Real solionye ogurtsy - brined cucumbers


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Preparation Time:
10 Min
Serves:
6
Difficulty:
Easy
Cost:
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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

5 lb Cucumber, medium pickling 1 Head garlic
-3-4" long 1 1/4" thick 1/2 oz Hot red pepper, fresh seeded
1 Dill plant, bunch mature, 3 Tarragon, fresh branches
-seeds included 6 tb Salt, non-iodized, per 2 qts
2 oz Horesradish root -water

Preparing Cucumbers: wash the cucumbers under running water and place
in a bowl. Cover with ice water and enough ice to keep them cold for
10 hours. Drain the cucumbers and trim both ends so that the brine
will more easily penetrate the flesh.

Assembling: Rinse the dill and divide in half. Scrub and rinse the
horseradish and slice thinly. Peel and halve the garlic.

Fold half the dill into a ring to fit the bottom of the pickling jar.
Strew horseradish, garlic, red pepper, and 1/3 of the tarragon on
top. Arrange half the cucumbers upright in the jar, packing them
tightly. Place the second third of the tarragon on top, then pack in
the rest of the cucumbers in the same manner. Over them layer the
remaining dill, horseradish, garlic, pepper and tarragon.

Combine the salt and water, stirring until the salt dissolves.
Percentage of salt in this brine is 5.5 to 6.5 percent. Pour the
brine into the jar. The cucumbers and herbs should be fully
submerged. Cover with a saucer and weight down with a jar or can
filled with water. Cover the mouth of the jar with 2 layers of
cheesecloth and tie in place with string.

Fermentation and storage: For the first 2-3 days, keep the cucumbers
on a well aired shaded patio or similar spot with a temperature of
64-68 degrees. Remove the scum as it appears and wash the mouth of
the jar daily. After 3-4 days, when the most active fermentation has
subsided a bit, remove the weight and lid. Check to see that the
brine still covers the cucumbers. If not, add brine in the same
proportions (1 1/4-1 3/4 Tbsp salt to 1 pint water). Cover the jar
with its own lid and refrigerate at 32-38 degrees.

During the next 10-14 days, see that the brine does not become too
cloudy (there is always some degree of cloudiness due to fermentation
process) and that there is no mold. If either does happen, replace
the brine, rinse the upper layer of dill, wipe the mouth of the jar
and close again.

Store the pickles on the lowest shelf of the refrigerator. They will
keep for up to 1 week.

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