Kosher Pickles
These Kosher Pickles taste like the ones you can pick up at any Jewish Deli in New York! They are garlic dill pickles. Emphasis on garlic!
Servings 2 quarts
Calories 160kcal
Cost $5
Ingredients
- 3-3½ pounds small to medium pickling cucumbers
- ¼ cup coarse kosher or pickling salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 Tablespoon peppercorns
- 1 Tablespoon coriander seed
- 8 dried chiles like chile de arbol
- 4 cup white vinegar
- 20 garlic whole cloves, halved
- 4 teaspoon dill seed or fresh dill heads
Instructions
- Slice cucumbers into either spears or rounds. (see post for photos)
- Add half of the spices and sugar and salt to each jar.
- Pack jars with pickles. (Load spears with jars turned on to their sides.)
- Bring vinegar to boil in small pot.
- Pour hot vinegar into jars, leaving 1/2 inch headspace.
- Wipe rims of jars with damp paper towel.
- Place lids on jars. Tighten bands, fingertip tight.
Cold Packed Kosher Pickles
- Allow jars to come to room temperature on counter.
- Store in refrigerator for up to 3 months.
Water Bath Canned Kosher Pickles
- Place jars into water bath canning pot. Low boil for 15 minutes for pints and 20 minutes for quarts.
- Allow to cool on counter until room temperature.
- Check lids for seal. If lid flexes up and down, when pressed in center, jar is not properly sealed and must be stored in refrigerator.
- If jar is sealed, store in a cool, dark place for about one year.
Video
Notes
Can substitute homemade Pickling spice for the spices in the recipe.
Follow proper canning procedures, for more information, see here.
Note: If you would like to make spears, slice cucumbers lengthwise to desired thickness. 3 1/2 lb. of cucumbers yields approximately 2 quarts. ****See post above for process photos that suggest the best way to load spears into jars*****
Calorie counts are for approximately 1 quart of pickles.
Nutrition
Serving: 1quart | Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 14167mg | Potassium: 1020mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 935IU | Vitamin C: 28mg | Calcium: 240mg | Iron: 3mg