Kinda Sorta Sour Pickles

Submitted by Carolejeddy

"This is a wonderful recipe that is from Alton Brown of "Good Eats". They aren't dill, but boy are they addicting! Simple to make, I'm sure this can be adapted for canning - they never last that long 'round here. I can't stop eating them and others always want some to take home."

 

• Ready In: 19mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1⁄2 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 medium cucumbers, thinly sliced
• 1 cup water
• 1⁄2 cup champagne vinegar (I just use white wine vinegar)
• 1⁄2 cup sugar
• 2 tablespoons kosher salt, plus
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds
• 1⁄4 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 teaspoon celery seed
• 1 teaspoon pickling spices
• 4 cloves garlic, smashed

directions

1. Combine onion and cucumber slices in a clean jar.
2. Combine the remaining ingredients, with the exception of the garlic, in a non-reactive saucepan.
3. Bring to a boil and simmer for 4 full minutes.
4. Add the garlic cloves to the jar.
5. Slowly pour the pickling liquid over the slices, filling to the top of the jar.
6. Cool to room temperature.
7. Top off the pickles with any remaining liquid and refrigerate at least overnight.

Reviews

[MargoH]

The recipe as written was too sweet for my taste. Seemed more like a cucumber salad than sour pickles. But it was good enough that I'm thinking of trying it again, this time with less sugar.

 

[mammafishy]

These pickles were way too salty for me, even after letting them sit overnight. I checked Alton Brown's recipe on the Food Network site thinking maybe there was a mistake in the salt amount. There wasn't but this recipe is actually missing 1 c. cider vinegar, which maybe would have helped with some of the saltiness.

 

[recoverinpickyeater]

These were easy to make, and I didn't find it too salty, but the flavor was not to my liking.

 

[KitchenWitchWay]

Excellent recipe for pickles! I made Recipe #218341, and always love to have my chowder with sour pickles, so this one was perfect! I am so glad I found a new favorite pickle recipe to add to my collection!

 

[iris5555]

How could something so easy to make taste so good? I was a little doubtful about the pickles at first because they seemed way too salty when I first tried them (right after putting them in the jar), but after refrigerating overnight they tasted just fine. Thanks for sharing the recipe.