Pickled Cucumbers - English Subtitles

cucumbers

🥗Healthier: English cucumbers

💰Cheaper: pickling cucumbers

English cucumbers are lower in calories, while pickling cucumbers are often cheaper.

vinegar

🥗Healthier: apple cider vinegar

💰Cheaper: white vinegar

Apple cider vinegar may offer more flavor and nutrients, while white vinegar is typically less expensive.

Add 10 cloves of garlic to a sterilized 1750 ml jar.

Add 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds, ¼ teaspoon of black pepper, 3 allspices, ¼ teaspoon of chili flakes, and 3 bay leaves to the jar.

Add horse radish leaves, 3 cherry leaves, 3 blackcurrant leaves, and a handful of fresh dill to the jar.

Squeeze as many cucumbers into the jar as possible, adding halves if necessary.

Fill the jar with boiling water and close it lightly with a sterilized lid.

Cover the jar with a piece of cloth.

Fill a pot with about 1 litre of water and add 1 tablespoon of salt and 5 tablespoons of sugar.

Add ½ cup of vinegar to the pot and mix.

Once the jar has cooled off, drain all the water out of it.

Fill the jar with the boiling liquid to the top and close it tightly.

Turn the jar over, cover it with a piece of cloth, and wait until it cools off.

After cooling, put the jar in a normal standing position and keep it in a cool place for future consumption.

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