prague for the winter

Of the many recipes for pickling Prague cucumbers, two of the most interesting are worth highlighting. They were used for harvesting in Soviet times.

Classic Prague cucumbers marinated with lemon

Ingredients:

• crispy gherkins – 12 pcs.;
• lemon – 1 thin circle;
• Garlic – 2 cloves;
• bay leaf – 1 pcs .;
• dill – 1 umbrella;
• currant sheets – 3 pcs.;
• allspice – 2 peas;
• water – 500 ml;
• salt – 20 g;
• sugar – 75

Cucumbers according to the classic recipe have the richest taste

Cooking process:

1. Before spinning cucumbers for the winter in Prague, the main ingredient must be soaked for 4-6 hours in cold water.
2. After soaking, wash each cucumber well, cut off the tips.
3. Arrange in pre-sterilized jars, adding a circle of lemon to each.
4. Wash all the greens, peel the garlic and cut lengthwise into two parts.
5. In water brought to a boil, send all the ingredients, cook for 1-2 minutes.
6. Pour the marinade into containers with cucumbers, roll up, turn upside down, wrap, let cool, clean before winter.

Cucumbers in Prague Sauce with Citric Acid

For a liter jar you need to take:

• 10 cucumbers;
• 2 cherry leaves;
• 3 currant leaves;
• a sprig of basil;
• piece of horseradish leaf;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• dill umbrella;
• jalapeno or chili peppers.

For filling in Prague you will need:

• salt – 1,5 Art. l .;
• sugar – 1 st. l .;
• citric acid – 1 tsp;
• water – 1 l.

Miniature varieties of cucumbers are most suitable for harvesting for the winter.

Technological process:

1. Cucumbers must be sorted, washed, soaked in ice water for at least 4 hours.
2. Wash again, cut off the tails.
3. Rinse greens in running water and pat dry.
4. Peel the garlic.
5. At the bottom of a sterilized jar, put horseradish, basil sprigs, cherry leaves, currants, garlic and dill.
6. Add pepper.
7. Distribute the main ingredient in a container.
8. Prepare Prague filling for cucumbers by mixing all the ingredients and bringing them to a boil.
9. Pour boiling marinade into jars, leave for 10 minutes.
10. Drain the filling back into the pan, boil again, repeat the process.
11. Bring the brine to a boil, put into containers, tighten with a seaming key, turn the lids down, cover with a blanket.
12. When the jars are completely cool, put them in a storage place for the winter.

Terms and rules of conservation storage

In order for the Prague Cucumbers to stand all winter, and its taste remains pleasant and special, you need to follow some tricks during storage:

1. A few pieces of horseradish laid on top of cucumbers will help to avoid the appearance of mold.
2. You can save the “crunchiness” by adding a small piece of oak bark to the jar.
3. Mustard seeds or aspirin will help prevent bombing. One pinch of seasoning or a crushed tablet will be enough.

It is best to store conservation in a cellar or pantry, but many housewives practice storage at room conditions. The main thing is that the room is dark and dry.

Due to the fact that the Prague marinade for cucumbers for the winter contains citric acid in its composition, the workpiece can be consumed within 1-2 years.

Conclusion

Even a beginner can cook cucumbers in Prague for the winter, the canning process is extremely simple. And from several options for recipes, each housewife will be able to choose the most suitable one for herself. The appetizer is always in demand on the festive table, has an incomparable taste and goes well with many dishes. And the preservation, prepared according to the recipe for Prague cucumbers with citric acid without vinegar, can be given even to children.

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