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TheGreenChileMonster Makes Pickles

I figured I'd share the way I pickle most veggies. It's super simple, but I end up with super crunchy, and delicious pickles every time.

For the brine, I use 2 of cups water, 1 cup white vinegar, and 2 tablespoons of pickling salt. I multiply that ratio by as many times as I need to reach my desired volume.

I slice one lemon, crush 3-4 cloves of garlic, and put that on the bottom of a half gallon jar. I then slice one rocoto into strips, and pick whatever fresh herbs from my garden I like. I usually throw in some bay leaves as well. In this case I cut some fresh italian oregano and lemon thyme from my plants. Dry herbs work well too, in the Winter.

Ultra crucial is to boil the brine, pack the jars, then pour the brine while boiling onto the veggies in the jar. The veggies will not be as crispy, if you let the brine come off of a boil!

I give these jars a water bath , and pop them a few weeks minimum down the road, but sometimes months. The longer I wait, the spicier the veggies. An added bonus, is the crisp rocoto slices in the jar

First up, tandori squash.
 

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Our market gets those tindora. I did make pickles from a few although not the traditional Indian style pickled tindora. They can be very invasive if you are growing them. Im growing Burr Gherkins again this year for pickles. They are fast becoming my favorite even for cukes and onions. Im probably going to have to let some mature this year and try to save seeds. Baker Creek no longer carries them and i have 1 pack left.
 
Last year i added some dried lime basil to a vinegar. I used the dried "flower tops" i pinched off. They added a nice flavor.
 
ShowMeDaSauce said:
Our market gets those tindora. I did make pickles from a few although not the traditional Indian style pickled tindora. They can be very invasive if you are growing them. Im growing Burr Gherkins again this year for pickles. They are fast becoming my favorite even for cukes and onions. Im probably going to have to let some mature this year and try to save seeds. Baker Creek no longer carries them and i have 1 pack left.
 
Last year i added some dried lime basil to a vinegar. I used the dried "flower tops" i pinched off. They added a nice flavor.
Tindora squash make great pickles! The plant is a major PITA, I agree with you there.

Dried lime basil sounds like a great addition. I like to add any herb I enjoy ro my pickles. Sweet basil always hits the spot but my basil plants are still too small to start trimming off of. Maybe in another couple of weeks
 
t0mato said:
#pickleporn

You're singing my song man!

Pickles like those never last long enough around here to mature. Lemon cucumbers with a couple naga morich pods are my personal favorite homemade pickles.
Pickles don't last long here either. I have a lemon cucumber vine that is stretching it's legs right now. Lemon cucumber pickles are bound to ensue this Summer!
 
The final jar is going to be blisteringly hot. I sliced a whole fresh Bhut×Reaper cross, into the jar. These Bhut×Reaper pods are absolute scorchers. I have a feeling these pickles will be my favorite of the bunch.
 

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I'd bet a handful of Lemon Drops would be a nice variation.
 
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