Gherkin - what is it? How to cook it?

Today we will talk about the cornichon. What is this vegetable? Not everyone knows about it, but many have heard this name. In addition to the fact that we will tell about gherkins, we will consider several recipes that will help prepare a tasty dish or prepare a house.

Gherkin: what is and what it eats

Korshinon is the name of some groups of small-fruited varieties of cucumber seed, as well as their small fruits, which are removed before maturation. Such miniature vegetables are used for conservation.

Usually they are closed by pickling. Gherkin (what is this vegetable, we already found out) is a little more than four centimeters long, but it does not reach eight.

Sometimes the term "cornichon" is applied to the vegetables that were taken off shortly after the flowering period with ordinary cucumber. But such use of the word is considered incorrect. Often small pickled cucumbers are also called cornichons.

Manufacturers of agricultural products, this term is used as a designation of high-quality fruit of a cucumber. And in the nineteenth century the word "cornichote" was used to refer to this concept.

Pickled cucumbers: recipe first

Crispy cucumbers are loved by people of different ages. But how to pickle the gherkins? Now tell. Note that these small fruits can be eaten either separately or in a salad. On the New Year's table the gherkins will also look great. Therefore, try to make a similar zagotovochku at home.

To pickle the gherkins, the recipe of which we now describe, you will need:

• Bay leaf;
• Eight milliliters of vinegar 7%;
• dill;
• Six leaves of black currant;
• 600 grams of gherkins;
• Five leaves of cherry;
• 400 ml of filtered water;
• a teaspoon of sugar;
• Two teaspoons of salt.

Preparation process: step-by-step instruction

First rinse, dry the cucumber. Do the same with cherry leaves, currants and dill umbrellas. And now proceed to the process:

1. Rinse the jar and lid, sterilize it in any way suitable for you. For example, a ferry, in the oven or boiling water.
2. Then put the dill umbrella and half of the harvested leaves on the bottom of the can.
3. Place the cucumbers in a tin can. Then lay the remaining leaves and dill on top.
4. After boil the water, pour it into the jar, cover the top with a lid. Leave it like that for ten minutes.
5. Now drain the water again in a saucepan. Put salt and sugar in the same place. Bring to a boil the brine. After pour it back, into the jar.
6. Do not forget to add vinegar to the bank at the end. Roll it with a lid.

Another recipe

Now we will consider another recipe for gherkins for the winter. Such cucumbers will suit any food.

For cooking, you will need:

• Two liters of water;
• One kilogram of gherkins;
• Three cloves of garlic;
• One teaspoon of mustard in the grains;
• One small carrot;
• 70 ml of vinegar 9%;
• Two bay leaves;
• Ten grams of dill with umbrellas;
• Two teaspoons of salt;
• Two st. Spoons of sugar;
• 4 things. Sweet pepper and as much black pepper;
• Two leaves of horseradish, currants and cherries.

Collect all this, start cooking.

Preparing the billet for the winter

First rinse the cucumbers. Fill with water. Then let them stand for about an hour.
Pour the bottom of the jars with dill, leaves. Then add a little carrot, cut into slices, horseradish, garlic and mustard (granular).

Now cut the tails of the cucumbers, lay their cans tightly. Pour in the sugar, salt. Then pour in the vinegar, add black and sweet pepper, bay leaf.

Boil the water, cool to forty degrees. And then pour the gherkins with water to the top. Then close the lid.

Place the jars in a large saucepan with warm water. This is necessary for carrying out the sterilization process. Make the fire average, wait for the water to boil, then reduce it a little.

Sterilize the blanks for about fifteen minutes from the time of boiling.

Tighten the covers, turn over the cans and wrap them with a blanket. Let them stand so until they cool completely.

Delicious salad with cabbage, gherkins

We suggest you to prepare an interesting salad. It can be used as an independent dish, and as a complement to garnishes.

The advantage of the dish is its low calorie content.

To prepare a delicious salad with cornichons, you will need:

• Six tablespoons of mayonnaise;
• Salt (to taste);
• Half a head of cabbage (about 450 grams);
• ¼ cup red onions and capers;
• Two st. Spoons of wine vinegar;
• ½ tsp sugar and freshly ground black pepper;
• Art. Spoon marinade from gherkins;
• Two teaspoons of mustard;
• ¼ cup of gherkins.

Step-by-Step Recipe

We start to prepare:

1. First chop the cabbage so that it turns out to be about six cups.
2. Stir it with one teaspoon of salt in a sieve, which is installed over a bowl.
3. Then let the dish stand for about two to three hours. After rinse the cabbage under running water, dry it with paper towels and put into a large bowl.
4. Then cut the gherkins and onions.
5. How to mix the onion, sugar and wine vinegar together in a small bowl. Allow to stand for about 15 minutes, then mix with cornichons, capers, mayonnaise marinade, freshly ground black pepper and mustard.
6. Mix the resulting composition with the chopped cabbage. Then refrigerate for several hours.

A small conclusion

Now you know a little useful information about such a concept as "gherkin" - what is this vegetable and how can it tasty marinate. We hope that the recipes offered in this article will please you and your guests. Bon Appetit!