Best Half Sour Pickles Deli Style Recipes

Half-Sour Pickles (Quick, Small-Batch) image

Provided by Cinnamon Turtle

Categories Vegetable

Time P2DT15m

Yield 1 quart

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 quart pickling cucumber
2 tablespoons kosher salt
3 cups water (filtered or distilled)
1/2 teaspoon black pepper, coarsely crushed
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed, coarsely crushed
1 head fresh dill or 2 teaspoons dill seeds
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (Aleppo if you've got it)
1 bay leaf
2 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced

Steps:

Gently scrub the cucumbers under running water to remove dirt and any particularly prominent spines on the nubs. Drain. Trim a thin slice from the blossom end and pack the cukes into a one-quart non-reactive container, such as glass or food-grade plastic. You may cut then into halves, slices, or spears if desired.
Stir the salt and water until the salt dissolves. Add the aromatic/seasoning ingredients to the container with the cucumbers. Put the container on a plate to contain any possible dripping once fermentation begins.
Pour in enough brine to cover the cucumbers. Push a sandwich-sized Ziploc bag into the container's aperture, fill it with the remaining brine, and seal the bag. The brine-filled bag serves to weigh down the pickles so they remain submerged and seals off the top of the jar while still allowing bubbles to escape. It is filled with brine instead of water, so any possible leakage will not dilute your solution. Cover with cheesecloth and secure it with a rubber band to keep out fruit flies or other flying little beasties you may discover are drawn to this stuff.
After a few days, the brine may begin giving off tiny bubbles. Keep an eye on it and skim off any white foam that rises to the surface, giving the bag a rinse if necessary. The cucumbers will begin turning darker and to taste, well, brined after just two days. Let them go for a week and they should turn olive green throughout. Remove the bag, skim any new foam, close container fast, and put in the fridge.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88.6, Fat 0.8, SaturatedFat 0.2, Sodium 13985.9, Carbohydrate 21.1, Fiber 3.3, Sugar 8.3, Protein 3.8

Deli Pickles - Half Sours image

Provided by Carol V.

Time P3DT30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/2 bushel small pickling cucumber, washed and dried
1/2 bunch fresh dill
3 gallons water
2 cups pickling salt
5 garlic cloves, sliced

Steps:

Wash cucumbers. Remove blossom ends carefully to remove soil.
Place cucumbers in large crock. Distribute the dill heads evenly. Make a brine of the remaining items and add to the cucumbers. Covr with a heavy plate and weigh down with a glass jar filled with water.
Store at moderate room temperature (70 to 75 degrees F). If scum forms, remove it daily. Pickles may be eaten after third day, but to be at their best pickles need a one week fermentaion. After one week, pack the.
pickles into clean jars and refrigerate to halt fermentation. These pickles must be kept in the refrigerator.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2.8, Sodium 28321.7, Carbohydrate 0.6, Protein 0.1

East Side New York Half-Sour Pickles image

Provided by Oolala

Time 2m

Yield 30-35 pickles

Number Of Ingredients 5

Steps:

Fill a 1-gallon jar with cucumbers; set aside.
In a separate container, mix together water, salt, pickling spices, and garlic.
Pour over cucumbers and then cover with waxed paper to keep cucumbers in the solution.
Leave out for 2 weeks without refrigeration!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 17.4, Fat 0.1, Sodium 1889.8, Carbohydrate 4.2, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 1.9, Protein 0.8