Basic Pickle Brine for Any Vegetable

Name: Basic Pickle Brine for Any Vegetable
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: enough to fill a 500 ml jar any vegetables you like, cut up; 180 ml water; 180 ml white distilled vinegar; 3 tsp sugar; 2 tsp salt; to taste any spices you like (optional)

45 min total 1 serving easy

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Prep 10 min · Cook 5 min · Rest 30 min

Everybody needs to know this basic brine recipe to pickle any vegetable you like. Equal parts vinegar and water, some sugar and salt, and a jar, that's the whole trick.

Ingredients

enough to fill a 500 ml jar any vegetables you like, cut up
180 ml water
180 ml white distilled vinegar
3 tsp sugar
to taste any spices you like (optional)
2 tsp salt

Method

1
Cut up any veggies you like.
2
In a small pan, combine the water and vinegar, or just remember: equal parts vinegar and water.
3
Add the sugar and salt, and bring to a boil to dissolve.
4
Pack your vegetables into a 500 ml mason jar with an airtight lid, adding any spices you want to try.
5
Pour the hot liquid over the vegetables.
6
Let it cool completely, then close with the airtight lid.

Kitchen cabinet

3 tools I used.

🍲Small pan 🫙500 ml mason jar with airtight lid 🔪Chef's knife

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