14
Sep
Bring to a boil stir until salt is dissolved and remove from heat and let cool slightly. Cut each cucumber lengthwise into six spears.
Bring to a boil stir until salt is dissolved and remove from heat and let cool slightly.
Home made pickles recipe. This easy quick pickling method usually calls for boiling a mixture of vinegar salt spices and sometimes sugar which is then poured over produce you ve packed into clean sealable glass jars. Depending on the recipe these kinds of pickles can be ready to use right away the next day or a week or two later. 400 g crunchy veg such as radishes carrots red onion cauliflower cucumber.
250 ml vinegar such as white wine red wine or cider. 1 tablespoon sea salt. 1 tablespoon caster sugar.
Fresh dill optional. Mustard seeds optional. A truly piquant pickle that will satisfy those of us who have a loose sweet tooth.
I have been looking for a truly flavorful pickle recipe not sweet but not just spicy either. The key is the variety of ingredients not just cutting down on the sugar. Only 24 hours in the refrigerator and they re ready for snacking.
In a small saucepan combine water vinegar and salt. Bring to a boil stir until salt is dissolved and remove from heat and let cool slightly. Pour over cucumbers seal jar and.
Cut each cucumber lengthwise into six spears. In a large bowl combine cucumbers dill and garlic. In a dutch oven combine remaining ingredients.
Bring to a boil. Cook and stir just until sugar is dissolved. Pour over cucumber mixture.
Transfer to jars if desired and cover tightly. For pickle rounds chips slice the cucumber s into thin rounds about inch thick. Or for spears slice them in half lengthwise then slice the halves lengthwise into quarters then slice the quarters lengthwise into eighths.
How to use homemade pickles. Crisp and tangy homemade pickles make a great addition to so many lunches like a chicken salad sandwich or my all time favorite sandwich on this site a roast beef smoked gouda grilled cheese. They also totally level up some healthy sloppy joes too.
Other foods to pickle. In a medium saucepan combine white vinegar sugar salt mustard seed celery seed red chiles optional and ground turmeric. Bring to a boil stirring to dissolve sugar.
Arrange prepared vegetables and dill fronds in one or more jars. Pour hot brine into jar to completely cover vegetables and seal jar. Fill a large stock pot with water and bring to a boil.
Carefully submerge mason jars with their tops in the boiling water and keep them submerged for at least 5 minutes until ready to use. Leave a 1 2 inch of space at the top of the jar for liquid. In a small saucepot heat the vinegar water garlic and all spices until the mixture comes to a simmer and the salt and sugar dissolve.
Cool the brine down to warm and fill the jar so everything is covered with brine.