half sour pickles deli style

Name: Half Sour Pickles Deli Style
Prep time: 15 min
Cuisine: Jewish
Ingredients: - 6 to 8 pickling cucumbers, or enough to fill your container; 4 cup(s) cool water; 1/4 cup(s) kosher salt, don't use table salt it has ingredients you don't want; 3 - cloves garlic, give them a quick crush and remove the peel; 1 teaspoon(s) black peppercorns

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Pamela Rappaport

The Villages, FL

Updated on Jan 19, 2013

Have you even been to a deli and enjoyed the crunchy, green whole pickles served there? My husband adores them. Since we move away from south Florida there were no deli restaurants around so I learned to make them. They're super simple to make. The only caution I give is to use a container with a wide enough top that you can place something inside to weigh the cucumbers down. If any float and are exposed to air they may rot.

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prep time 15 Min

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method Refrigerate/Freeze

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Ingredients

- 6 to 8 pickling cucumbers, or enough to fill your container
4 cups cool water
1/4 cup kosher salt, don't use table salt it has ingredients you don't want
3 - cloves garlic, give them a quick crush and remove the peel
1 teaspoon black peppercorns

How To Make half sour pickles deli style

Step 1

Wash the cucumbers well and place in a wide mouth container. I have a little stock pot, about 8 inches across and 10 inches deep that's my go to. You need to be able to weigh the cucumbers down so they don't float, I use a saucer.

Step 2

Add the garlic and peppercorns to the container. NOTE - it's not traditional, but some like to add a teaspoon of picking spices, or a sprig of fresh dill.
Step 3

Mix the water and salt and stir until dissolved.
Step 4

Pour over the cucumbers. If they are not covered make more salt water with the same proportion of salt to water.
Step 5

Weigh down the cucumbers so they are not floating. If exposed to air they will rot.
Step 6

Partially cover and let sit on the counter for 3 days. You'll see little bubbles starting to form. This means they are fermented and ready. Chill and enjoy!
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