Slow Pickles

Name: Slow Pickles
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: For 3 or 4 pickles
Cuisine: United States
Ingredients: 1 small bunch dill (with its flowers if possible); 3 teaspoons coarse non-iodised salt; 2 bay leaves; 250 g (9 oz) mini (pickling) cucumbers; 1 garlic clove; 500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) distilled water + as much as necessary for soaking; 3 teaspoons pickling spices (see note)

Preparation info

For
3 or 4
pickles

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

New York Cult Recipes

By Marc Grossman

Published 2013

About

Here is a recipe for traditional salt-water pickles like the ones made by The Pickle Guys on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and served in most New York delis and diners. Feel free to adjust the mix of spices to your liking.

Ingredients

Brine Ingredients

500 ml (17 fl oz/2 cups) distilled water + as much as necessary for soaking

Americas
United States
Preserve
Vegan
New York
Gluten-free

Method

The Brine

In a saucepan, bring the distilled water and salt to the boil. When all the salt is dissolved, remove from the heat and cool. This can be done in advance.

The Cucumbers

Wash the cucumbers and remove the blossom ends (as opposed to the stem ends). Unless your cucumbers have just been picked, soa