My Pickled Little Smokies

Description

These make a great addition to an appetizer tray. I often get a lot of requests to make them from the hubby’s crew at the rig.

Ingredients

  • 2 (14 ounce) packages little smoked sausages
  • 1 ½ cups distilled white vinegar
  • ½ cup water
  • 1 teaspoon pickling salt
  • 1 teaspoon pickling spice, or more to taste
  • 1 teaspoon whole mustard seeds
  • 1 teaspoon celery seeds
  • 1 teaspoon dill seeds
  • 1 small onion, thickly sliced
  • 1 clove garlic, minced, or to taste
  • 20 whole black peppercorns
  • 2 tablespoons pickled banana pepper rings (Optional)

Instructions

  1. Place the sausages into a saucepan
  2. cover with water
  3. and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 20 minutes
  4. poking sausages with a sharp fork to release fat. Drain and rinse the sausages.
  5. Place the sausages into a 1-quart glass canning jar.
  6. Pour white vinegar and water into a saucepan
  7. and stir in the pickling salt
  8. pickling spice
  9. mustard seeds
  10. celery seeds
  11. dill seeds
  12. onion slices
  13. garlic
  14. black peppercorns
  15. and banana pepper rings.
  16. Bring to a boil over medium heat and cook for 5 minutes
  17. stirring often.
  18. Pour the vinegar mixture over the sausages in the jar; cap the jar
  19. and refrigerate at least 3 days before serving.

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 20 mins

Total Time: 3 days

Servings: 10

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