Thursday 8 February 2007

Babushka Lusia's Gherkin Brine Recipe














What you will need
: organic cherry tomatoes or gherkins. No, supermarket oversized cucumbers just wouldn't do..even if you cut them up. Try getting gherkins at a farmers market when they are in season. Another thing you will need is a big glass preserving jar (make sure the glass is thick) and a large pot. And of course put any spices you like. Cardamom gives it an extra kick.

Ingredients:
  • Water - 1 litre
  • Coarse sea salt - 4 full tbs
  • Sugar - 2 full tbs
  • White vinegar(6%) - 2 tbs
  • Garlic cloves (peeled,whole) - 4
  • Bay leaves - 2
  • Black pepper corns - 4
  • Corriander seeds - 2tsp
  • Dried dill - a bunch
  • Celery leaves - a few
  1. Wash your gherkins or cherry tomatoes (choose how many you want to pickle yourself).
  2. Put cold water, salt, sugar and vinegar into a large pot and bring to a boil.
  3. Put the gherkins (or tomatoes) into the jar together with the herbs and pepper; pour the hot brine over them and close the jar (not too tightly).
  4. Put the jar in a warm place for 3/4 days (the longer you leave them out, the stronger they will taste), transfer it into your fridge after that.

They are ready! Enjoy them after taking a shot of the best quality vodka (preferably out of a slender crystal liqueur glass, with some salmon and rye bread on the table, so you look and feel like a decadent intellectual from the 1920s, not an alky)

34 comments:

Anonymous said...

I think this might be the best, most perfect pickle recipe in the world. THANK YOU.

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BE said...

Absolutely fantastic recipe! - I just found your recipe last Sunday after buying a bunch of gherkins from my local organic farmers market here in Bali.
We liked them so much that we have almost finished a whole jar! - so I went and bought a bunch more and am just cooking some more up now!

BE said...

oops meant to say THANK YOU!

Jersey Girl in Portland said...

I just got a load of gherkins from a cucumber vine in my neighborhood. I've never made gherkins before so I'm going to give your recipe a shot. Wish me luck!
Regards,
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my blog: jerseygirlinportland.typepad.com/

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