Pickled cherries for the winter: recipes for appetizers, like olives, spicy, for meat, in Azerbaijani

When deciding how to stock up ripe cherries for the winter, housewives, as a rule, choose a suitable recipe for jam, jam or compote, or canned berries with sugar in their own juice. Unfortunately, not everyone knows that sweet and sour beauty is good not only in dessert preparations. This is confirmed by proven recipes for pickled cherries - aromatic, juicy and spicy, with notes of various spices.

Such a berry may well compete with traditional olives and olives on the table, and will also act as a good addition to meat, fish and vegetable dishes. There is a point of view that the classic recipe for this delicacy was presented to the world by Azerbaijani cuisine, but pickled cherries have long been cooked in some other countries as well. Today, there are many interesting options for preparing this original and tasty appetizer, so that even the most demanding gourmet will surely find one that will suit him.

How to make pickled cherries

In order for pickled cherries to turn out tasty and appetizing, you should responsibly choose the ingredients for the preparation:

• berries to be pickled, you need to choose large and ripe, without dented and spoiled "barrels";
• then they should be sorted out, separate the twigs, leaves and stalks, then gently rinsed in cold water and spread out to dry on a clean towel;
• This dish is usually prepared from pitted berries, however, if the recipe states that they should be removed, it is advisable to do this carefully with a hairpin or pin so as not to crush the pulp.

The dishes in which the cherries marinated for the winter will be stored should also be prepared in advance. Banks (preferably small) must be thoroughly washed with baking soda and sterilized in any convenient way - over steam, in the oven, in the microwave. The metal lids for preservation are supposed to be boiled.

Pickled cherries are a great addition to hot meat dishes

Pickled cherries with pits are more spicy and look prettier than those harvested without them. However, the shelf life of such berries is shorter: during long-term storage, a dangerous poison, hydrocyanic acid, can form in the nucleoli of the seeds.

This is due to the fact that during the cooking process the cherry will partially absorb the marinade, so more will be needed.

The classic recipe for marinated cherries in Azerbaijani

Sweet and sour cherries marinated in Azerbaijani style are often served as an appetizer to hearty, dense meat or poultry dishes. Such a berry will ideally complement tender mutton kebabs, grilled pork ribs, and brass chicken cutlets. This appetizer is most likely to leave the table first, and inspired guests will most likely ask for more.

Preparation:

1. Sort the berries, rinse and dry. The bones should not be removed.
2. Place the berries tightly in prepared sterile jars (0.25-0.5 l). Pour boiling water to the top, then drain all the liquid and measure its volume.
3. For the marinade, boil purified water in a saucepan 1.5 times the calculated amount. Dissolve the required amount of sugar and salt in it, add spices. Boil for 10 minutes.
4. Pour the marinade over the cherries in jars. Add vinegar with care.
5. Cover the jars with lids, put in a container with boiling water and sterilize for 10-15 minutes.
6. Roll up canned food. Turn the cans upside down, wrap them in a thick warm cloth and let them cool completely.

The Azerbaijani recipe is considered to be the classic way of making pickled cherries.

This snack should be kept in the refrigerator, and you can try it the next day after preparation.

How to pickle cherries in juice for the winter

Many culinary experts prefer to cover cherries in their own juice for the winter due to the fact that its recipe is extremely simple. It is worth noting that pickled berries can be prepared according to the same principle - it will not take much time, and the result will certainly please you.

Preparation:

1. Dissolve sugar in heated water. Wait until it boils, pour in cherry juice and add spices. Last but not least, add vinegar.
2. Distribute the washed ripe cherries in 1 liter jars and pour over boiling marinade.
3. Sterilize the jars, covering them with lids, for 3-5 minutes in boiling water.
4. Twist, wrap and leave to cool.

Cherries in a marinade based on their own juice - a simple and tasty snack

Pickled cherries for the winter in jars with cucumbers

At first glance, it seems that cherries marinated in jars along with cucumbers is a very strange recipe for harvesting for the winter. But it is enough to cook it at least once to understand that its advantage is not only the original look. The refreshing taste of cucumbers is in perfect harmony with sweet and sour cherries saturated with spicy marinade.

Calculation of products per liter can:

Preparation:

1. Sterilize banks. Put spices at the bottom of each of them.
2. Wash the cucumbers, cut off the tails on both sides. Put them in jars.
3. Pour washed cherries on top.
4. Pour boiling water over the contents of the jars and let stand for 20 minutes.
5. Drain the water. Dissolve salt, sugar in it, add vinegar. Bring to a boil again and pour the marinade over the cherries and cucumbers.
6. Covering the jars with lids, carefully place them in a wide saucepan with water and from the moment it boils, sterilize for 15 minutes.
7. After rolling up the cans, be sure to turn over and cover with a thick cloth. Leave until cool completely.

Cherries and cucumbers in a spicy marinade form an excellent duo

A very simple pickled cherry recipe

The easiest way is to prepare pickled cherries with a minimum of spices: they can be put on the table like olives, used to complement and decorate salads, desserts, and hot meat dishes.

Preparation:

1. The berries should be washed, if desired, you can remove the seeds from them.
2. Distribute in liter cans. At the bottom of each of them, first put 1-2 cloves and a piece of cinnamon.
3. Boil water, dissolve sugar in it. Add vinegar.
4. Pour boiling marinade into jars with a blank.
5. Sterilize in a water bath for 10 minutes.
6. Cork hermetically with lids, wrap tightly and allow to cool.

Preparing pickled cherries for the winter can be quite simple

Another simple option for making pickled cherries is shown in the video:

Spicy pickled cherries

If you want to diversify your usual recipes with exotic notes, you can try making spicy pickled cherries with cane sugar and citric acid. The latter will also help the berries retain their color and aroma for a long time. And on the basis of delicious syrup in winter, you will get a wonderful drink, jelly or impregnation for cake cakes.

Preparation:

1. Put the prepared (washed and dried on a towel) berry in 4 half-liter jars, pour boiling water and stand for 5 minutes.
2. Mix cane sugar with cinnamon and citric acid. Add water and put on fire, stirring until sugar dissolves. Once the syrup has boiled, cook it for about 1 minute.
3. Drain the jars of berries. Put 1 star anise star and a fresh clove basil leaf in each container. Pour over boiling syrup and immediately roll up hermetically.
4. Wrap tightly with a warm blanket and leave to cool completely.

Clove basil greens, star anise and cane sugar add a touch of exoticism to the traditional recipe

Pickled cherry recipe for meat

Norwegian pickled cherries are traditionally served with grilled meat and game. The "highlight" of the recipe is red wine, as well as the addition of fresh ginger root to the spice composition, due to which the taste of the marinade is even more intense and bright. The process of preparing this appetizer is not so simple, but the meat delicacy, complemented by Norwegian pickled cherries, may well compete with restaurant-level dishes.

Preparation:

1. Wash and dry fresh berries.
2. Mix wine, sugar and spices. Boil, add vinegar. Let the liquid cool.
3. Place the cherries in a convenient bowl and pour over the cold marinade. Insist in a cool place during the day.
4. Drain the marinade into a separate container. Boil it again, cool and pour over the cherry again. Withstand another 1 day.
5. Bring the marinade to a boil again. Add cherries to it and, as soon as the liquid boils again, remove from heat.
6. Fill small sterile jars with the blank. Close tightly with lids and wait for cooling.

Norwegian-style spicy cherries are tricky to prepare, but the results are worth the effort.

Pickled cherries for the winter in jars with apple cider vinegar

If you prepare a cherry pickle for the winter based on aromatic apple cider vinegar, then it is quite possible to limit yourself to the minimum amount of spices. The berry will still turn out excellent - moderately spicy, juicy and fragrant.

Preparation:

1. Put the washed berries in a wide container, pour apple cider vinegar and leave to infuse for 24 hours.
2. Gently drain the vinegar into a separate bowl.
3. Extract the seeds from the berries. Cover the cherries with half the prepared sugar, add cinnamon and cloves. Leave for another day in a cool place for pickling.
4. Boil the apple cider vinegar, which was previously poured over the cherries, for 5 minutes. Pour it into a bowl with berries, stir and put on medium heat. Cook for about 5 minutes after boiling.
5. Remove the berries from the stove. Pour in the remaining sugar, stir and let stand for another 1 hour.
6. Divide the workpiece into small jars, cover with lids and sterilize in a water bath for 15 minutes.
7. Roll up canned food. Turn the jars upside down, cover with a blanket and wait for cooling. Then place the pickled cherries in the cellar or refrigerator for storage.

Cherry marinade based on apple cider vinegar turns out to be very aromatic

What do they eat pickled cherries with?

Pickled cherries go well with many different dishes:

• it perfectly complements hot dishes of meat, fish, game;
• it is put on the table in the same cases as olives or olives;
• such a berry is used to decorate vegetable and fruit salads;
• it is served for dessert along with ice cream, tea or coffee;
• if this berry has been pickled with a lot of sugar, it will be a wonderful addition to natural yogurt, cottage cheese;
• it can also be used as an unusual filling for a homemade pie;
• they also use it as an appetizer for strong drinks - vodka or brandy.

Storage rules

Cherries marinated with seeds should not be stored for more than 8-9 months. As for the berries from which the stone is extracted, such a harvest remains edible for two years. A hermetically sealed sterile container allows you to keep such homemade canned food both in the cellar and on the loggia or on the pantry shelf in a city apartment. However, after you open the jar with this snack, it must be kept in the refrigerator.

Conclusion

Pickled cherry recipes are changing the stereotypical idea that this berry can be used to make exceptionally sweet treats. A spicy, aromatic, sweet and sour preparation for the winter will be an excellent addition to hot meat dishes, side dishes and salads, although it will also perfectly prove itself as a component of a dessert. You can limit yourself to the simplest and fastest option for pickling cherries, which requires a minimum of ingredients and time-consuming. But if you wish, you can easily find an unusual and original way of preparing this appetizer, which allows you to surprise and pamper your guests. The choice of a strategy for creating a dish is in any case for the cook, the main thing is to observe all the subtleties of preparation and not forget about the shelf life of the product.

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