Make Ahead Claussen Pickle Martini Recipes

Steps:

• Fill a cocktail shaker halfway with ice. Add vodka and dill pickle juice. Cover and shake until the outside of the shaker has frosted. Strain into a martini glass; garnish with dill pickle spear.

Steps:

• 1. Prepare your jars by making sure they are clean and placing equal amounts of spices; pickling salt, peppercorns, turmeric, chili peppers, sugar, smashed garlic, onion, dill, alum/pickle crisp, and mustard seed in each jar.
• 2. In a pot, heat your water and vinegar. While it's heating, clean and slice cucumbers in quarters if desired. Once the salt water brine is boiling, add 1/2 c. brine to each of the jars. Let stand 30 min.
• 3. Place cucumbers in the jars. After brine has cooled, add brine to jars; insure cukes are completely covered with brine. Place the lid on top. Let sit on the counter for 3 days, shaking occasionally. Place in the fridge for up to 6 months.

Steps:

• Combine the gin, distilled water and vermouth in a mixing glass. Using a funnel, transfer the mixture into a glass bottle. Seal the bottle and store in the freezer overnight.
• When mixture is fully chilled, pour 4 ounces into a chilled cocktail glass. (Because of the presence of water, there is a chance the cocktail will begin to solidify in the freezer. If the drink appears slightly slushy when you remove it from the freezer, give the bottle a slight shake and let it sit for a minute or so before pouring.) Garnish with lemon twist or olive.

Steps:

• Pour ice into a cocktail shaker; pour dill pickle juice and vodka over the ice. Cover the shaker and shake vigorously for about 20 seconds; strain into martini glasses. Garnish each cocktail with a dill pickle spear.

Steps:

• Slice cucumbers lengthwise into quarters; add to sterilized jars along with the dill.
• Boil liquids and seasonings to dissolve the salt then cool.
• Pour over pickles and let sit on counter for three days shaking or turning them occasionally,
• Refrigerate. He said they keep for a year.
• Please do not try to use the regular grocery store cucumbers, they have wax on them and they will not turn out. You can use grocery store pickling cucumbers as they are not waxed.