So I know I did not post last Sunday. I was busy and I also got lazy. I did make brigadeiros but I didn't do a post for them, but when I make them again in the future I will. This post is going to be short and sweet, just like me.
First off this recipe is not mine, I copied it off a video from YouTube. At the end of the blog post I will post the link. I have never made pickles nor have I fermented anything so this should be fun.
What I did first was placed the jars in water that was simmering to disinfect them along with the lids and caps. While I had that going I began my brine which was a mixture of white vinegar, water, sugar and pickling salt. I also had that on a boil. I then started peeling the garlic cloves and cutting the lemons.
After about 15 minutes I removed the jars, lids and caps from the water and placed them on top of a towel and let them cool down a bit. You can cut the cucumbers with a knife and make it any shape you want. You can make the circle slice pickles, the regular slices of pickles or pickle wedges. I had 3 jars and was feeling fancy so I did all 3.
I used a mandolin that I bought recently to make Scalloped potatoes for the circle slices and regular slices, and I cut the wedges myself. They came out near perfect. Once I had all the cucumber slices ready, I stuffed the jars with them. You want to pack it real nice, but don't do it all the way to the top because you still need to fit in 2 garlic cloves, lemon slices and hot peppers. Id say about 75%-80% of the way.
Once you have your cucumber slices inside your jars, begin putting in the spices. You can put whatever you want inside, I just decided to follow his recipe:
1 Bunch dill
2 Garlic Cloves
1 Tablespoon fennel
1 Tablespoon coriander
5-6 Spicy dried peppers
1 Small piece of lemon wedge
After packing your jars, you can now add the brine. Just be careful and try not to make a mess or else you'll get the chinelo just like me. Fill it up as much as you can and then place the cap on, twist on the lid and place it back into the simmering water for another 15 minutes.
The best way to take them out is with the thing Homer Simpson uses to touch the plutonium. I'm not sure what that thing is called, but since I do not own one I had to use tongs which did not work properly. Lets just say I caught another round of the chinelo and that I almost broke one of the jars. So, do your best to get it out safely and then place it on a towel somewhere no one will touch it and where it isn't in the way of anything. It then should take about 3 days for the whole process to be done and then you will have some spicy pickles. I probably won't keep you guys updated on this because not much to update on but I will have a little section next week where I explain how it tastes, if it tastes good and if I would do it again etc.
First off this recipe is not mine, I copied it off a video from YouTube. At the end of the blog post I will post the link. I have never made pickles nor have I fermented anything so this should be fun.
What I did first was placed the jars in water that was simmering to disinfect them along with the lids and caps. While I had that going I began my brine which was a mixture of white vinegar, water, sugar and pickling salt. I also had that on a boil. I then started peeling the garlic cloves and cutting the lemons.
After about 15 minutes I removed the jars, lids and caps from the water and placed them on top of a towel and let them cool down a bit. You can cut the cucumbers with a knife and make it any shape you want. You can make the circle slice pickles, the regular slices of pickles or pickle wedges. I had 3 jars and was feeling fancy so I did all 3.
I used a mandolin that I bought recently to make Scalloped potatoes for the circle slices and regular slices, and I cut the wedges myself. They came out near perfect. Once I had all the cucumber slices ready, I stuffed the jars with them. You want to pack it real nice, but don't do it all the way to the top because you still need to fit in 2 garlic cloves, lemon slices and hot peppers. Id say about 75%-80% of the way.
Once you have your cucumber slices inside your jars, begin putting in the spices. You can put whatever you want inside, I just decided to follow his recipe:
1 Bunch dill
2 Garlic Cloves
1 Tablespoon fennel
1 Tablespoon coriander
5-6 Spicy dried peppers
1 Small piece of lemon wedge
After packing your jars, you can now add the brine. Just be careful and try not to make a mess or else you'll get the chinelo just like me. Fill it up as much as you can and then place the cap on, twist on the lid and place it back into the simmering water for another 15 minutes.
The best way to take them out is with the thing Homer Simpson uses to touch the plutonium. I'm not sure what that thing is called, but since I do not own one I had to use tongs which did not work properly. Lets just say I caught another round of the chinelo and that I almost broke one of the jars. So, do your best to get it out safely and then place it on a towel somewhere no one will touch it and where it isn't in the way of anything. It then should take about 3 days for the whole process to be done and then you will have some spicy pickles. I probably won't keep you guys updated on this because not much to update on but I will have a little section next week where I explain how it tastes, if it tastes good and if I would do it again etc.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AA5U42r_0g
That is the link to the video where I got the recipe.
That is the link to the video where I got the recipe.