Homemade Pickle Recipe
A quick and simple recipe for making your own pickles at home for a fresh, crunch, salty, vinegary treat!
Ingredients
- 10 small cucumbers the pickling kind (see below)
- 1 c hot water
- 1 c white vinegar
- 2 tbsp sea salt
- 1 tsp white sugar
- 1 tbsp mustard seeds
- 1 tbsp celery seed
- 2 cloves fresh garlic can substitute garlic powder if needed
- 2 sprigs fresh dill
- 1 tbsp pickling spice
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
- Wash and clean all produce
- Boil water and set aside
- Slice cucumbers according to preference. We like spears the best for snack and chips for burgers! Why not try both?!
- Combine all dry ingredients and split between two pickling or canning jars
- Divide sliced cucumbers between both jars and add on top of the dry ingredients
- Carefully add the hot water to the jar, filling to 3/4 of the way to the top
- Top off with the white vinegar to completely cover the cukes
- Attach lid securely and shake vigorously
- Let cool to room temp and them move them to the refrigerator
- Taste test in 24-48 hours and adjust accordingly.