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Homemade Dill Pickle Spears

These are those small dill pickle spears you get with Deli sandwiches aka the best part of the meal.
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Prep Time10 minutes
Active Time5 minutes

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 Diamond Crystal 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 Diamond Crystal Kosher salt, 1 Cup Distilled White Vinegar
  • Bring this mixture to a boil.
    Once boiling, take off heat and allow to cool.

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

  • Take your pickling cukes and cut in half length-wise. Then cut in half again to make spears.
    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 3-5 sprigs of fresh dill and the crushed garlic and add to the mason jar.
  • Take your cucumber spears and add as many as you can to the mason jar.
  • Add as much brine liquid as you can so that the spears are covered.
  • 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

I used 1 tsp of Dehydrated minced garlic because I almost never have fresh garlic on hand.
When making the brine liquid, work in batches. If you need more, make more instead of scaling.
This is for a small batch and are to be used in a couple of weeks.