Allow your taste buds to know and enjoy these Refrigerator Pickled Cucumbers. Whether harmoniously paired with your gastronomic delights, such as Hamburgers, Chicken Burgers, Sandwiches, Hot Dogs & Sausages, Salads, used as a Relish or consumed as a snack. These Pickled Cucumber Slices will undoubtedly satiate your innermost cravings, leaving you yearning for another sublime encounter. The Pickling Spice used is just phenomenal in creating that Elegant & Addictive Taste. With Quick Pickled Cucumbers that's what it really comes down to, the Pickling Spices used. And this one is just incredible.Best of all, there is no need to sterilize the jars, boiling the brine or any canning here. Just place everything into a clean jar. Mix, cover and refrigerate.
Servings: 1 Jar
Equipment
- 1 Mandoline
- 1 Large Glass Pickling Jar
- 1 Bowl & Whisk
Ingredients
- 2 English Cucumbers - Use small Cucumbers like Kirby or Persian for crispier
Pickling Brine
- 3 C Distilled Water
- 1 C Distilled White Vinegar (5%)
- 1 Tbl Sea Salt & Sugar - each, Sugar can be omitted for Keto
- 1 tsp Cream of Tartar
Pickling Spices
- 1 tsp Dill Weed - or a couple sprigs of Fresh Dill
- 1/2 tsp Black Peppercorn, Mustard Seeds, Coriander Seeds, & Allspice Berries - each, can use ground versions at 1/4 tsp each
- 1/4 tsp Red Chili Flakes
- 1/8 tsp Cinnamon, Clove, Mace, & Ginger - each, all ground
Instructions
- Wash and scrub the Cucumber or salt rub the Cucumbers.
- Combine the brine Ingredients together in a bowl and whisk until everything is completely dissolved. Add all the Pickling spice into the Jar.
- Slice the root end off of the Cucumber and use the Mandoline to slice about 1/4 inch thick slices to place inside the Jar. Fill the Jar with the Pickling Brine, leaving about 1/2 inch from the top.
- Move the slices around to get rid of any air bubbles and ensure the Cucumbers are fully submerged. Cover & keep refrigerated to enjoy the next day and for the next few months. You may have to place some water in a Ziploc bag and place that on top to fully submerge the cucumber slices. As they will all want to float.
Notes
Ground Pickling Spice
This blend will be a bit more intense in flavor and create a cloudy brine, but still really good.- 1/4 tsp Ground Black Pepper, Dry Mustard, Ground Coriander, Red Chili Flakes, Ground Allspice, each
- 1/8 tsp Ground Cinnamon, Ground Clove, Ground Mace and Ground Ginger, each