In order for pickled cucumbers to come out tasty and crispy, it is not necessary to use vinegar when canning, it can easily be replaced with concentrated lemon juice. Such a preparation is stored well for the winter, and the cucumbers themselves turn out to be fragrant, with a slight sourness. They can be eaten as a pickled appetizer, and can also be added to various salads.

Ingredients:

For two liter jars:

  • Young cucumbers – 1-1.5 kg.
  • Black peppercorns – 10 pcs.
  • Sugar – 1 tbsp. l.
  • Lemon juice – 4 tbsp. l.
  • Salt – 2 tbsp. l.
  • Dill – 4-6 branches.
  • Garlic – 4-6 cloves.
  • Water – 1 l.

How to cook:

1. Wash young, small cucumbers well so that there are no thorns left on them.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

2. In clean, sterilized liter jars, put washed dill sprigs, black peppercorns and garlic, cut into thin slices. Boil water separately.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

3. Washed cucumbers, as tightly as possible, put in jars.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

4. Next, fill them with boiling water, and cover the jars with iron lids.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

5. After the cucumbers are infused for 15 – 20 minutes (during this time, the boiling water poured into the jars should cool down), drain the water from the jars, boil it and re-fill the cucumbers, letting them stand in boiling water for 10 – 15 minutes.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

6. Drain the refilled water into the pan, add salt and sugar to it, stir and boil the brine for 2-3 minutes (from the moment of boiling).

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

7. Add two tablespoons of concentrated lemon juice to each liter jar of cucumbers.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

8. Then fill them with boiling brine (vegetables should be completely covered with brine).

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

9. Roll up and wrap the cans with preservation, leaving them in the room until they cool completely.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

Take out the cooled jars of pickled cucumbers for storage in the cellar.

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

Pickled cucumbers with lemon juice - crispy and fragrant

Bon appetit!