Homemade kosher dill pickles

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Description: Fermented pickles in a jar on a wooden table.

Zesty, tangy and steeped in tradition, this homemade kosher dill pickles recipe is easy to master and make your own. The hardest part is waiting until all those cucumbers ferment!

Course Condiment, Pickles

Cuisine Jewish, Russian

Keyword dill pickles, fermented pickles, homemade kosher pickles, kosher dill pickles recipe, kosher pickles

Prep Time 30

Fermenting time 28

Total Time 28 30

Servings pints

Calories 66kcal

Author Ksenia Prints

Equipment

Ingredients

8 lbs small cucumbers
9 tablespoon sea salt
9 dill blossoms or a bunch of fresh dill
1 handful cabbage leaves
1 pinch black peppercorns
16 cups water
1 head garlic peeled and separated

Instructions

Bring salt and water to boil. Stir to dissolve salt. Let cool.
Wash cucumbers. Cut off blossom end.
Layer the cabbage leaves at the bottom of the crock or jar, making a bed to avoid contact with the bare bottom.
Top with cucumbers, dill, peppercorns and garlic. Layer the ingredients as you add them.
Pour the cooled salt water brine over the cucumbers until they are completely submerged. Place a plate on top of the cucumbers and weigh it down with a sealed jar or other heavy object to submerge them in the brine. This prevents mold from growing.
Cover the crock with a clean kitchen towel and allow to ferment at room temperature for 2-4 weeks. Check the pickles periodically. They are ready when the cucumbers appear translucent throughout.
When fully fermented, use a slotted spoon to transfer the pickles, dill, and garlic to sterilized pint jars, packing them in tightly. Pour the brine over the pickles to cover by ½ inch. Seal the jars.
Refrigerate the sealed pint jars for storage.

Notes

Kirby cucumbers, or small and firm cucumbers are best for this. In a pinch, Lebanese cucumbers will do as well. You can also slice your cucumbers before brining them, but the smaller the pieces, the softer they can get. I recommend keeping them whole or slicing them into spears.

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