Uses For Leftover Pickle Juice
>12 June 2008
My newest, most favoritest snack lately is Bread & Butter Pickles. I just LOVE them!! As I finished off the jar tonight, savoring every last morsel, I noticed that there was quite a bit of pickle juice (or “brine”) still left over. In my frugalness, I began wondering what I could do with that deliciously flavorful liquid. After a little searching, here is what I have found:
- Mix it with your favorite barbecue sauce to intensify the tangy flavor. Add 2 tablespoons per 1 cup of sauce and combine well. Spread over grilled chicken during the last few minutes of cooking on the grill.
- For a delicious potato salad, add 3 tablespoons juice to ¾ cup mayonnaise and mix with 3 pounds of cooked potatoes. For a classic macaroni salad, add 3 tablespoons to ½ cup mayonnaise and mix with 2 cups of cooked macaroni.
- Use as a marinade to soak your favorite veggies in while refrigerating.
- Combine ¼ cup pickle juice with one jar of barbecue sauce and one large bag of little sausages in a crock pot. Heat thoroughly and serve in crock pot to keep warm.
- Marinate chicken or shrimp. You can also add: 1 cup juice to ½ cup olive oil, 1 clove minced garlic, and ¼ cup fresh chopped cilantro in a zip-top bag. Add one pound of either chicken or shrimp, roll it in the liquid and marinate for 1 hour before grilling.
- Put sliced cucumbers, onions, carrots and/or pieces of cauliflower in leftover pickle juice and in a couple of days they will be pickled.
- Slip sliced onions into a jar of sweet-hot bread and butter pickle juice. The “pickled” onions liven up turkey, chicken or ham sandwiches, as well as hamburgers.
Plus, there are many recipes out there which use pickle juice in them. A simple Google search will bring up tons of great ideas. So, the next time you are tempted to dump that juice down the drain, think about all of the ways that you could put it to good use instead!
To find these ideas and more check out eHow.com and ilovepickles.org
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i usually hardboil a couple of eggs and throw them in there in the fridge, couple of days later you have pickled eggs, and they taste great. i usually have kosher dill and not bread n butter though.
Also good to make coleslaw with. Just mix with miracle whip and you have your dressing!
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