Homemade Refrigerator Pickles! They add color, texture, and so much flavor to just about anything! I love making a big batch of these and keeping them around in the refrigerator when I want to spice up homemade burgers, chicken sandwiches, tuna salad, make fried pickles, or my homemade fried pickle dip! I prefer pickle chips for burgers but when I’m looking for something to crunch on, it’s pickle spears all the way. So you’ll see me sharing a couple different versions. Pickling cucumbers is a great way to use up fresh cucumbers if youve got them growing in the garden. I also love that the pickle brine is totally customizeable with you being in the driver seat to control the sweetness, spiciness, and add in ingredients like mustard seeds, garlic cloves, and peppercorns. I’ve got two versions for you to try today! The first one is lightly salty-sweet-vinegary flavor, one that has just the tinest kick of heat and pickled onions in the mix. It tastes great on it’s own and even better on peanut butter and honey sandwiches! The other homemade pickle recipe is traditional dill pickles.
Ingredients for homemade pickles
Pickles: I’m using my favorite variety of Persian pickles for today’s recipe but the kind of pickles you use is entirely up to you! You can use any variety you like, but kirby cucumbers are said to be the best as they have a thicker skin that can stand up to the picklingliquid and maintain a good crunch! Make cucumber slices or spears, either will work for this reicpe.Distilled white vinegar: though you can use a variety of different vinegars when pickling (think rice vinegar and apple cider vinegar) I prefer good ol’ white vinegar.Sugar: We’ll use a hint of sugar in the dill picklerecipe and a bit more in the sweet and spicy picklerecipe.Kosher salt: What would a pickle recipe be without a source of sodium? We’ll add the vinegar, water, salt, and sugar to a saucepan and bring it to a simmer so that salt and sugar dissolve before we allow the pickles to soak in the brining liquid.Add-ins: These will vary based on the recipe you decide to make. You can also play around with these ingredients based on what kind of flavorings you typically like for your pickles. You’ll need ingredients like fresh dill (dried works too), celery seeds, whole black peppercorns, coriander seeds, garlic cloves, bay leaf, red pepper flakes, Thai red chilies, and sliced white onions.
How to make refrigerator pickles
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