Who here reuses their old pickle juice?

[MrScorpio]

Once all the pickles are gone, what do you use with the juice left in the jar?

Me: Sliced cukes, of course. MORE PICKLES! Next, I'm trying some California mix veggies. Hmmm, that's gonna be good with a turkey burger.

How about you guys?

[CurtEastPoint]

1. At the risk of being slapped, Chick-Fil-A uses pickle juice in their chicken.

Recipe here!

https://damndelicious.net/2015/05/16/copycat-chick-fil-a-sandwich/

Yes, I know they are horribly conservative and hateful but sometimes, I just gotta...

[Clarity2]

6. I usually brine my chicken but

I’m absolutely going to try that. I have never had chick-fil-a. Sounds good.

[FSogol]

34. I marinade chicken (for grilling) with margarita mix. I prefer it over pickle brine. n/t

[Clarity2]

40. Oh thats interesting and easy!

For grilling I do teriyaki sauce, lime juice, olive oil, and mccormick mesquite seasoning. Its the only way Ive been able to master grilled chicken without it being dry as hell.

I’ll have to give that a try.

[pangaia]

2. Mr Scorpio WHAT kind of OP is this, anyway?

pickle juice???

The world is falling apart, the planet is boiling, the USA is turning into a fascist dictatorship, the Batavia Muckdogs will probably have yet another losing season.

And you are asking us about pickle juice.

freakin' A, man !!





I don't buy pickles.

[MrScorpio]

4. We'd have way more peace in this world if more people paid attention to pickles...

Pickles are our friends. They'll never steer you wrong.

If more people were armed with pickles instead of AR-15's, think of all the joy that will bring.

[pangaia]

14. LOL Yes yes, YOU are right about that.

Gimme a pickle !!!

PS. I do use Chinese pickled stuff when I cool..Sichuan, mostly... cabbage, mustard, and I started making my own pickled chilies..






Damn. just remembered.. I make pickled daikon for a side dish and YES I DO reuse the juice..

HA . stupid me....

[randr]

3. Buy Clausen pickles and

fill jars twice with two cucumbers. May add a bit of apple cider vinegar on second use. Clausen dills are my fav and the cukes in reused juice are even better.

[Clarity2]

5. I put pickle juice in tuna salad

Instead of vinegar or lemon. Then I cut up pickles and mix in tuna. Weird, but a habit my grandmother passed to me and its really good. Same can be done in egg salad instead of vinegar. I add sweet relish to mine.

Not enough to use up ALL that pickle juice, so Im watching this thread. : )

[PufPuf23]

18. That is how I make tuna sandwiches as well.

Prefer sweet bread and butter pickles.

Also from maternal grandmother and mother. Homemade pickles always as a child.

[Clarity2]

24. Oh, that brings back happy memories for me...

My other grandmother use to make bread & butter pickles. Same with Mom - cucumbers straight from our garden. Good times.

Never tried it with tuna though - I like the tart taste of dill pickles. : )

[Canoe52]

28. +1 thats how my mom always made tuna fish sandwiches!

[Tanuki]

7. My mom always used leftover pickle juice in making cole slaw.

[Croney]

8. Why, for pickled eggs, of course.

I have six boiled eggs in the frig right now, in a jar of pickle juice. Absolutely delicious.

[Wellstone ruled]

10. Depending on which Brand of Pickles,

you might have to add a bit more Vinegar. We use 9% acid just to kick it up a notch. Usually sold in 10-12 oz bottle. Pricey but a couple of teaspoons goes miles. Try Celery some time.

[Best_man23]

9. Drink it

Makes a great dirty martini. During the summer months, I take a few sips before going outside to mow the lawn (keeps me from cramping up).

[Major Nikon]

11. Potato salad

[thinkingagain]

16. So cool! I thought I was the only one😊

I use dill pickle juice in potato salad only kind my family will eat.

[Deb]

31. Yup, whisk it in the mayo

[brer cat]

12. I keep it to drink a tablespoon or so

when I have foot & leg cramps. Works like a charm.

[yellowdogintexas]

19. I read somewhere that football players drink it to hydrate

and think it works better than Gatorade

[jberryhill]

21. Yes, it is marketed as an electrolyte replacement drink

[Clarity2]

25. It's also a fermented food

and is good for gut bacteria.

I remember when I belonged to weight watchers, a bunch of people noticed it was an appetite suppressant too. Whenever I'm trying to lose weight, I hit the pickles.

[Cirque du So-What]

13. I use pickle juice

in my award-winning cole slaw dressing.

[pangaia]

15. Award winning --- fake news, I;ll bet... or.... knowing this place... maaaybe not..

I think I believe ya...

[thinkingagain]

17. I might like to try

Your recipe!

[fierywoman]

20. A little bit in beet borscht, gives it that tangy edge.

[Kittycow]

32. My mom put canned beets in pickle juice

and let them get good and tangy before serving.

They were devoured by us '50's kids!

[fierywoman]

33. YUM!

[sir pball]

22. It's an amazing fried chicken brine

Add a good whack of Tabasco and soak your chicken in it, 24h for boneless and 48 for bone in. Pat dry, dunk in buttermilk and flour, let the breading set and fry it up. If my clientele ate fried chicken I could sell it for a 300% profit but I just feed it to the staff

[raven mad]

23. Who doesn't?

[dhol82]

26. Onions

Pickled onions.

[Raster]

27. Pickled Eggs!!!

The Gila Theater in Safford Arizona would buy and sell large dill pickles by the gallon, and then put shelled, boiled eggs into the old pickle juice and let them steep for a week or so... AH Yes! That delicious *hit* of dillness.

[Yonnie3]

29. I use it as a marinade

for BBQ chicken on the grill and in the BBQ sauce.
Olive juice too.

[Atticus]

30. I hear Sara chugs a pint of it just before entering the press room. nt

[SQUEE]

35. I drink mine

Along with the leftover juice from my Jalapenos.

I also use the jalapeno juice when I make shredded beef or chicken for tacos and enchiladas, along with the carrots and onions.

[zeusdogmom]

36. Pickle extra asparagus

There are times I have a glut of the stuff in May from my little garden patch. Clean the spears and stick them in a jar of pickle juice - just like a cucumber. They taste so good. Yes I know I could freeze the extra but the result is just not to my liking. So I pickle 'em and enjoy the spears on antipasti trays, etc.

[geardaddy]

37. We do. We slice cukes in the leftover juice, too.

We add onion slices and garlic for nice flavor.

[Blue_Tires]

38. pickle "juice" and not "brine"?

yeah I recycle it

[wishstar]

39. Add boiled eggs to jars of leftover pickle and beet juice

but i've gotten some good ideas from this thread to expand my repertoire