Many vegetable-hot snacks made from vegetables are called “Teschin language”. This is due to a special form of cutting products, and the fact that these snacks are sharp. Such salads are especially popular with men, so that their mother-in-law can easily treat their son-in-law to them without causing a negative reaction from him, and even vice versa. In particular, you can make “Teschin language” of cucumbers for the winter. It is easy to cook such a snack, it is inexpensive, it is well kept at home at normal temperature.
Cooking Features
In order to “Teschin tongue” of cucumbers not only was sharp, but also had an appetizing appearance, stood well at room temperature, you should know some features of its preparation.
- Young cucumbers are more suitable for the “Teschin tongue” salad, but it can be made from overgrown vegetables. The main thing is to cut them correctly. Young cucumbers for cooking snacks can not be peeled, but simply cut into thin slices diagonally. It is better to peel overgrown vegetables, then cut lengthwise and remove seeds with a small spoon. After that, the cucumber is left cut into thin layers. The easiest way to do this is with a peeler, although you can also use a grater, which has a hole designed for shredding.
- Before washing and cutting cucumbers into a salad, it is better to soak them for an hour in cool water. Then they are easier to wash and will not be lethargic.
- Products for the preparation of the “cousin tongue” need to be taken fresh, not spoiled In this case, the snack will be delicious and not be lost.
- It is better to take jars for storing snacks of medium volume, that is, from 0.5 l to 1 l. Most often, banks with a capacity of 0.75 liters are used for them - this is just enough to fill a standard-sized salad bowl.
- Before filling cans with snacks, they should be sterilized. It is necessary to sterilize the jars for at least 10 minutes, as there is no provision for the subsequent sterilization in the water bath of the finished snack.
The main secret of cooking snacks "Teschin language" - do it with the soul, then she will surely like anyone who loves spicy dishes.
The classic recipe for the “cousin tongue” of cucumbers
Composition (4, 5 l):
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- tomatoes - 1, 5 kg;
- sweet pepper - 0, 5 kg;
- bitter peppers - 50 g;
- garlic - 100 g;
- apple cider vinegar (6 percent) - 125 ml;
- sugar - 125 g;
- salt - 40 g;
- vegetable oil - 0, 25 l.
Method of preparation:
- Wash well and cut cucumbers into thin, elliptical slices.
- Wash the tomatoes and peppers. In tomatoes, cut the stem with the seal near it. Remove seeds from peppers. If you want the snack to be sharper, you can not take them out of the bitter paprika.
- Cut the tomatoes and peppers into pieces and rotate them through the meat grinder.
- Chop garlic cloves in the same way.
- Put the cucumbers in a thick-walled pot, pour the mashed tomatoes, peppers and garlic in the same place.
- Pour in the butter, salt and sugar, and mix everything.
- Set the pan on low heat, wait until its contents boil, and cook, stirring, for 20 minutes.
- Pour in the vinegar, cook for another 5 minutes and remove from the heat.
- Spread snacks in cans, roll them up with metal lids and leave to cool upside down.
- After cooling the cans with snacks, put them for the winter in a closet or other place for storing such preparations.
The classic recipe for cooking “Mother-in-law language” cannot be called complicated, but there is a simpler recipe.
A simple recipe for the “tongue in the tongue” of cucumbers
Composition (3 liters):
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- spicy tomato sauce (purchased or homemade) - 0.5 l;
- sugar - 125 g;
- salt - 20 g;
- Table vinegar (9 percent) - 125 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Peel cleaned cucumbers and cut them into thin long strips using a potato peeler.
- Mix tomato sauce with sugar and salt, cover cucumber strips with this mixture.
- After half an hour, put the pan with the cucumbers in the sauce on the fire and cook for 30 minutes.
- Pour vinegar and stir 5 minutes before readiness.
- Distribute snacks in sterilized tanks and close them tightly. Turning over, wait for cooling. Clean for the winter.
The final taste of a simple recipe made snack will largely depend on the sauce used. It is desirable that he was as sharp as possible.
“Teschin language” of cucumbers with bell peppers
Composition (3 liters):
- cucumbers - 1, 5 kg;
- tomatoes - 0, 75 kg;
- Bulgarian pepper - 2 kg;
- bitter peppers - 50 g;
- garlic - 50 g;
- salt - 20 g;
- apple cider vinegar (6 percent) - 60 ml;
- vegetable oil - 125 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Slice the washed cucumbers into thin strips or circles.
- Wash peppers, remove seeds from them. Turn through the meat grinder.
- Blow water over the tomatoes, peel, cut the flesh into small cubes.
- Crush the peeled garlic.
- Put tomatoes on the bottom of the pan, pour the oil.
- Lay the cucumbers in the second layer.
- Salt the pepper mass, pour it on top of the cucumbers.
- Set the pan on low heat. After its contents boil, mix everything and cook for 20 minutes.
- Add garlic and vinegar, stir and cook for another 5 minutes.
- Sterilize the jars and fill them with snacks.
- Close, flip and allow to cool. Store for storage.
According to this recipe, “Teschin tongue” is sharp and fragrant. Slices of tomatoes that can be found in it, give this snack a special “zest”.
“Teschin language” of cucumbers with pepper in tomato sauce
Composition (for 3, 5-3, 75 l):
- cucumbers - 3 kg;
- sweet pepper - 0, 5 kg;
- bitter peppers - 50 g;
- tomato sauce - 0, 5 l;
- garlic - 100 g;
- sugar - 100 g;
- salt - 40 g;
- Acetic essence (70 percent) - 20 ml.
Method of preparation:
- Prepare the cucumbers by thinly slicing them.
- Chop the peeled peppers, rotate through a meat grinder together with garlic.
- Mix pepper puree with tomato sauce, salt, add butter and sugar.
- Put cucumbers in a cauldron, cover with vegetable mixture, put on a quiet fire.
- After boiling for 30 minutes, add vinegar essence, stir, wait another couple of minutes, then spread the snack over the prepared jars and close them.
- When the snack has cooled, it can be put in storage at any place — it will not spoil all winter and at room temperature.
This recipe will help out when the crop of tomatoes is not great, but the tomato sauce has remained since last year.
“Teschin tongue” of cucumbers is one of the easiest to prepare snacks, but, nevertheless, in winter it is very much in demand.
