Garlic Dill Pickles
delicious garlic and maybe spicy pickles made home made the best way
Equipment
- 8 mason jars
Ingredients
- pickling cucumbers
- garlic cloves
- dried dill
- pickling or kosher salt
- black pepper
- celery seed
- jalapeno pepper optional
- cayenne pepper optional
Brine
- 5 cup water
- 2 cup vinegar
- ¼ cup sugar
Instructions
- cut cucumbers into desired shapes, spears, disks or cubed
- pack the jars full make sure they are really jammed in there
- add lids from the mason jars to a small amount of water in a small pot and boil
- add ingredients of the brine to a large pot and bring to a boil, simmer for 5 minutes until the sugar has dissolved.
- in each jar add 1-3 cloves of garlic, 1 tsp salt, ½ tsp celery salt and ¼ tsp black pepper
- if you would like the the pickles to be spicy add some jalapeno or cayenne peppers. cut into chunks and use the seed for full spice. (add as many as you would like, more or less depending on level of spice you like)
- pour hot brine into each jar until everything is covered.
- place hot lid on top and fasten finger tight.
- allow to sit on your counter for 24 hours to ensure all the lids have popped and the seal has been made.
- if your seal has not popped you can process the jars in a water bath. be sure to do some research on proper canning practices if you are not familiar with the safety guidelines.
- store jars in a cool, dry, dark place for a least 3 weeks before tasting your delicious garlic dill pickles