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Bulgarian spicy pickled cucumbers

Bulgarian spicy pickled cucumbers

Appetizers

Discover these flavorful and spicy pickles, perfect for accompanying your meals.

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Recipe from Ted Masters, Biliana.grigorova, Stanislav and 1 other contributors, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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Learn how to prepare spicy and marinated pickles, a classic of Belgian cuisine.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time—
  • Resting1 hr
  • Total1 hr 30 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodSterilization
  • Estimated cost$71.06 $5.92 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan

Ingredients

12 people
  • $39.50
  • $25.33
  • $1.50
  • $0.18
  • $0.08
  • $1.85
  • $2.38
  • $0.24

Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 8 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the cucumbers, chop the herbs, peel the garlic, and mince the horseradish. ≈ 8 min
  2. Arrange the tightly packed cucumbers in jars, with the herbs at the bottom, in the middle, and on top. ≈ 3 min
  3. Bring the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil, then pour this boiling marinade into the jars.
  4. Close and sterilize at 90 °C: 5-7 minutes for small jars, 10-15 minutes for 1-liter jars, and 30-35 minutes for 3-liter jars.

The bill

Bulgarian spicy pickled cucumbers

  • 10 kg of small cucumbers$39.50
  • 2 bunches of dill (about 250g)$25.33
  • 15 grams of tarragon$1.50
  • 2 heads of garlic$0.18
  • 1 tablespoon of mustard seeds$0.08
  • 1.4 liters of vinegar$1.85
  • 300 g of salt$2.38
  • 300 g of sugar$0.24

Total$71.06

that's $5.92 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 10 kg of small cucumbers
  • 2 bunches of dill (about 250g)
  • 15 grams of tarragon
  • 20 grams of horseradish root
  • 2 heads of garlic
  • 1 tablespoon of mustard seeds
  • 3 to 4 peppercorns per jar
  • 8 liters of water
  • 1.4 liters of vinegar
  • 300 g of salt
  • 300 g of sugar

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