Favorite Kosher Dill Pickles Recipes

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:

• 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.

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.

KITTENCAL'S EASY REFRIGERATOR KOSHER GARLIC-DILL PICKLES

Steps:

• Clean the glass jar and lid thoroughly in your dishwasher or with hot soapy water.
• Combine the water, salt and vinegar in a saucepan; bring to a boil over medium heat.
• Remove from heat; cool to room temperature.
• Pack the cucumbers and the remaining ingredients in a 2-quart (2 litre) glass jar, and pour brine (water/vinegar mixture) over them, covering the cucumbers completely.
• Store, covered in the the refrigerator.
• The pickles will be ready in 7 days, but the longer you leave them in the refrigerator the better they will be and will keep refrigerated for months (if they last that long!).
• **NOTE** since the peel is eaten on these pickles, make certain to wash and scrub the outside of the cucumbers well to remove any dirt, I use a small nail brush to scrub the outsides.

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:

• 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.