Microwave Sweet Pickles Food

MICROWAVE BREAD AND BUTTER PICKLES

Steps:

• In a medium microwave safe bowl, mix cucumber, salt, onion, mustard seeds, white sugar, distilled white vinegar, celery seed and turmeric.
• Microwave on high 7 to 8 minutes, stirring twice, until cucumbers are tender and onion is translucent.
• Transfer to sterile containers. Seal and chill in the refrigerator until serving.

MICROWAVE BREAD-AND-BUTTER PICKLES

Steps:

• Stir sugar and vinegar in a large microwave-safe bowl until sugar has dissolved; mix in salt, mustard seed, celery seed, and turmeric. Stir cucumbers and onion into the pickling mixture.
• Microwave on high, stirring twice, until cucumber slices are tender and onion is translucent, 7 to 8 minutes. Chill before serving.

CRISP SWEET PICKLE RECIPE

Steps:

• Day 1: Clean cucumbers and soak in ice cold water bath for 30 minutes. Drain cucumbers, trim ends, then cut into thick chunks. Pack cucumbers in a gallon sized food safe jar. Cover with boiling water. Let sit 24 hours.
• Day 2: Drain water from cucumber slices. Add salt. Pour boiling water over top of cucumbers and salt. Cover and let sit 24 hours.
• Day 3: Drain cucumbers. Add alum. Pour boiling water over cucumbers to cover. Cover and let sit 24 hours.
• Day 4: Drain cucumbers. Place pickling spice in cheesecloth tied with string to form purse. Place in jar with cucumbers. Bring cider vinegar to a boil. Pour over cucumbers.
• Day 5 and Day 6: Do nothing.
• Day 7: Drain cucumbers reserving juice. Remove cheesecloth with pickling spices and discard. Place cucumbers in large mixing bowl. Pour sugar over top of cucumbers and toss to coat. Let sit at least 2 hours.
• Heat reserved cucumber juice until scalding. Pack pickles into hot sterilized jars. Pour hot cucumber juice over top of pickles. Cover and seal.

5-MINUTE SWEET PICKLE RELISH RECIPE

Steps:

• 1) Add the sweet and sour pickled gherkins to a blender.
• 2) Blend for just a few seconds until you get a rough crumble. Then add the caster sugar and ground cinnamon.
• 3) Pulse again for another 2 to 3 seconds until you end up with a lightly coarse gherkin mixture. Remove the blade of your blender if you can or pour the blended gherkins in a mixing bowl. Then add the pickled mustard seeds, mustard, vinegar and onion powder. Season with a little pepper to taste.
• 4) Stir the sweet pickle relish well. Cover and let the relish marinate at room temperature for an hour. Then check the seasoning again and add extra cinnamon, sugar, onion powder or pepper if necessary. Once it's seasoned enough, then pour the sweet pickle relish in a clean jar. You can store the sweet pickle relish in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.

MICROWAVE PICKLES

Steps:

• In a large microwave-safe bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Microwave, uncovered, on high for 3 minutes; stir. Cook 2-3 minutes longer or until mixture is bubbly and cucumbers and onions are crisp-tender. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Serve with a slotted spoon.

MICROWAVE SWEET PICKLES

Steps:

• In small bowl mix salt, tumeric, mustard seed, celery seed, vinegar and sugar.
• In microwavable bowl, mix cucumbers and onion.
• Pour vinegar mixture over cucumbers and onion.
• Microwave, uncovered, on High for 5 minutes.
• Stir well, return to microwave for 5 minutes more.
• Cool; pour into quart jar and refrigerate.
• Pickles are ready to eat when thoroughly chilled.

MICROWAVE PICKLE RELISH

Steps:

• Place cucumbers, onions and peppers in micro-wave safe bowl.
• Mix vinegar, salt, sugar and pickling spice. Pour over vegetables. Cover bowl with plastic wrap.
• Microwave on high for 8 minutes.
• Let cool and pour into storage container. Store in refrigerator.