Armenian pickled green tomatoes recipe

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This Armenian-style refrigerator pickle recipe fills two quart jars. It is for green tomatoes and does not require canning equipment.

Ingredients

  • Green tomatoes

    2 pounds

  • Water

    4 cups

  • White vinegar

    2 cups

  • Kosher salt

    3 tablespoons

  • Garlic cloves

    8

  • Fresh dill

    1 bunch

  • Celery stalks with leaves

    4

  • Fresh green chiles

    2

  • Black peppercorns

    2 teaspoons

  • Coriander seeds

    2 teaspoons

  • Bay leaves

    2

How to make it

  1. Wash tomatoes and cut large ones into wedges. 2. Pack tomatoes into clean jars with garlic, dill, celery, chiles, spices, and bay leaves. 3. Bring water, vinegar, and salt to a boil. 4. Pour hot brine over the vegetables, leaving a little headspace. 5. Cool to room temperature, then refrigerate. 6. Chill at least 3 days before serving.

Who this list is for

This Armenian-style refrigerator pickle list is for anyone filling two quart jars with green tomatoes, garlic, dill, celery, chiles, and a vinegar brine. It is specifically for refrigerator pickles and does not require canning equipment.

How to use this list

Buy two pounds of green tomatoes first, then gather garlic, fresh dill, celery stalks with leaves, and fresh green chiles. Check your pantry for water, white vinegar, kosher salt, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, and bay leaves. Make sure you have two clean quart jars at home, since the ingredient list fills that amount.

Skip ripe red tomatoes; this recipe is for green tomatoes. Do not add canning lids, a canner, or processing supplies just for this refrigerator pickle method. Avoid substituting dried dill for the bunch of fresh dill, and use white vinegar as listed rather than assuming another vinegar matches the brine.

What is on this list

You need two pounds green tomatoes, four cups water, two cups white vinegar, and three tablespoons kosher salt. The aromatics are eight garlic cloves, fresh dill, celery with leaves, green chiles, peppercorns, coriander seeds, and bay leaves. Cross off salt, vinegar, and dry spices you already own.

When you are done

Refrigerate the finished green tomato pickles in the two quart jars. Keep the ingredient list with your recipe notes if you plan to make another batch, especially for the brine ratio of water, vinegar, and salt. No canning equipment is needed for this refrigerator version.

FAQ

Who is "Armenian pickled green tomatoes recipe" for?

This Armenian-style refrigerator pickle list is for anyone filling two quart jars with green tomatoes, garlic, dill, celery, chiles, and a vinegar brine. It is specifically for refrigerator pickles and does not require canning equipment.

How should I use "Armenian pickled green tomatoes recipe"?

Buy two pounds of green tomatoes first, then gather garlic, fresh dill, celery stalks with leaves, and fresh green chiles. Check your pantry for water, white vinegar, kosher salt, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, and bay leaves. Make sure you have two clean quart jars at home, since the ingredient list fills that amount.

What should I skip or avoid with "Armenian pickled green tomatoes recipe"?

Skip ripe red tomatoes; this recipe is for green tomatoes. Do not add canning lids, a canner, or processing supplies just for this refrigerator pickle method. Avoid substituting dried dill for the bunch of fresh dill, and use white vinegar as listed rather than assuming another vinegar matches the brine.

What is on the "Armenian pickled green tomatoes recipe" list?

You need two pounds green tomatoes, four cups water, two cups white vinegar, and three tablespoons kosher salt. The aromatics are eight garlic cloves, fresh dill, celery with leaves, green chiles, peppercorns, coriander seeds, and bay leaves. Cross off salt, vinegar, and dry spices you already own.

What should I do when I am done?

Refrigerate the finished green tomato pickles in the two quart jars. Keep the ingredient list with your recipe notes if you plan to make another batch, especially for the brine ratio of water, vinegar, and salt. No canning equipment is needed for this refrigerator version.

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