How to cook lightly salted cucumbers in a package

Who does not like salted cucumbers ?! Only not everyone knows how to cook them delicious, and even more so quickly. Most housewives know perfectly well that lightly salted cucumbers can not be cooked quickly with the usual way of pickling with water and oppression. The process takes at least a couple of days.

But it turns out, there is a lightning-fast recipe for cooking a favorite dish. As a result of a simple and quick salting, the hostess gets a chic taste, a crazy aroma, an ovation of the household, and all this for the usual light-salted cucumber in the package.

For this method of rapid salting is best to use young fruits of small size. It would be even more delicious if it were gherkins. Then the cucumber and look will be wonderful, and the bright green color will not lose, and crunch will be excellent.

Lightly salted cucumbers in the package - ingredients

For preparation, freshly picked young cucumbers, salt, spices will be needed. Calculation of the amount of salt is carried out from the ratio of one to two tablespoons per 1 kg of vegetables. Of course, this proportion is not the only correct one. Some people like highly salted cucumbers, while others prefer to consume less salt. So it's better to use salt to taste. There is another nuance - too little salt can lead to spoiling of cucumbers or a short shelf life. Therefore, we must find a middle ground for ourselves.

Many housewives sometimes add a pinch of sugar, but this ingredient can not be called obligatory. You can try to do with sugar and without, and then decide which option is more like.

As for the spices, then in their quality you can use:

• Black pepper (peas);
• Currant leaves;
• Bay leaf;
• grape leaves;
• Greens (dill, parsley);
• Horseradish, garlic.

If something is not at hand - it does not matter. After all, any culinary recipe is a creative process. And every product can always pick up any alternative. The only thing, the lack of horseradish during cooking can deprive the fruits of crunchiness, which is the main parameter for passing the quality assessment of any salted cucumber.

How to cook lightly salted cucumbers in a package

Vegetables are thoroughly washed under a stream of cold water. Then cut the tips from both sides. In several places they make punctures with a fork or knife through and through - it is necessary to do this, so that the salt quickly penetrates inside.

Cucumbers, together with salt and spices, are laid in a plastic bag. It is best to take two packages, then there will be less chance of leaking cucumber juice, which will certainly begin to stand out under the action of salt.

This whole thing is carefully tied up and mixed by means of an ordinary shake package.

Prepared in this way, cucumbers are placed in a cold place. In ordinary apartments this is a refrigerator, in the country house or in the village you can use the cellar or cellar. After 2-4 hours, the lightly salted cucumbers in the package are ready and they can be served to the table!

Tip: instead of a package, you can use a conventional plastic container. This will, firstly, be more aesthetically and hygienic, and secondly, the chance of leakage will decrease several times, and thirdly, it will be convenient to transport it to the picnic site, if it is expected.