Refreshing Russian Pickles

Name: Refreshing Russian Pickles
Total time: 2 d
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1 catty Cucumber; 2 pieces Fennel; 3 slices Bay leaf; 3 pcs Dried chili; 1/2 a teaspoon Black pepper; 1 tablespoon salt; Some mineral water

by Huaer's gourmet kitchen

5.0 (1)

Favorite

Difficulty

Easy

Time

48h

Serving

2

The sandwiches or burgers that we often eat will have the slightly soft appetizing pickles in them, which is especially appetizing and refreshing when eaten with meat. In the traditional way, we always use vinegar. This time, in the early spring, Huaer shared with you a method of making pickled cucumbers without vinegar-the fermentation method. The taste is softer than that with vinegar.

Ingredients

1 catty Cucumber
2 pieces Fennel
3 slices Bay Leaf
3 pcs Dried Chili
1/2 a teaspoon Black Pepper
1 tablespoon Salt
Some Mineral Water

Refreshing Russian Pickles

1. Wash the cucumbers and dry the surface moisture. As with all kimchi, the washed vegetables must be naturally dried on the surface water, denying that they are easy to rot during the pickling process.

2. To make this pickled cucumber, one kind of vegetable is indispensable: fennel. This method is Russian-style, so it will have a light fragrance, and the sourness will be soft, but not too sour, thanks to the special taste of fennel. The fennel is removed from the root, washed and dried naturally.

3. Prepare the required spices.

4. Put the cucumbers in a clean, air-tight jar without water and oil.

5. Cut the fennel into sections, put it in an airtight jar with spices, and add 1 tablespoon or more of salt.

6. Pour in mineral water or purified water that can surpass the ingredients.

7. Fermentation is about 10-14 days at room temperature of about 20 degrees.

8. I made it on the 13th. After I opened it last night, the cucumber at the bottom was already quite tasty. Use clean chopsticks to pick up an appropriate amount, keep the rest sealed, and keep it in the refrigerator. Because it has been opened, it can be stored in the refrigerator for longer time.