Category Archives: pickle

St. Patrick’s Day Reuben

Posted on March 17, 2014 by Scott

Today’s mission accomplished:

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Nothing revolutionary here, but this process made for some great roasted chicken thighs. I didn’t have any buttermilk on hand, so I mixed up a little pickle brine with milk and hot sauce. After soaking overnight, dredge in seasoned flour, … Continue reading →

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Garlic and parsley pickles

Posted on May 27, 2013 by Scott

A slight variation on the standard naturally fermented garlic sour pickle, this time with parsley instead of dill. I do really like parsley, so I’m curious to see how these turn out. Garlic and parsley pickles 5% brine (50 g … Continue reading →

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Assorted Links 8/22/12

Posted on August 22, 2012 by Scott

Plenty of great things out there. Here’s what caught my eye in the past few weeks: Smoked porchetta di testa (From Belly to Bacon). Dill pickle gear (Food With Legs). How to Smoke Salmon (Hunter Angler Gardener Cook). Go Pig … Continue reading →

Posted in brine, cure, equipment, field trips, pickle, pork, technique | Tagged bitters, fermentation, links, pickles, pork, salmon | 3 Comments

Barely Pickled

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Scott

Nope, not an afternoon of gin-and-tonics, and not Hendrick’s pickles (an idea via From Belly to Bacon that’s brilliant on a number of levels). That’ll have to wait for another time and another post. But these are quick pickles, truly … Continue reading →

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CSA week 2 – roasted cauliflower and kale

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Scott

So, in order not to get buried under the CSA landslide, we’ve had to up our level of weekly meal planning. Since we pick up our vegetables at the farmer’s market on Saturday, we also take stock of the situation … Continue reading →

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pickled peppers and pig’s ears

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Scott

So here’s steps 2 and 3 of project pig’s ear, and a quick new favorite technique (well, old technique actually) for pickled peppers.

Posted in brine, cure, offal, pickle, pork, pressure cooker, smoke, Uncategorized, vegetables | Tagged natural pickle, offal, peppers, pickles, pig's ears, pork, Saugatuck Craft Butchery, smoke | 2 Comments

Charcutepalooza Wrap-up: Back to Basics

Posted on December 6, 2011 by Scott

So, coming up with a plan to show off a bit of what I’ve learned this year, I figured I’d go back to the basics. We started this blog a little more than a year ago (just 2 months before Charcutepalooza … Continue reading →

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Refrigerator Pickles

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Chris

There are many different versions of the “refrigerator pickle”. They are quick and easy and require very little effort. I actually made these over the summer and I am now just writing about them. Here is a quick version that … Continue reading →