Easy Pickled Carrots
These easy pickled carrots are tangy, crunchy, and a delicious snack, in addition to appetizer boards, salads, and more.
We had a bunch of carrots in the fridge that had little flavor so I decided to try pickling them. I found an easy pickled carrots recipe on A Couple Cooks that sounded simple and I had all of the ingredients on hand. These homemade pickled carrots were so easy to make and are tangy, spicy, and so delicious!
Easy Pickled Carrots
Ingredients:
- 8 medium carrots, about 3/4 pound, peeled & sliced into sticks or coins
- 1/2 cup white vinegar
- 1/2 cup water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes, optional
- 2 cloves of garlic, peeled & quartered
- 2 bay leaves
How to Make Easy Pickled Carrots
Peel and cut the carrots into sticks or coins and stuff them into a freshly washed (and dried) wide-mouth pint jar.
Combine the vinegar, water, sugar, black peppercorns, kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic cloves, and bay leaves in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then pour the brine into the prepared jar full of carrots. Tap the jar on the counter a few times to remove air bubbles then set aside to cool. Discard any excess brine.
Tightly seal with the lid and set aside to cool to room temperature, for about an hour. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Enjoy.
Equipment
- Wide Mouth Pint Jar with Lid **Washed well in soapy water. Dry well.
Ingredients
- 8 medium carrots about 3/4 pound, peeled & sliced into sticks or coins
- ½ cup white vinegar
- ½ cup water
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 1 tbsp black peppercorns
- 2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes optional
- 2 cloves of garlic peeled & quartered
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Peel and cut the carrots into sticks or coins and stuff them into a freshly washed (and dried) wide-mouth pint jar.
- Combine the vinegar, water, sugar, black peppercorns, kosher salt, crushed red pepper flakes, garlic cloves, and bay leaves in a small saucepan over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil then pour the brine into the prepared jar full of carrots.
- Tap the jar on the counter a few times to remove air bubbles then set aside to cool. Discard any excess brine.
- Tightly seal with the lid and set aside to cool to room temperature, for about an hour. Refrigerate for 24 hours. Enjoy.
Looks so crunchy and appetizing! Great for the coming bbq season.
Wow these sound really good must give them a try, thanks. Cheers Diane
Would this recipe also work with cucumbers and okra?
LeDana,
I’ve never tried it with them but I assume it would work. Please let me know how they turn out if you try.
-Pam