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Sep
This recipe makes approximately 3 to 4 pints. Then add 2 more garlic halves and some more dill.
Step 3 add the crushed dry dill weed in place of the fresh dill to your favorite pickle recipe.
Making pickles with fresh dill. Crispy homemade dill pickle recipe. This recipe makes approximately 3 to 4 pints. It can be adjusted in equal portions to create the quantity desired.
1 5 cups white vinegar. 4 garlic cloves peeled. 4 large fresh grape leaves.
Stir water vinegar sugar and sea salt together in a saucepan over high heat. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat and cool completely.
Combine cucumber spears garlic cloves and fresh dill in a large glass or plastic container. Divide the garlic dill seed and red pepper flakes between the pint jars. 2 smashed cloves 1 teaspoon dill seed and 1 4 teaspoon red pepper flakes if using per jar.
Pack the cucumbers into the jars. Pack the cucumbers into the jars. Trim the ends if they stand more than 1 2 inch below the top of the jar.
Prepare 8 quart sized mason jars lids and canner for processing. Start your water bath now so it is ready when it is time to process the jars. Add two whole garlic cloves a sprig or two of fresh dill 1 tsp peppercorns to the bottom of the mason jars along with 1 4 tsp of pickle crisp.
Begin by sterilizing your glass jars. To do this i simply boil water in my electric kettle and pour the hot water in and around the jars. Pour the water out and set jars on the counter ready to fill.
In the bottom of the jars place fresh dill garlic and peppercorns if using. Load the jars with spices cukes and brine and seal. Right after you take the jars out of the sterilizing bath place in each 2 half cloves of garlic some dill then enough cucumbers to fill the jar about 1 pound.
Then add 2 more garlic halves and some more dill. Fill jars with hot brine. Whole spices herbs garlic and other ingredients are often added to the pickling liquid to intensify flavors.
For example dill pickles include you guessed it dill seed and fresh dill weed in the brine. To add heat a spicy dill pickle recipe can add red pepper flakes too. A sweet dill pickle will go heavier on the sugar.
Use 1 3 as much dry dill weed as you would use fresh herbs drying herbs increases their potency by a factor of three. Add the dill weed to the jars following your recipe. Step 6 add the other ingredients to the jars other than the cucumbers and vinegar.
3 5 good sized fresh pickling cucumbers 2 cloves garlic or 2 tsp. Minced 1 tb dill seed or 2 3 fresh dill heads 3 tbsp. Fine sea salt i actually use pink himalayan salt.
Crush the ground dill to release some of the flavor. Try grinding it in a mortar and pestle or simply the palms of your hands. Step 3 add the crushed dry dill weed in place of the fresh dill to your favorite pickle recipe.