Bread An Butter Pickles

Name: Bread An Butter Pickles
Ingredients: 2 lbs pickling cucumbers; 1 lb maui onion; 1 medium red bell pepper; 1/2 cup kosher salt; 5 cups water; 2 cups cider vinegar; 1/2 cup rice vinegar; 2 cups light brown sugar; 3 tablespoons mustard seeds; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 pinch saffron; 10 whole cloves; 10 allspice berries; 2 bay leaves

14 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 lbs pickling cucumbers
1 lb maui onion
1 medium red bell pepper
1/2 cup kosher salt
5 cups water
2 cups cider vinegar
1/2 cup rice vinegar
2 cups light brown sugar
3 tablespoons mustard seeds
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 pinch saffron
10 whole cloves
10 allspice berries
2 bay leaves

Directions

1

Rinse cucumbers under cold water and trim the ends. Rinse red bell pepper under cold water, slice in half lengthwise and remove seeds. Peel Maui onions and set aside.
2

Use a Mandoline and slice cucumbers about 1/4 thick. Place cucumbers into a bowl. Slice Maui onion and red bellpepper about 1/4 inch thick and add to cucumbers.
3

Add Kosher salt and water to the cucumbers. Stir pickles, cover with plastic and let stand for 3 hours. Rinse the cucumbers, onions and bellpeppers under cold water.
4

In a large saucepan add vinegar, brown sugar, mustard seeds, tumeric, saffron, whole cloves, whole allspice berries, bay leaves and cucumbers. Bring cucumbers to a full boil and reduce to slow simmer for 15 minutes uncovered. Set pickles aside and let stand until they reach room temperature.
5

Place pickles into a containers and refrigate for several hours.