Overnight Refrigerator Dill Pickles
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Overnight Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Description
The pickles are prepared by first making a warm brine with distilled white vinegar, water, salt, and sugar, dissolved by boiling and then cooled. Whole garlic cloves, black peppercorns, crushed red pepper flakes, and sprigs of fresh dill are placed in jars along with quartered cocktail cucumbers. The warm brine is poured over the cucumbers to cover them fully, and the jars are refrigerate overnight or up to three days for optimal flavor infusion.
These pickles develop a crisp texture from the cocktail cucumbers and balance sourness from the vinegar with a touch of sweetness from sugar and a mild heat from red pepper flakes. The fresh dill and garlic impart classic dill pickle flavors. They are ready to eat after chilling and keep well refrigerated for about one month, gradually softening over time.
Wide-mouth 16-ounce mason jars help fit the cucumber spears upright, and dried dill is an acceptable substitute for fresh if needed. These quick pickles are a refrigerator-style preparation, not canned, and do not require fermentation time.
Ingredients
- ⅔ cup white vinegar distilled
- ⅓ cup water
- 1 ¼ tsp. salt plus more to taste
- 3 Tbsp. sugar
- 2 garlic whole, cloves
- 1 tsp. black peppercorns
- 1 pinch red pepper flakes plus more to taste
- 3 dill sprigs
- 4 cocktail cucumbers cut into 4 spears
Instructions
- Add vinegar, water, salt, and sugar to a medium-sized pot or sauce pan and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer for 2-3 minutes, whisking occasionally, or until sugar is completely dissolved. Remove from heat and let sit while preparing the jars.
- Place garlic cloves, peppercorns, red pepper flake, and dill sprigs in the bottom of a 16-oz. mason jar. Add cucumber spears to the jar in a vertical orientation. Pour warm vinegar solution over cucumbers and add additional water as needed to completely cover the cucumbers.
- Refrigerate pickles overnight or up to 3 days for the best results.
Notes
- Store pickles in the refrigerator for up to one month; they will gradually lose crispness over time.
- A 16-ounce wide-mouth mason jar is ideal for fitting cucumber spears upright with brine.
- Dried dill can be used instead of fresh dill if fresh is unavailable.
Nutrition Information
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Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 41 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 41kcal | 2% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 1g | 2% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Sodium | 244mg | 10% |
| Potassium | 96mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 6g | 12% |
| Vitamin A | 325IU | 7% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 24mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.5mg | 3% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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