Today I am going to share with you a recipe for sweet and sour gherkins ideal to make at home, and share with friends and family, I tell you that I am really a fan of this preparation since you can eat them alone, in salads, or as an addition to a hamburger, sandwich or the food you prefer.
Sweet and sour gherkins are made through the pickling technique, which consists of fermentation with brine or vinegar of some foods, which are preserved for long periods of time, this type of preparation is ideal for storing food for months or even years .
This preparation has its origins in Mesopotamia, from where it spread through trade routes to other countries in the world, being the Romans who perfected the techniques of making this type of pickles and introduced it to Europe where they were a rage and had great acceptance, so they used it in many foods and created new, more creative and exotic ways to make it.
Today, gherkins are consumed worldwide, and have a great acceptance, today I want to give you my personal recipe which has a variant since I double cook them, one cold and one hot, these are the ingredients for this preparation:
• 2 kilos of cucumbers.
• 2 onions
• Three garlic cloves.
• 2 cups of sugar
• 3 cups of vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of mustard
• Two teaspoon of turmeric
• Salt and pepper
• Ice
Preparation
The first step is to wash the cucumbers, cut into thin slices, in the same way they do with the onion, then they are placed, cucumber litters, onion, ice and salt, thus layering these ingredients until they are finished, Immediately cover the container with a cloth and let it rest for three hours, in this process the cucumbers and onion will cook in the cold, which allows them to be more tender.
When the three hours have passed, the ice is removed and you take the cucumber and onion slices, then you proceed to wash them to remove the excess salt, at the end of this process, place them in a pot on the fire with the other ingredients (minced garlic, vinegar, sugar, mustard and turmeric), over low heat, leave to cook for approximately 45 minutes; It is important that you adjust the salt and add pepper to your taste.Finally, after spending 45 minutes on the fire, turn off, let it rest and proceed to package in glass jars, previously washed and sterilized, and voila, now you can enjoy your delicious gherkins. bittersweet in all your meals.
I show you the finished product.
This preparation yields approximately four to five bottles.
I hope you like my post and practice this recipe, thanks for reading friends!
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