Dill Pickles
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Dill Pickles
Description
This Dill Pickles recipe prepares cucumbers either quartered into spears or thinly sliced into chips, packed into sterilized jars along with halved garlic cloves, mustard seeds, whole peppercorns, and fresh dill sprigs. The pickling liquid is made by boiling water with white distilled vinegar, cane sugar, and sea salt until dissolved and slightly cooled before pouring over the cucumbers.
The cucumbers are then allowed to cool to room temperature before refrigeration. The spears take about two days for a light pickle taste but develop more flavor by days five or six. The chips pickle faster, reaching light pickling stage within one day and increasing in flavor with time. This method results in crisp, fragrant pickles with the fresh dill aroma and the mild bite of spices.
The pickles keep well refrigerated for several weeks while continuing to enhance their flavor. The recipe uses simple pantry staples and is approachable for home pickling enthusiasts wanting fresh dill-scented crispness.
Ingredients
- 12 to 14 Persian cucumber or 8 to 10 pickling cucumbers
- 4 garlic halved, cloves
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 2 teaspoons peppercorns
- dill a few per jar, fresh sprigs
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups white vinegar distilled
- ¼ cup cane sugar
- 2 tablespoons salt sea salt
Instructions
- To make dill pickle spears, slice the cucumbers lengthwise into quarters. To make dill pickle chips, thinly slice them horizontally.
- Divide the cucumbers among 4 (8-ounce) or 2 (16-ounce) jars. Divide the garlic, mustard seeds, peppercorns, and dill sprigs among each jar.
- Heat the water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar and salt dissolve, about 1 minute. Let cool slightly and pour over the cucumbers. Set aside to cool to room temperature, then store the pickles in the fridge.
- Pickle spears will be lightly pickled in 2 days, but their best flavor will start to develop around day 5 or 6. Pickle chips will be lightly pickled in 1 day, and will become more flavorful every day after that. Store in the fridge for several weeks.
Notes
- Use Persian or pickling cucumbers for best texture and flavor.
- Allow pickles to sit in the fridge: spears take 2 days to lightly pickle, reaching best flavor around 5-6 days; chips pickle in 1 day and flavor improves over time.
- Store pickles refrigerated and consume within several weeks for optimal freshness.
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