Janina’s cucumber recipe will surprise you: here’s what she adds to the marinade

Janina’s recipe is suitable for those who like sweet and sour, more flavorful pickled cucumbers. The cucumbers are cut into small pieces, mixed with onions and spices, and then poured with hot marinade.

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Cucumbers with cinnamon

Ingredients:

• 2.5 kg cucumbers;

• 10 medium onions;

• 1 tbsp salt;

• 3 glasses of sugar;

• 2.5 glasses of 9% vinegar;

• 1 tsp ground black pepper;

• 1 tsp hot paprika powder;

• 1 tsp turmeric powder;

• 1 tsp cinnamon.

Preparation

1. Peel the cucumbers and cut them into four quarters. If the cucumbers have many seeds, scrape them out. Cut the quarters into pieces about 2 cm long.
2. Cut the onions.
3. Place the onions at the bottom of the jars, then the cucumbers on top.
4. Put salt, sugar, and 9% vinegar into a pot. Add ground black pepper, hot paprika powder, turmeric powder, and cinnamon. Mix everything well and heat until boiling.
5. Pour the hot mixture over the cucumbers in the jars.