Tomato Pickle
- Ready In:
- 10mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Yields:
-
2 quarts
- Serves:
- 8-12
ingredients
- 2 lbs tomatoes, green, firm, fresh, unblemished with no pink spots
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed
- 2 -4 fresh chili peppers, slit on one side
- 2 teaspoons dry dill weed
- 1 tablespoon dill seed
- 1 tablespoon pickling spices
- 2 tablespoons pickling salt (canning)
- 4 cups water
directions
- 1. Wash green tomatoes thoroughly. Cut them into halves or quarters so the pieces or no larger than a walnut.
- 2. Place garlic and chilies into a two-quart glass jar or crockery pot. Pack tomatoes tightly into the jar.
- 3. Heat water until lukewarm, add pickling salt and stir until dissolved. Add dill weed, dill seeds and pickling spice and pour over tomatoes until they are totally submerged. Cover with a clean, small plate so all tomatoes are submerged.
- 4. Cover with a cheesecloth, label and let ferment at room temperature.
- Start checking pickles after three days and continue testing daily. Scrape off any scum that may form on top of the liquid. The tomatoes turn translucent and sour with a pleasing fermenting scent in five to eight days. As soon as they are sour for your taste but still crisp, remove cheesecloth, cover the jar with a lid and refrigerate.
- They keep firm and good in the refrigerator for three to four weeks.
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