Recipe: Small pickled gherkins

Name: Petits cornichons au vinaigre
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 320 min
Ingredients: Pour 1 kg de petits cornichons250 g de gros sel marinVinaigre d'alcool blanc de bonne qualité3 gousses d'ail dégermées et écrasées100 g de petits oignons grelots épluchésassaisonnements5 g de graines de coriandre5 g de graines de moutarde2 feuilles de laurier1 branche de thym citron5 g d'estragon sec1 peu de piment rouge sec3 clous de girofle6 grains de poivre noir écraséetc etc (ce que vous aimez)

By chef patrick ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5/5 (5 reviews) Vegetables

Prep 20 min

Rest 5h

Total 5h20

for X people: Good homemade small gherkins

Ingredients

For 1 kg of small gherkins
250 g of coarse sea salt
Good quality white alcohol vinegar
3 garlic cloves, deveined and crushed
100 g of peeled small onions
seasonings
5 g of coriander seeds
5 g of mustard seeds
2 bay leaves
1 branch of lemon thyme
5 g 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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