Nothin' Sweet About These Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

There is nothin' sweet about these spicy refrigerator pickles, ready in just 24 hours. The key is the variety of ingredients, not just reducing sugar.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 25 mins
• Calories: 26 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole Tellicherry peppercorns
• 6 pickling cucumbers
• 8 sprigs fresh dill
• 1 clove garlic, slightly crushed
• 1.25 cups water
• 0.5 teaspoon white sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon brown mustard seeds
• 1.25 cups white vinegar
• 2.5 teaspoons pickling salt
• 0.25 small white onion, sliced

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine water, vinegar, salt, peppercorns, yellow and brown mustard seeds, sugar, and red pepper flakes in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until salt and sugar have dissolved, 5 to 7 minutes. Cool about 30 minutes.

Step 2

Cut cucumbers into even-sized spears; pack into a 1-liter, large-mouthed glass jar. Add onion slices, dill sprigs, and garlic. Pour in cooled vinegar mixture to completely cover cucumbers; seal with a lid. Refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.