Wicked Simple BBQ Dill Pickles Recipe

This is a “quick-pickle” BBQ dill pickle recipe that requires minimal ingredients.

They offer the perfect amount of acidity to cut through fatty cuts of smoked meat.

Ingredients for BBQ Dill Pickles

• 4-5 Pickling cucumbers
• 3-5 Sprigs of dill
• 3-5 garlic cloves
• 1 Cup Distilled White Vinegar
• 1 Cup Water
• 1.5 tbsp Kosher salt
• 1.5 tbsp White sugar

Cut Cucumbers and Prepare Pickling Brine

Using a mandolin or sharp knife, cut cucumbers to 1/8-1/4″ chips.

Combine in a medium stock pot:

• 1 Cup White Distilled Vinegar
• 1 Cup Water
• 1.5 tbsp Kosher Salt
• 1.5 tbsp White Sugar

Bring this mixture to a boil and then take off the heat.

To the Bottom of Your Mason Jar, Add Dill and Garlic Cloves

Take your 3-5 garlic cloves and crush with a knife.

You don’t need to cut them up but if you want to, feel free.

Add these to the mason jar.

Take a few sprigs of dill – like 3-5 and put those at the bottom of your mason jar.

Take your pickle chips and put these in the mason jar, filling up the mason jar as much as you can.

Take Your Pickling liquid and Add it to the Mason Jar

You want to add enough brine liquid to cover the pickles.

Some might be exposed at the top but this is totally fine.

Then take your lids and cover.

Allow the jar to cool before storing in your refrigerator.

Once cooled, you can take out and use at your leisure – they always taste better a day or so later.

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Quick BBQ Dill Pickles

The Perfect Acidity to Cut Through Fatty, Smoked Meat

Prep Time10 minutes mins

Active Time5 minutes mins

Course: Condiments

Cuisine: American

Ingredients

• ▢ 4-5 Whole Pickling cucumbers
• ▢ 3-5 Sprigs Dill
• ▢ 3-5 Whole Garlic Cloves

Dill Pickle Brine Liquid

• ▢ 1 Cup Distilled White Vinegar
• ▢ 1 Cup Water
• ▢ 1.5 Tbsp Kosher salt
• ▢ 1.5 Tbsp White Sugar

Instructions

Making Dill Pickle Brine Liquid

• In a medium pot combine ingredients and ensure kosher salt is dissolved.
  1 Cup Water, 1.5 Tbsp Kosher salt, 1 Cup Distilled White Vinegar
• Bring this mixture to a boil.

  Once boiling, take off heat.

Slice Pickles, Crush Garlic, and Add to Sprigs of Dill to Mason Jar

• Take your pickling cukes and cut into 1/8" to 1/4" slices.
  4-5 Whole Pickling cucumbers
• Peel garlic and then crush – mince if you prefer but it's not totally necessary.
  3-5 Whole Garlic Cloves
• Take the dill and the crushed garlic and add to the mason jar.
• Take your sliced cucumbers and add to the mason jar.

  Fit as many as you can.
• Pour or ladle hot brine liquid over the pickles. You want to fill all the way to the top.
• Cover the mason jar with your lids and then allow to cool.
• Once cooled, store in your refrigerator. The flavor will continue to improve over the next couple of days.

Notes

These pickles are meant to be used in a couple weeks – hence the small batch.