Russian Tarragon Pickles Recipes

Steps:

• Toss cucumbers with 2 tablespoons salt. Chill 1 hour. Rinse and drain. Combine water, vinegar, pickling spice, 2 teaspoons salt, garlic, dill, and sugar. Stir to dissolve. Add cucumbers and chill in a quart container overnight (or up to 1 month).

Steps:

• Slice cucumbers crosswise 1/4 inch thick, and pack into 2 quart-size jars. Divide tarragon, mustard seeds, peppercorns, coriander seeds and bay leaves between 2 double layers of cheesecloth. Tie into bundles with string.
• In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar with sugar and bundles of pickling spices, and bring to a boil, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour brine over cucumbers, pack bundles of pickling spices on top and let cool. Discard spices, close jars and refrigerate at least 1 hour, preferably 3. Serve cold.

Steps:

• Combine the water, vinegar, sugar and pickling spice in a sauce pan.
• Bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved.
• Put sprigs of dill and slices of onion in the bottom of each quart jar.
• Cut the cucumbers in chunks and pack into the jars.
• Add 1/2 teaspoon alum and 1 teaspoon minced garlic on top of each jar.
• Pour on the hot brine.
• Seal jars and hot bath 10 minutes.

Steps:

• Rinse chicken under cold running water. Place in a large pot, add water to cover, and bring to a boil over high heat. Skim off foam and reduce heat to low.
• Meanwhile, peel one onion and chop coarsely. Slice the other onion and set aside. Cut pickles into julienne strips.
• Add chopped onion, peppercorns, and bay leaf to the pot with the chicken and simmer until the meat is tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.
• Remove chicken thighs from the broth and cut into thin slices. Discard bones.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook sliced onion and pickles until soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Stir in tomato paste until well combined.
• Remove chopped onion from stock with a slotted spoon. Add rice to the stock and cook for 3 minutes. Add cubed potatoes, pickle-onion mixture, and chicken slices. Continue to cook until rice and vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Top each serving with a dollop of sour cream.