Pytlochy - pickled cucumbers

Name: Pytlochy - pickled cucumbers
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 5 KG
Cuisine: Česká kuchyně
Ingredients: 1 l vinegar; 95 saccharin tablets; 2 packages DEKO preserving mixture; 5 kg pickling cucumbers; 1.2 kg peeled carrots; 2.7 kg peeled onions Reveal; 10 dill stalks with flower heads

65 min

Under an hour

Roman Vaněk

Ingredients

Price per portion:CZK 149.00

INGREDIENTS FOR BRINE

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Saccharin sweetener 95 tablet sacharinu

DEKO preserving mixture 2 balení konzervační směsi Deko

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Pickling cucumbers 5 kg okurek nakládaček

carrot 1,2 kg oloupané mrkve

Yellow onion 2,7 kg oloupané cibule Prozradit

Fresh dill 10 stonků kopru i s okvětím

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Vinegar 1 l octa

Preparation method

Ingredients overview

INGREDIENTS FOR BRINE

1 l vinegar
95 saccharin tablets
2 packages DEKO preserving mixture

INGREDIENTS

5 kg pickling cucumbers
1.2 kg peeled carrots
2.7 kg peeled onions Reveal
10 dill stalks with flower heads

PROCEDURE FOR BRINE

Pour 4 l of water into a pot, add vinegar, Deko mixture, and saccharin. Bring to a boil, remove the pot from the heat, and let it stand for 20 minutes.

PROCEDURE

Wash the cucumbers and carefully clean them with a brush. Slice the onion into half-rings. Slice the carrots into thin rounds.

In a large stoneware crock for pickled cabbage, place 4 dill stalks with their flower heads at the bottom, cover with a handful of carrots and a handful of onions, and then layer the cucumbers on top. Repeat this at least four times. However, do not finish with cucumbers, but with onions, carrots, and dill. Pour the cooled brine over the entire crock.

Chef's tip

These cucumbers are best prepared in a stoneware crock. Everything must remain submerged in the brine. Let the cucumbers stand in a cool room (preferably a cellar) for 7–10 days. The smaller the cucumbers you buy, the better.