Kosher Dill Pickle Food

KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Prepare your boiling water canner. Heat 4 pint jars in simmering water until ready to use, but do not boil. Wash lids in warm soapy water and set aside with bands.
• Wash them well and trim the ends off so they measure to be about 3 inches long, then cut them lengthwise into quarters.
• Combine the water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small stainless saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium heat, then lower the heat to simmer.
• Using a jar lifter, grab one canning jar, place on a towel or wooden cutting board, then place 1 garlic clove, 3 dill sprigs, ½ tsp mustard seed, 1 bay leaf, 1 hot pepper (if using), and Ball® Pickle Crisp (if desired) into the hot jar.
• Pack the cucumber spears into jar, leaving a 1/2 inch headspace (this headspace tool is perfect for this). Trim any cucumbers that may be a bit too tall.
• Ladle hot brine into a hot jar leaving a ½ inch headspace. Remove air bubbles. Wipe jar rim. Center lid on jar and apply band, adjust to fingertip tight. Place jar in boiling water canner. Repeat until all jars are filled.
• Once the water is boiling, process the jars for 15 minutes, adjusting for altitude. Turn off the heat, remove lid, and let jars stand in the water for 5 minutes. Remove the jars and let them cool undisturbed on a towel or wooden cutting board for 12-24 hours. Check lids for seal, they should not flex when the center is pressed.

REFRIGERATOR KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Add salt and spices to each jar. Add cucumbers sliced, whole (ends trimmed) or spears, packing them in tightly. Fill jar to within 1/2 inch of the top.
• Add pickling liquid to cover the cucumbers. Put a lid and ring on the jar and shake for a few seconds to distribute the salt and spices evenly.
• Refrigerate for 7 days, shaking the jar for a few seconds every day. These will last approximately 6 months in the refrigerator.

KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers, and cut in half lengthwise.
• Combine garlic, salt, 3 cups water, and vinegar; bring to a boil over medium-high heat, and boil 1 minute. Remove garlic, and place 4 halves into each hot jar. Pack cucumbers into jars. Add 2 dill sprigs and 4 peppercorns to each jar. Carefully pour vinegar mixture into jars, filling to 1⁄2 inch from top.Remove air bubbles; wipe jar rims. Cover at once with metal lids, and screw on bands. Process jars in boiling-water bath 10 minutes; cool.

FERMENTED KOSHER-STYLE DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Pour 1/2 gallon of water into a large container or pot. Cover loosely and allow to sit for 24 hour to allow dissolved chlorine to escape.
• Crisp cucumbers by storing in the refrigerator or soaking in very cold water for 1 hour.
• Bring 1 cup water to a boil in a saucepan. Add salt and stir to combine. Set aside to cool.
• Wash cucumbers in cold water and remove any blossoms that may be clinging to them. Quarter large cucumbers lengthwise. Cut medium cucumbers in half lengthwise. Leave gherkin-sized cucumbers whole.
• Peel and gently crush garlic cloves, but don't splinter them into fragments.
• Pour cooled salt water into a 1/2-gallon Mason jar. Add cucumbers, garlic, dill, and dried chile peppers, arranged attractively. Pack cucumbers tightly; they will shrink as they pickle. Fill the jar with the dechlorinated water until cucumbers are just covered to avoid overly diluting the brine.
• Loosely cover the jar and set aside at room temperature. Set the jar on a dish if it is very full, to catch any dribbles. Give the pickles 12 to 24 hours to begin fermenting. Refrigerate them, in brine and loosely covered, as they approach the stage of pickling you prefer: new, half-sour, or sour. Don't overshoot the mark, as refrigeration slows, but does not stop, fermentation.

FAVORITE KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Prepare home canning jars and lids according to manufacturer's directions.
• For each quart of pickles, bring 1 cup water and 1 cup vinegar to the boil.
• Meanwhile, in each jar place 1 tablespoon pickling salt, 1 tablespoon dill seed (or 3 heads fresh dill), 6 black peppercorns and 2 halved garlic cloves.
• Pack halved or quartered cucumbers into jars. Pour boiling vinegar and water over cucumbers in jars. Affix the lids and rings.
• Process in simmering hot water (180-185 degrees) for 30 minutes (low temp pasteurization method).
• Remove jars from canner and allow to cool completely (24 hours recommended). Remove bands and test for complete seal. Store in a dark, cool place.
• Recommend six weeks of standing time for flavors to fully develop.

KOSHER DILL PICKLE RECIPE

Steps:

• In any container you'd like, combine the pickling spice ingredients: (If you don't have all of them, or you don't want to include all of them, that's fine! As long as you have most of them, the pickles will taste just fine!)
• Waiting for a brine to cool is a pain in the butt. So, you're going to boil a little bit of water, dissolve the salt in the boiling water, and then you are going to add in the remainingcool water which will both dilute the brine to the correct percentage and also cool it down.
• You are going to want to make a 5% salt solution by weight. More simply put, for every 1 liter (4 cups) of water you are going to add 50g (2oz) of salt.
• For this recipe, bring 250ml (1 cup) of water to a boil, and then turn off the heat. Then, dissolve in 50g (2oz) of salt. Stir this solution until the salt dissolves. Then, add in theremaining 750ml (3 cups) of cold water.
• Set this salty brine aside for later.
• With the rough side of a sponge, scrub your cucumbers, making sure all the little prickly spines are removed. It's okay if you are quite abrasive with the cucumbers and if theylook a little bit scuffed up after this process.
• Cut off a tiny bit of both the flowering end and the vine end of the cucumber.
• Rinse the cucumbers to remove any residue from the scrubbing and cutting process. Set the cucumbers aside.
• Rinse a large jar. (Make sure the jar is large enough for the amount of pickles you'd like to make.)
• Into the jar, put 1.5 tbsp of pickling spice, chili (as much as you'd like), 3-4 cloves of crushed garlic as well as the 3-4 sprigs of dill.
• Cut your cucumbers to a hight and size suitable for your jar. We like to do whole and halves, but any shape/size will work.
• Pack the cucumbers into the jar. And pack them tightly. When you pour in the brine, you don't want the cucumbers to float, so again, pack them in tightly. And, don't worry ifyou crush down the dill. It's all gonna work out in the end!
• Place the jar on a plate, and move the entire thing to an area where it's NOT in direct sunlight and where it can remain undisturbed for 24-36 hours. Then, pour in the brineuntil the jar is completely full.
• On top of the jar, set a plate or bowl to make an "air tight seal." A little bit of the brine from the completely full jar should spill over on to the plate. (The seal won't becompletely air tight, but you simply want something covering the top of the jar.)
• Then, carefully dry the liquid that spilled down onto the plate.
• Let the pickles sit out for 24-36 hours. When you see small bubbles rising up to the surface, when you see the liquid has become quite cloudy, and when you see some liquidhas bubbled over onto the plate, they're done!
• Close the jar, not too tightly though, and store them in your fridge. You can eat them right away at this point, but they won't reach the peak of their flavor until 7-10 dayslater. So, if you can restrain yourself, the more mature flavor is well worth waiting for! These will last in the fridge for many months, if you can, again, restrain yourself from eating them.

DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Combine the salt and water in a pitcher and stir until the salt has dissolved.
• Rinse the cucumbers thoroughly and snip off the blossom end stem. Set aside.
• Place the peppercorns, pepper flakes, garlic, dill seed and fresh dill into a 1-gallon crock. Add the cucumbers to the crock on top of the aromatics. Pour the brine mixture over the cucumbers in order to completely cover. Pour the remaining water into a 1-gallon ziptop plastic bag and seal. Place the bag on top of the pickles making sure that all of them are completely submerged in the brine. Set in a cool, dry place.
• Check the crock after 3 days. Fermentation has begun if you see bubbles rising to the top of the crock. After this, check the crock daily and skim off any scum that forms. If scum forms on the plastic bag, rinse it off and return to the top of the crock.
• The fermentation is complete when the pickles taste sour and the bubbles have stopped rising; this should take approximately 6 to 7 days. Once this happens, cover the crock loosely and place in the refrigerator for 3 days, skimming daily or as needed. Store for up to 2 months in the refrigerator, skimming as needed. If the pickles should become soft or begin to take on an off odor, this is a sign of spoilage and they should be discarded.

KOSHER PICKLES, THE RIGHT WAY

Steps:

• Combine the salt and 1 cup boiling water in a large bowl; stir to dissolve the salt. Add a handful of ice cubes to cool the mixture, then all the remaining ingredients.
• Add cold water to cover. Use a plate slightly smaller than the diameter of the bowl and a small weight to keep the cucumbers immersed. Set aside at room temperature.
• Begin sampling the cucumbers after 4 hours if you quartered them. It will probably take 12 to 24 hours or even 48 hours for them to taste pickled enough to suit your taste.
• When they are ready, refrigerate them, still in the brine. The pickles will continue to ferment as they sit, more quickly at room temperature and more slowly in the refrigerator. They will keep well for up to a week.

KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Put water,vinegar and salt in pot and bring to boil.
• Wash and scrape cucumbers and poke with a fork.
• Put a generous layer of dill in each prepared jar.
• Add garlic and mustard seed.
• Pack cukes tightly into each jar 1/2 full.
• Repeat with dill,garlic & mustard seed,cukes,.
• Fill to 1/4" with brine and seal.

KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers.
• Mix vinegar and water in a pan and bring to a boil.
• To the bottom of each jar, add 2 heads dill, one garlic clove, one tablespoon salt, and the pepper (if desired).
• Pack cucumbers into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Pour boiling liquid over cucumbers, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
• Wipe rims, place lids.
• Adjust bands fingertip tight, and process in boiling water bath for 20 minutes.
• Add one minute to processing time for every 1000 feet above sea level. Remove to a protected surface to cool completely.
• Makes 5 quarts.

QUICK PICKLES - KOSHER DILL

Steps:

• Toss cucumbers with salt in colander set over a bowl.
• Let stand 1 hour.
• Discard liquid.
• Place peppercorns, dill weed, garlic and 1/2 cup fresh dill in paper coffee filter or several layers of cheesecloth and tie tightly with kitchen twine.
• Bring spice bag and vinegar to a med boil reduce heat to low and add cucumbers. Cover and cook about 5 minutes until cukes turn dull olive brown in color (don't over cook or pickles won't be crunchy). Discard spice bag. Transfer cukes and liquid to a glass bowl, add ice, nd stir until melted. Stir in remaining 1 tbls fresh dill. Refrigerate, uncovered, at least 1 hour before serving. (pickles can be refrigerated in covered container for up to 2 weeks).
• Time does not include chilling.

FAVORITE KOSHER DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Cut 1/4" from both ends of each cucumber and discard. Cut into spears.
• Toss with 2 tablespoons pickling salt. Let stand at room temperature at least 3 hours and up to 12 hours. Rinse very well.
• Prepare canning equipment.
• Combine vinegar, water, remaining 2 tablespoons salt and dill weed in a non-aluminum saucepan. Bring to a boil.
• In hot jars, place Ball Pickle Crisp, 1 garlic clove; pack in cucumbers.
• Ladle hot brine through a fine mesh sieve (to strain out the dill weed) over cucumbers; leaving 1/2" head room.
• Wipe rims, add hot lids and rings, finger tighten and process quarts 15 minutes/pints 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.
• Remove without tilting to a heatproof surface. Cover loosely with a towel and leave undisturbed until cool.
• Label and store in cool, dark place.