Finnish cucumbers with mustard for the winter

Finnish-style cucumbers with mustard for the winter are a popular preparation that has its own tricks and features. Mustard is added to cucumbers in any form: powder, grains or ready-made mustard sauce. Cucumbers are always cut into pieces of any shape. Their heat treatment is minimal, and the calculation of filling ingredients is indicated in specific recipes for this topic.

Pickled cucumbers with mustard in Finnish style for the winter

The version of preparing Finnish pickled cucumbers with mustard has a standard proportion of ingredients. The quick preservation process allows the housewife to simultaneously prepare a large batch of this vegetable for the winter. In this recipe we take mustard from the seeds for the marinade. We use 6% apple cider vinegar with a more delicate taste and without a specific odor.

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   How to prepare pickled cucumbers with mustard in Finnish style for the winter? Place the pre-selected cucumbers in a deep bowl and cover with cold water for a couple of hours.In the microwave, sterilize the jars for the preparation and boil the lids.
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   After soaking, rinse the cucumbers well, remove the ends and cut into slices up to 3 cm thick.
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   For the marinade, pour 3 liters of clean water into a wide bowl. One liter of marinade will remain, but you need to take exactly three liters of water so that all the cucumber slices are cooked at the same time. Dissolve the required amount of salt and sugar in boiling water and add the spices and mustard indicated in the recipe.
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   Then pour apple cider vinegar into the boiling marinade, the color of the marinade will change a little, but this is normal.
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   Add sliced ​​cucumbers to the marinade and cook over maximum heat with stirring for 4-5 minutes.
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   During this time, the cucumbers will change their color to olive. Reduce the heat so that the marinade simmers a little, and begin placing the cucumbers in the jars.
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   Place the cucumbers in jars quite compactly and using a special funnel. As you fill, cover the jars with lids.
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   Then bring the marinade to a vigorous boil and completely pour it over the cucumbers in the jars.
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   Immediately seal the jars with lids.
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    Then flip them over onto the lids.
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    Cover the jars with a terry towel overnight.

Finnish-style sliced ​​cucumbers with mustard and 9% vinegar

Pickled cucumbers with Finnish mustard for the winter are prepared simply and without pouring boiling water over the vegetables. Preservatives are 9% vinegar with grain mustard, which allows you to store cucumbers in an apartment. In this recipe, we add only mustard and bay leaf from spices. To preserve their crispy taste, soak the cucumbers in cold water for 2-3 hours in advance, and the shape and size of the cucumbers cut does not affect the taste.

Cooking time: 40 minutes.

Cooking time: 20 minutes.

Servings: 6 l.

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers – 3 kg.
• Salt – 6 tbsp.
• Sugar – 400 gr.
• Vinegar 9% – 360 ml.
• Grain mustard – 2 tsp.
• Bay leaf – 3 pcs.
• Water – 3 l.

Cooking process:

Step 1. First of all, we sterilize large jars in any way and boil the lids, because the preservation process is quick.

Step 2. Wash the soaked cucumbers under running water and remove the ends.

Step 3. Cut the cucumbers into medium pieces at least 3 cm thick.

Step 4. In a deep bowl, bring three liters of water to a boil, dissolve the specified amount of salt and sugar in it and add bay leaves with grain mustard.

Step 5. Then pour vinegar into the marinade and bring to a boil.

Step 6. Place the sliced ​​cucumbers into the boiling marinade.

Step 7. With constant stirring, cook the cucumbers in the marinade for a few minutes, just until they change color.

Step 8. Then quickly and compactly place the cucumbers in the prepared jars.

Step 9. Completely fill them with boiling marinade along with bay leaves and mustard seeds.

Step 10. We seal the jars hermetically, put them on the lids and cover them with a “fur coat” for a day.

Step 11. Transfer the prepared and cooled pickled cucumbers with Finnish mustard to a cool room for storage. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Finnish cucumbers with mustard seeds and 6% vinegar for the winter

Finnish cucumbers with mustard seeds and 6% vinegar are prepared simply and quickly, and this vinegar together with mustard seeds is a good preservative. The workpiece can be stored in an apartment.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Portions: 1.5 l.

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers – 1 kg.
• Vinegar 6% – 108 ml.
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 1.3 tbsp.
• Sugar – 90 gr.
• Bay leaf – 1 pc.
• Water – 650 ml.

Cooking process:

Step 1.First of all, prepare all the ingredients according to the proportions of the recipe and the volume of workpiece you need.

Step 2. Wash the cucumbers well and cut into circles up to 1.5 cm thick.

Step 3. In a saucepan, cook the marinade from the calculated amount of water, salt, and sugar. Add bay leaf with mustard seeds to it and cook over medium heat for 3-4 minutes.

Step 4. Place the sliced ​​cucumbers into the boiling marinade, pour in 6% vinegar and bring everything to a boil.

Step 5. Boil the cucumbers in the marinade for 3-4 minutes and just until the color changes to olive.

Step 6. Place the cucumbers in pre-sterilized jars, pour boiling marinade over them and immediately seal tightly. Place the jars on the lids and cover with a warm blanket for a day.

Step 7. Cooked Finnish cucumbers with mustard seeds and 6% vinegar, and they will make 3 half-liter jars, transfer to a place for storing homemade preserves. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Finnish cucumbers with apple cider vinegar

Apple cider vinegar, especially natural homemade cider vinegar that does not contain various chemical additives, will be a good preservative for Finnish cucumbers. Its strength is on average 4-6%, so you need to add it to the workpiece according to the amount specified in the recipe.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 30 minutes.

Servings: 10.

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers – 2 kg.
• Apple vinegar – 250 ml.
• Mustard seeds – 1 tsp.
• Salt – 60 gr.
• Sugar – 200 gr.
• Bay leaf – 3 pcs.
• Pepper mixture – 1 tsp.
• Water – 1.5 l.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare all the ingredients for this preparation. Choose ground cucumbers, with black pimples and medium size.

Step 2. It is advisable to soak the cucumbers in advance for several hours in cold or ice water.

Step 3.Rinse the soaked cucumbers well under running water and cut into pieces up to 2 cm thick.

Step 4. In a large saucepan, cook the marinade from the calculated amount of water, salt, sugar and spices. Pour apple cider vinegar into the boiling marinade.

Step 5. Then add the sliced ​​cucumbers to the marinade and cook over medium heat with constant stirring for 3-5 minutes.

Step 6. During this time, the cucumbers will change their green color to olive.

Step 7. Rinse small jars well in advance, sterilize in any way and boil the lids. Place the cucumbers from the marinade compactly in jars.

Step 8. Bring the marinade to a boil again, pour it over the cucumbers and immediately seal the jars tightly. Place them on the lids and cover them with a “fur coat” for a day.

Step 9. Transfer the prepared Finnish cucumbers with apple cider vinegar to a place for home preservation. Good luck and delicious preparations!

Cucumber slices with dry mustard for the winter

Cucumber slices with dry mustard are prepared similarly to Finnish cucumbers, and this preparation is often called a salad. Sliced ​​cucumbers are seasoned a little with salt and spices so that the vegetable releases its juice, which distinguishes it from Finnish cucumbers in the marinade. The proportion of ingredients is the same as for Finnish cucumbers. Dry mustard makes the preparation spicier.

Cooking time: 1 hour.

Cooking time: 10 minutes.

Servings: 1 l.

Ingredients:

• Cucumbers – 700 gr.
• Dry mustard – 2 tbsp.
• Salt – 1 tsp.
• Vinegar 6% – 2 tbsp.
• Garlic – 4 cloves.
• Ground black pepper – 3 pinches.
• Vegetable oil – 2 tbsp.

Cooking process:

Step 1. Immediately prepare, according to the proportions of the recipe, all the ingredients for the preparation.

Step 2. Wash the cucumbers, cut them into circles or semicircles and place them in a saucepan with a thick bottom.

Step 3.Add salt, dry mustard, ground black pepper to the cucumbers and add garlic crushed through a garlic press.

Step 4. Mix these ingredients with a spoon and leave for half an hour so that the cucumbers release their juice.

Step 5. Then put the dishes with cucumbers on medium heat, pour in vegetable oil and cook with constant stirring until the color of the cucumbers changes to olive. Sterilize small jars with lids. Pour vinegar into the cucumbers and mix again.

Step 6. Then transfer this boiling mass into prepared jars and immediately seal it tightly.

Step 7. Place the jars on the lids, cover with a towel and cool completely.

Step 8. Transfer the sliced ​​cucumbers prepared with dry mustard to a place for storing homemade preserves. Good luck and delicious preparations!