How to Pickle Fruits
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How to Make Pickled Fruits
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- Prep your fruit – wash & cut it
- Pack fruit in a pickling jar
- Heat brine in a saucepan
- Pour brine over fruit in pickling jar
- Seal jar and store in the fridge overnight
The Magic Pickling Brine Ratio
The foundation of every pickled fruit recipes (or any pickled recipe in general) is the brine.
The four simple ingredients in a brine are: vinegar, water, sugar and salt.
Vinegar: for acidity
Water: to cut the harshness
Salt: for flavor
Sugar: to balance the acid (optional)
Magic Brine Ratio:
- 1 cup vinegar
- 1 cup water
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp. salt
As a general guideline for quick pickles, a basic brine is equal parts vinegar to water (but you can adjust the exact ratio to your preference), ½ cup of sugar and 1 tablespoon of salt for every 2 cups of total liquid.
Make as much or as little of this pickling brine as you’d need. Just keep the ratios in mind and adjust quantities accordingly.
Note: this is a *general* guideline formula – if you like yours on the vinegary side – do a little more vinegar than water. If you like your less sweet, use less sugar. You do YOU!
To make the pickling brine, all you need to do is bring all four of the ingredients, plus any spices you choose (more on this below), to a boil.
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