Recipe courtesy of The Highlander
Housemade Habanero Pickles
- Level: Intermediate
- Yield: 5 gallons
- Total: 2 days 50 min (includes pickling time)
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
10 pounds pickling cucumbers, sliced into pickle-sized rounds
6 habaneros, sliced
1/2 cup chopped garlic
2.5 quarts apple cider vinegar
1 cup kosher salt
3 tablespoons pickling spice
Directions
Special equipment:
a 5-gallon bucket- Put cukes, habaneros and garlic in a 5-gallon bucket.
- Meanwhile, bring vinegar, salt, pickling spice and 2 1/2 quarts water to a simmer in a large pot (do not boil). Pour into bucket.
- Let cool completely, refrigerated, then cover and continue to refrigerate 2 to 3 days more.