Spicy Refrigerator Dill Pickles

Spicy pickles with a hint of sweetness. This recipe is great for pickling beginners — all you need is a refrigerator, a few jars, and patience.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 70 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups water
• 4 sprigs fresh dill weed
• 1 tablespoon pickling spice
• 8 cloves garlic, chopped
• 12 3 to 4 inch long pickling cucumbers
• 0.5 cup white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or to taste
• 1.75 cups white vinegar
• 1.5 tablespoons coarse salt
• 1.5 cups chopped fresh dill weed
• 1.5 teaspoons dill seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Combine cucumbers, water, vinegar, chopped dill, sugar, garlic, salt, pickling spice, dill seed, and red pepper flakes in a large bowl. Stir and let sit at room temperature until sugar and salt dissolve, about 2 hours.

Step 2

Transfer cucumbers to 3 wide-mouth, 1 1/2-pint jars, placing 4 cucumbers into each jar. Add enough vinegar mixture to cover cucumbers. Place 1 sprig of fresh dill into each jar and seal with lids. Refrigerate for 10 days before eating. Use within 1 month.