Ingredients for - Nothin' Sweet About These Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

1. Water 1 ¼ cups
2. White vinegar 1 ¼ cups
3. Pickling salt 2 ½ teaspoons
4. Whole Tellicherry peppercorns 1 teaspoon
5. Yellow mustard seeds 1 teaspoon
6. Brown mustard seeds ½ teaspoon
7. White sugar ½ teaspoon
8. Crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste ¼ teaspoon
9. Pickling cucumbers 6
10. White onion, sliced ¼ small
11. Fresh dill 8 sprigs
12. Garlic, slightly crushed 1 clove

How to cook deliciously - Nothin' Sweet About These Spicy Refrigerator Pickles

1 . Stage

Combine water, vinegar, salt, peppercorns, yellow and brown mustard seeds, sugar, and crushed red pepper flakes in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook until sugar and salt have dissolved, 5 to 7 minutes. Allow mixture to cool, about 30 minutes.

2 . Stage

Cut cucumbers into even spears and pack into a 1-liter, large-mouthed glass jar. Add onion slices, dill sprigs, and garlic. Pour cooled vinegar mixture over cucumbers in the jar to cover completely. Seal with a lid and refrigerate for 24 hours before serving.