Recipe: Small pickled gherkins

Name: Small pickled gherkins
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 320 min
Ingredients: For 1 kg (2.2 lb) of small gherkins; 250 g (8.75 oz) of coarse sea salt; Good quality white alcohol vinegar; 3 garlic cloves, deveined and crushed; 100 g (3.5 oz) of peeled small onions; seasonings; 5 g (0.2 oz) of coriander seeds; 5 g (0.2 oz) of mustard seeds; 2 bay leaves; 1 branch of lemon thyme; 5 g (0.2 oz) of dried tarragon; A little dried red chili; 3 cloves; 6 grains of crushed black pepper; etc etc (what you like)

By chef patrick Asfaux 5/5 (5 reviews)

Prep 20 min

Rest 5h

Total 5h20

for X people: Good homemade small gherkins

Ingredients

For 1 kg (2.2 lb) of small gherkins
250 g (8.75 oz) of coarse sea salt
Good quality white alcohol vinegar
3 garlic cloves, deveined and crushed
100 g (3.5 oz) of peeled small onions
seasonings
5 g (0.2 oz) of coriander seeds
5 g (0.2 oz) of mustard seeds
2 bay leaves
1 branch of lemon thyme
5 g (0.2 oz) of dried tarragon
A little dried red chili
3 cloves
6 grains of crushed black pepper
etc etc (what you like)

Step-by-step directions

1 Wash your gherkins,
With a small nail brush, brush them under water, lay them out on your work surface, cut off both ends and pour them into a salad bowl.

2 Then pour your coarse salt over them, stir, cover and put in the refrigerator for 5 hours.

3 Take them out then let cold water run over them for 10 minutes (to desalt), drain them and lay them flat on a very clean cloth.

4 Set up your very clean jars then in layers pour your gherkins, your aromatics, your small onions etc.

5 When this operation is finished, boil your vinegar and fill your jars with this vinegar, let cool then put on your lids and put everything in the fridge.
Wait about a month before starting to enjoy them and tell me!!!
There are many other techniques for preparing gherkins, this one is mine (for example I keep them in the fridge because I think that way they stay firm)

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