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You can add dill seeds and even use the same recipe and method and pickle something else. Quantity of sugar depends on the level of sweetness i want example 2 tbsp for a six cup brine to 2 cups in a six cup brine and if you want to offset the pucker factor of the.
But i do also love a good dill pickle so this recipe combines garlic dill and optional dried chili peppers for a spicy kick.
Garlic dill pickle brine recipe. Add several pieces of dill and a clove or two of garlic to each jar then cover with boiling brine to 1 2 inch from top. Adjust lids and process 15 minutes in water bath beginning the time as soon as the jars are in the actively boiling water. Cloudiness of brine is typical when the original brine is used as the covering liquid.
Some pickles need to have sugar in their brine to get the flavor right. Two examples off the top of my head include bread and butter pickles and watermelon rind pickle. Quantity of sugar depends on the level of sweetness i want example 2 tbsp for a six cup brine to 2 cups in a six cup brine and if you want to offset the pucker factor of the.
For this homemade garlic dill pickle recipe you can fiddle with the spices and the additions of dill onions garlic etc. However you need to make sure your pickling brine keeps a ratio of at least 3 parts vinegar to 4 parts water. Cucumbers contain very limited acidity and typically have a ph of 5 12 to 5 78.
This garlic dill pickles recipe relies on the water bath canning method since the vinegar based brine and temperature targets eliminate pathogens. Since not all foods can be processed using the water bath method if you plan to can other things you should review the usda home canning guidelines for safety. When i say dill i mean the full dill plants that look like weeds with large tops and dill seeds.
You can make pickles with the soft young dill fronds you find in the spring but the dill flavour isn t as intense. But don t let that be a deal breaker. You can add dill seeds and even use the same recipe and method and pickle something else.
Place 1 head fresh dill or 1 tsp 5 ml dill seeds and 1 clove garlic into each jar. Pour boiling vinegar mixture over cucumbers to within 1 2 inch 1 cm of rim head space. My original pickle recipe uses basic pickling spices.
Things like peppercorns garlic and anise seeds. But i do also love a good dill pickle so this recipe combines garlic dill and optional dried chili peppers for a spicy kick. A classic garlic dill pickle recipe.
To store on the shelf process in a hot water bath. If you want to skip the hot water bath store all the jars in the fridge for up to six weeks. Place five garlic clove halves and five dill heads in each of three hot 1 quart jars.
Pack cucumbers into jars to within 1 2 in. In a large saucepan bring water vinegar salt and pepper flakes to a boil. Carefully ladle hot liquid over cucumbers leaving 1 2 in.
Add remaining five garlic clove halves to each jar. If you d prefer omit the dill seeds and garlic and add celery seed or peppercorns etc. Keep packing the cucumbers stopping to sprinkle more of the other ingredients along the way.
When the crock is full to within 3 to 4 inches of the top stop adding ingredients.