Chef John's Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: Popular Recipes. (Chef John's Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe). At the end of summer during the Great Depression the excess cucumber crop was sliced, salted, pickled, and put up in jars for the cold, lean months ahead. I can just imagine what a treat it was to fill a sandwich with these sweet crunchy coins (bread and butter pickles, as they came to be known). I'm sure it was a wonderful break from what must have been a fairly flavorless existence. For longer storage, you can process the pickles in canning jars in a boiling water canner.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 5 mins

Additional: 2hrs

Total: 2hrs20 mins

Servings: 48

Yield: 2 pints

Chef John's Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe

Ingredients

2 pounds pickling cucumbers

sliced

½ yellow onion

sliced

2 red jalapeno peppers

thinly sliced into rings

3 tablespoons kosher salt

2 cups distilled white vinegar

2 cups white sugar

¼ cup water

2 cloves garlic

sliced

1 tablespoon mustard seed

1 teaspoon celery seeds

1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

½ teaspoon ground turmeric

⅛ teaspoon ground cloves

Side Dish

Directions

Step 1

Combine cucumbers onion and peppers in a bowl; pour kosher salt over the top and stir to coat completely. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate stirring occasionally 2 to 4 hours. Rinse cucumber mixture in a colander under cold water until all salt is washed away 3 to 4 minutes. Drain.

Step 2

Stir vinegar sugar water garlic mustard seed celery seed peppercorns turmeric and ground cloves together in a saucepan; bring to a simmer and cook until brine flavors combine about 2 minutes. Add cucumber mixture to brine; heat until almost boiling remove from heat and cool completely. Transfer to jars and store in the refrigerator.

Nutritional Information

Chef John's Bread and Butter Pickles Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:48

Calories: 38.1

% Daily Value *

Protein: 0.3g 1%

Carbohydrates: 9.5g 3%

Dietary Fiber: 0.2g 1%

Sugars: 8.8g

Fat: 0.1g

Vitamin A Iu: 38IU 1%

Niacin Equivalents: 0.1mg 1%

Vitamin C: 3.4mg 6%

Folate: 2.2mcg 1%

Calcium: 6.1mg 1%

Iron: 0.1mg 1%

Magnesium: 4.1mg 2%

Potassium: 39.5mg 1%

Sodium: 360.8mg 14%

Calories From Fat: 1

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.