- Making me salivate a little bit.
Have you ever wanted to make your own
homemade pickle recipe,
but do not want to spend
a ton of time sanitizing and canning?
Did you know you can make
your own homemade dill pickles
with very little effort
that are ready to enjoy
in just a few short hours?
Hey there, my name is London Brazil,
from EvolvingTable.com, where you'll learn
how to make nourishing
meals for your loved ones.
And that healthy recipe today,
are these refrigerator dill pickles.
They're perfectly crisp,
and slightly crunchy,
a mixture of sweet and tangy,
and they're pretty addicting.
So if it's more than just
you and your household,
you might wanna go ahead and
double or triple this recipe,
because let me tell you,
these pickles go super fast.
So if you're ready to get to pickling,
come on in and let's get started.
First start off by cutting
and preparing our cucumbers.
(gasping)
When you're at your grocery store,
make sure you look for the
mini or cocktail cucumbers.
You can normally find these in bags
in your produce section.
Also, before we get to chopping,
let's just double check
that these cucumbers
will fit into our mason jar.
I'm using a 16 ounce mason jar
that actually has a wide brim here.
I find that it's a little bit
easier to put the cucumbers
in the jar whenever there's
a really wide opening.
So let's see here.
These are cutting it pretty close,
so whenever I'm cutting the cucumbers
I'm actually going to
just trim these slightly
so that they will easily
fit into our mason jars.
To fill up a 16 ounce mason jar,
we'll need about four to
five of these mini cucumbers.
Trim the ends off of the cucumber.
And cut each cucumber into four spears.
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Now that our cucumbers are prepared,
let's move on to whisking
up the vinegar solution.
To get the most classic
tasting dill pickles
you'll wanna use a
distilled white vinegar.
And trust me when I tell you,
don't try substituting it for any other
apple cider vinegar, white wine vinegar,
or something you happen to
pull out of your pantry.
Because it will not
turn out nearly as good.
So let's just go ahead
and get rid of that one.
Add two thirds cup
distilled white vinegar.
One third cup water.
One and fourth teaspoons salt.
And three tablespoons of sugar.
To a medium sized pot or saucepan.
Bring mixture to a boil.
And then reduce heat to low.
Simmer for five minutes,
or until sugar has dissolved completely.
And now the ingredient that gives these
homemade pickles that dill-licious flavor.
Okay, come on, you had to have
known that one was coming.
We're gonna add three sprigs of fresh dill
to a 16 ounce mason jar.
Along with two cloves of fresh garlic,
one teaspoon of peppercorns,
and one pinch of red pepper flakes.
Add the cut cucumber spears to the jar.
And then fill the jar
with the vinegar solution.
If you have a little space left,
simply top it off with additional water
until the cucumbers
are completely covered.
Now we'll just seal them up
and wait for all of that
quick pickle magic to happen.
We'll put 'em in the
refrigerator for a minimum
of three to four hours,
or up to overnight.
They'll taste pretty good in the morning,
but if you can wait three or four days,
up to a week, these pickles seriously
just keep getting better with time.
So I'm gonna go ahead
and pop them in there
so I can grab a bite here pretty soon.
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Okay, our homemade dill
pickles are ready to eat.
They've been soaking for just a few hours
in the refrigerator.
And y'all, they're gonna taste amazing.
In just that short amount of time.
Can you believe it?
'Kay, let's go ahead and
get a nice big pickle there.
Oh yeah.
Mm, mm, mm-mm.
Mm, mm, mm.
And if you have some picky pickle eaters,
okay say that like ten times fast.
If you have some picky pickle eaters
in your family, or
friends, I bet you anything
they're gonna love your version
of these homemade quick pickles.
Oh, wait, wait, wait.
Don't forget to check out my husband
and his buddies as they
are going down a river
in a canoe for 260 miles.
And I'm bringing them a
few of these quick pickles
as a little bit of nourishment
and a bit of a treat.
- That is tasty.
(laughing)
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- Mm, some fresh homemade pickles.
- Mm.
- Mm.
It keeps me energized.
After a hard day of work
supporting these water
safari boys of ours.
I'm still salivating,
those are like so good.
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