Pickled carrots for the winter 🥕 step by step recipe with photo

Kitchen appliances and utensils

Prepare the necessary ingredients. This amount of ingredients is designed for 2 cans with a capacity of 1-1.2 liters. To prepare one can, reduce the amount of food by 2 times. Peel and stalk 2 kg of large carrots. Cut carrots into long strips 1 cm thick.
Peel 4 cloves of garlic and cut them in half.
Make the marinade. To do this, bring to a boil 1.5 l of water.
In boiling water, add 45 g of salt, 75 g of sugar and 5 g of citric acid. Next, add 5 clove buds, 4 bay leaves and 9 allspice peas. Let the marinade boil for 5 minutes.
Add the chopped carrots to the boiling marinade and boil it for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, remove the carrots from the marinade.
In 2 sterilized jars with a capacity of 1-1.2 l, put 1 pod of hot pepper, 2 tbsp. l mustard seeds and chopped garlic.
Turn the jars on their side and fill it with boiled carrots.
Fill the jars to the top with the marinade and tighten them tightly. Turn the cans upside down and allow to cool completely.
Put the cooled carrots in the refrigerator. After a week, it is ready for use. Store in a dark, cool place.

Before sterilizing the jars, they should be inspected for chips and cracks. Do not use damaged cans for preservation.
Use new covers without damage or scratches.
Do not use chemicals to wash cans. Wash lids and jars with soda or laundry soap using a new dishwashing sponge.
Sterilize cans using an oven, microwave, in water or in steam. Use the method that is more convenient for you.

In a step-by-step video recipe, you can see the whole process of preparing pickled carrots.

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