Let’s talk about how to make pickling spices, shall we? Pickling is a great way to preserve your peppers so you can use them throughout the year, but also because of the flavor. Pickling uses a salty brine to preserve your foods, which imparts a tasty tart-vinegary punch, but you can really upgrade that flavor with a great Pickling Spice combination. Pickling spices help give your preserved pickled peppers, pickled vegetables and other pickled foods an additional, multi-dimensional flavor. A typical pickled pepper recipe consists of chili peppers, of course, with a salty vinegar brine and pickling spices added in. There are many spice blends available to you, depending on your personal tastes, although some go better in combination with others. There is no right or wrong combination. It is up to you to choose which flavors mingle best and what suits your personal palate. There are so many ingredients you can use to make your own. I’ve included a recipe for you, but feel free to adjust ratios and use your favorites to customize your own pickling spice to your own palate. Play around with ingredient mixtures. Experiment. You may just find the next best pickling spice recipe ever. Aside from pickling vegetables, try this combination to make corned beef! See my corned beef seasonings recipe.
Allspice Berries Bay Leaves Cardamom Cinnamon Sticks Cloves Coriander Seeds Dill Seeds Garlic Ginger Mace Mustard Seeds Peppercorns (black peppercorns, white, pink) Dill Seeds Crushed Red Pepper Flakes
There are also pre-packaged pickling spice mixes available in many grocery stores as well, or you can order one online. However, it is so much more fun and interesting to make on your own. You’ll never get that combination anywhere else. Combine. Mix to combine your chosen ingredients in a small bowl. Store in an Airtight Container. Store your pickling spice mix in a sealed, airtight container like a glass jar and keep in a cool, dark place. Makes about 1/2 cup. Learn how to use pickling spices with the following pickling recipes. If you enjoy this recipe, I hope you’ll leave a comment with some STARS. Also, please share it on social media. Don’t forget to tag us at #ChiliPepperMadness. I’ll be sure to share! Thanks! – Mike H. NOTE: This recipe was updated on 8/29/23 to include new photos, video and information. It was originally published on 10/15/15.
