Pickles

Spicy Homemade Pickles. Who does not love a pickle.

Makes: About 1 jar

Time:

10 minutes prep + 24 hours pickling

• Cucumbers quatered

• 1/4 Sweet Onion sliced

• 2 Garlic Cloves finely diced

• 1/8 tps Pickling Spices

• 1/2 tps Black Peppercorns

• 1/8 tps Red Pepper Flakes

• 3/4 C Vinegar (white or rice)

• 3/4 C Water

• 1/4 C Brown Sugar

• 1/8 tps Salt

• Fresh dill

○ Using a mortar and pestle, grind peppercorns, pickling spice, and pepper flakes together.

○ Pack sliced cucumbers and sliced onion into a clean jar.

○ Add some garlic, dill, and mortared spices to the jar.

○ In a small pan add vinegar, water, sugar, and salt.

○ Add the rest of the garlic and mortated spices to the vinegar and water.

○ Heat until sugar and salt is dissolved.

○ Pour the hot brine over the cucumbers, ensuring everything is submerged.

○ Let cool, then refrigerate for at least 24 hours.

○ Enjoy within 2–3 weeks.

• Works best with Enlgish, Persian, or pickling cucumbers.

• Adjust red pepper flakes for more or less heat.

• Add mustard seeds or peppercorns for extra flavor.

• You can use white sugar or honey as well.