Refrigerator Dill Pickles
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Refrigerator Dill Pickles
Description
Refrigerator Dill Pickles start with speared cucumbers packed tightly into jars with fresh dill sprigs, sliced garlic, and pickling spices. A warm brine consisting of water, white vinegar, sugar, and kosher salt is boiled to meld the flavors, then cooled before pouring into the jars. The jars are sealed and refrigerated rather than canned, which helps maintain a crunchy texture.
After 24 hours, these pickles develop a pleasantly tart and mildly sweet flavor profile from the vinegar-sugar brine balanced with savory garlic and aromatic dill. The absence of heat processing preserves the freshness and crispness of the cucumbers, making these ideal for quick pickling.
This method is practical for small batches and is designed for refrigerator storage. The pickles keep well chilled for up to a month but should be discarded afterward. The process is straightforward and accommodates trimming cucumbers to fit jars.
Ingredients
- 3 cups water
- 3/4 cup white vinegar
- 3 tablespoons granulated sugar
- 2 tablespoons kosher salt
- 6 small cucumber
- 8 prigs dill fresh
- 4 cloves garlic peeled and sliced thin
- 2 tablespoons pickling spice
Instructions
- In a medium saucepan, combine the water, vinegar, granulated sugar, and 2 tablespoons of salt and bring to a boil over medium to medium-high heat. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Wash the cucumbers and cut each into 4 spears for a total of 24 spears. If the cucumbers are too tall to stand up in the jars without sticking out the top, trim off one end of each so they're the right size for the jars. Fill each jar with cucumbers (they may not all fit, which is fine--save the extra cucumber spears for another use).
- Push the fresh dill sprigs down into the jars between the cucumbers. Add the sliced garlic and pickling spices to the jars.
- Pour the warm brine evenly into the jars and seal each jar with a lid.
- Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving. Keep refrigerated for up to one month (discard leftovers after 1 month).
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 16servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 21 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 16 | |
| Calories | 21kcal | 1% |
| Carbohydrates | 4g | 1% |
| Protein | 0.4g | 1% |
| Fat | 0.2g | 0% |
| Saturated Fat | 0.03g | 0% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.02g | 0% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 0.01g | 0% |
| Sodium | 876mg | 37% |
| Potassium | 93mg | 2% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 54IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 17mg | 2% |
| Iron | 0.2mg | 1% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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