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Homemade German Pickles - Senfgurken

Jennifer Pullman
Homemade German Pickles, also called Senfgurken are refrigerator dill pickles that don't require canning.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 2 days
Cook Time 5 minutes
Total Time 2 days 5 minutes
Course Side Dish
Cuisine German
Servings 32 pickles
Calories 9 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 4 large cucumbers
  • 2 ½ cups water
  • 2 ½ cups vinegar I use white vinegar
  • 4 ½ teaspoons salt for brine
  • 4 ½ teaspoons sugar additional is used in the first step
  • Mustard seed - 1 teaspoon per jar
  • Fresh dill - 2-3 sprig per jar
  • 1 small onion sliced
  • 4 mason jars

Instructions
 

  • Peel cucumbers and remove seeds with a spoon.
  • Cut cucumbers into ¼-1/2 inch strips.
  • Layer cucumber slices in a large pot.
  • Sprinkle salt over each layer.
  • Cover with a plate and something heavy for weight.
  • Refrigerate 24-48 hours.
  • When ready to pickle, pour off water, dry with a paper towel.
  • Pack into 1-pint jars onion, cucumber, mustard seed, and dill.
  • Juice: bring water, vinegar, salt and sugar to a boil.
  • Pour hot juice into packed jars.
  • Let jar cool completely and then place into refrigerator.
  • Can be stored in the refrigerator for 3 months.

Notes

Tips to make pickles:
  • You don't need to use pint jars. You can use any size jar you have. We used to use old spaghetti sauce jars!
  • Extra salt is needed beyond the 4 ½ tsp.  The 4 ½ teaspoon is for the brine.  When you prep the cucumbers you are layering them into a pot in order to extract the excess water in the cucumbers. To do this we have to salt the cucumbers.  We salt each layer.  I just sprinkle the salt, so it's hard to measure exactly.
  • You don't have to place the ingredients in any particular order. Sometimes I add the mustard seed first to the jars, then add the cucumbers, onion, and dill.
  • Let the jars cool completely before placing the pickles into the refrigerator.

Nutrition

Serving: 1pickleCalories: 9kcalCarbohydrates: 1.3gProtein: 0.2gFat: 0.1gSaturated Fat: 0gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0gMonounsaturated Fat: 0gTrans Fat: 0gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 219.6mgPotassium: 0mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 0.8gVitamin A: 0IUVitamin C: 0mgCalcium: 0mgIron: 0mg
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