Homemade Dill Pickles
This is how to make pickles at home easily. With some mini cucumbers and pickling spice you can enjoy this dill snack year round.
Servings: 12
Equipment
- 2 mason jars
Ingredients
- 6 mini cucumbers
- 6 sprigs dill
- 3 tbsp sugar
- 2 tsp peppercorns
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 2/3 c white vinegar
- 2 c water
- 1 tsp salt
- 2-3 cloves garlic or 2 tbsp minced garlic
Instructions
- Slice your cucumbers in the shapes you want, either spears or slices. Fill a bowl with ice water and submerge them for a few hours ideally. This will make them as crunchy as possible.
- In the bottom of your jar add garlic cloves, peppercorns, red pepper flakes, and 3 dill sprigs.
- Add sliced cucumbers on top of this.
- In a small bowl whisk together vinegar, water, salt, and sugar. (if you want to make them spicy add a few drops of Tobasco sauce) Pour this into your jar to surround your cucumber slices.
- Put rest of 3 dill sprigs on top.
- Seal jar(s) and place into the refrigerator for at least 48 hours before enjoying. For BEST results shake the jar every day for 5 days and then enjoy thereafter. The longer they sit the stronger the flavor.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2oz | Calories: 35kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 201mg | Potassium: 218mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 144IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg