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Pickles: Cucumbers, Beets, Apples, Brussel Sprouts, & B

 
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socal_chris



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:26 am    Post subject: Pickles: Cucumbers, Beets, Apples, Brussel Sprouts, & B Reply with quote
Just a little insight on how I spent my Sunday.

Made 8 jars of pickles...various versions:



From left to right -
Pickled Beets and Onions
Apple Pickles
Cucumber Pickles
Cucumber & Onion Pickles
Cucumber, Onion, & Garlic Pickles
Cucumber, Onion, Garlic, & Red Chile Pickles
Pickled Brussel Sprouts and Carrots
Pickled Broccoli and Carrots

All based on variations of Alton Brown's pickle recipse on foodtv.com.

Family favorites on holidays!
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SusanHarper



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 1:04 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Where I can find the recipes?

Best regards.

Susan
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socal_chris



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PostPosted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
SusanHarper wrote:
Where I can find the recipes?

Best regards.

Susan

For the beets, I modified Alton's recipe with some info I found at other sites.
Alton's recipe: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_21885,00.html?rsrc=search
I didn't have Tarragon Wine vinegar, nor did I have any Tarragon handy, so to substitute, I used about 1/2 tsp of fennel seed and 1/2 cup of white wine vinegar and 1/2 cup of cider vinegar.
I also hate roasting beets and peeling them. I used a heavy duty vegetable peeler on them while they were raw, sliced them thinly, and once the pickling brine came to a boil, I put the beets and onions in the liquid and boiled them untel they were just barely tender enough to pierce with a fork. I spooned the beets and onions into the jar and filled with the liquid. 3 large beets and 1/2 onion filled a 1 quart jar.

For the apples, I used this recipe:
http://www.recipesource.com/fgv/pickles/00/rec0005.html
I used 1/2 and 1/2 cider vinegar and white vinegar.

For all the other veggies, I used a variation of these 2 recipes by Alton:
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_12383,00.html?rsrc=search
http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,,FOOD_9936_12382,00.html?rsrc=search
Again, I didn't fork out the near $20 for champagne vinegar, so I used white wine, cider and white vinegar. I used a little bit more salt than the b&b recipe, but less than the sours. I used turmeric, pickling spice, mustard seed, and celery seed in all. I just added smashed cloves of garlic to a couple jars and sliced red fresno chiles to one of the jars.

These are easy recipes to alter and play with. I've done the pickles before and they were real crowd pleasers...1st time for brussel sprouts.

I'll post reviews from the family on Sunday! Smile
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