Tony Packos Pickles Recipes

TEXAS CHRISTMAS PICKLES

Steps:

• Drain the brine from the pickles and discard. Slice pickles lengthwise, and return them to the jar. Pour in the hot pepper sauce, and add the garlic. Pour in about 1/3 of the sugar. Close the lid tightly. Gently tip the jar back and forth several times to allow everything to mix well. Leave out on the counter at room temperature for about 1 week.
• During the week, add more sugar as the sugar in the jar dissolves. Gently tip the jar back and forth to mix. Continue the process throughout the week, until you have used up all of the sugar. When all of the sugar has been absorbed, pickles will be dark green and crispy. Transfer pickles to smaller sterile jars, and divide syrup between jars. Seal with lids and rings. Store in the refrigerator, and consume within one month.

SWEET HOT PICKLES

Steps:

• Place sliced cucumbers in 1 gallon cold water and mix in 1 3/4 cups pickling lime. Refrigerate overnight. Next day, rinse 3-4 times until water is clear. Soak 3-4 hours in ice water then drain.
• Using 3-4 layers of cheesecloth, make a spice bag with the pickling spice and celery seed, tie bag well.
• Bring the vinegar, sugar, turmeric, spice bag and salt to a boil. Add cucumber slices and boil 30-40 minutes until cucumbers are mostly clear. Remove spice bag.
• Pack cucumbers and syrup into hot, sterilized jars. If using peppers, add 1 pepper to each jar. Adjust lids and bands. Put into enough boiling water to cover jars and boil for 15 minutes. Make sure jars seal.

TONY PACKO'S CONEY ISLAND SAUCE

Steps:

• Brown ground beef, breaking into very small pieces as it cooks.
• Drain off fat.
• Add remaining ingredients; simmer 1 hour or until desired consistency.
• Note: Originally served over half a Polish sausage, not a hotdog.

JUST LIKE TONY PACKOS CABBAGE ROLLS-CROCK POT - COPYCAT

Steps:

• Cook cabbage leaves until about half cooked.
• While cabbage is cooking in a large bowl combine eggs, 1/2 cup onion, garlic, 1 t salt, 1 t paprika and 1/2 t pepper.
• Mix meat and rice.
• Mix meat mixture with with egg mixture.
• Fill cabbage leaves and fold edges.
• Place in crock pot with seams down.
• Chop remaining cabbage.
• Combine chopped cabbage, sauerkraut, tomatoes in juice, tomato soup, sugar and remaining onion, salt, paprika, and pepper.
• Pour over cabbage rolls.
• Cook on low for 6-8 hours depending on how fast your crock pot cooks.