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What to do with overgrown cucumbers: don't rush to throw them away - a recipe for an appetizing snack
17.08.2024 09:56
Previously, overgrown cucumbers in villages were left for seeds, but now buying seeds is not such a problem.
Therefore, overgrown cucumbers, as offensive as it may be, often end up in the compost pit.
Expert of the online publication "BelNovosti" Yulia Arkhipova - a cook, fourth-class baker told how to prepare delicious caviar from such cucumbers.
You will need:
- cucumbers 2.5 kg;
- pepper 500 gr;
- carrots 500 g;
- onions 500 g;
- garlic 2 heads;
- salt 2 tbsp;
- sugar 3 tbsp;
- tomato paste 6 tbsp. l;
- vinegar (9%) ½ cup;
- vegetable oil.
How to cook
1. Cucumbers need to be peeled, seeded and cut into cubes.
2. Chop the onion, fry in vegetable oil, add carrots, grated on a coarse grater, remove from heat when ready and mix with cucumbers.
3. Add salt, sugar and tomato paste to the mixture.
4. Cut the sweet pepper into cubes, press the garlic, and mix with the vegetables.
5. Bring the caviar to a boil, then add vinegar and pour into sterilized jars and put away for storage.
