Russian Tarragon Pickles Food

QUICK PICKLES WITH TARRAGON

Steps:

• Toss cucumbers with 2 tablespoons salt. Chill 1 hour. Rinse and drain. Combine water, vinegar, pickling spice, 2 teaspoons salt, garlic, dill, and sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add cucumbers and chill in a quart container overnight (or up to 1 month).

TARRAGON PICKLED CARROTS

Steps:

• Bring a large saucepan of water to a boil; add salt. Prepare an ice-water bath; set aside. Quarter carrots lengthwise; cook until just tender, about 3 minutes. Immediately transfer with tongs to the ice-water bath. Drain well; transfer to a large bowl.
• Bring 2 cups water, the vinegar, tarragon, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and 2 tablespoons salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat; simmer 4 minutes. Pour brine over carrots; let cool completely, about 30 minutes. Transfer to airtight containers; refrigerate at least 1 week (pickles will keep 3 weeks more).

RUSSIAN DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Combine the water, vinegar, sugar and pickling spice in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved.
• Put sprigs of dill and slices of onion in the bottom of each quart jar.
• Cut the cucumbers in chunks and pack into the jars.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon alum and 1 teaspoon minced garlic on top of each jar.
• Pour on the hot brine.
• Seal jars and hot bath 10 minutes.

TARRAGON CUCUMBER PICKLES

Steps:

• Slice cucumbers crosswise 1/4 inch thick, and pack into 2 quart-size jars. Divide tarragon, mustard seeds, peppercorns, coriander seeds and bay leaves between 2 double layers of cheesecloth. Tie into bundles with string.
• In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar with sugar and bundles of pickling spices, and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour brine over cucumbers, pack bundles of pickling spices on top and let cool. Discard spices, close jars and refrigerate at least 1 hour, preferably 3. Serve cold.