Pickling Spice

Last Updated June 21st, 2020 at 12:53 pm by Lisa

Make homemade Pickling Spice and add this spice mix to create amazing pickles, corned beef, braised stews, rice, or use in marinades to flavor meat!

Be sure to try it in my wildly popular Spicy Pickled Eggs recipe!

What Is Pickling Spice?

Classic pickling spice has black peppercorns, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, dill seed, allspice berries, bay leaves, and crushed red pepper flakes.

How To Make Homemade Pickling Spice?

Pickling Spice Mix Recipe

• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon dill seed
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice berries
• 1 teaspoon red crushed pepper flakes
• 5 dry bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns black, pink, white, or mixed is fine
• 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds

Optional Pickling Spices To Add:

• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 8 whole cloves
• 4 juniper berries
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cardamon pods

Instructions To Make and Store Pickling Spices

• In a small bowl, combine all your spices. Add some of the optional ones I listed for additional flavor.
• Keep your pickling Spice in a glass jar with a tight-fitting lid, and use within 6 months.

What Else Can I Add To Pickling Spice Mix?

You can add additional spices to add to your basic pickling spice, try some or all of these:

• a few whole cloves
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• a couple of star anise
• some juniper berries
• ground ginger
• a couple of cardamon pods

How To Store Pickling Spice?

Store your mix in an airtight container out of direct sunlight, small mason jars work really well. Use within a few months. The fresher your spices, the stronger your pickling spice blend will be in dishes.

How Can I Use Pickling Spice?

RECIPE IDEAS: Pickling spice not only adds characteristic flavor to pickles, but it also adds complex flavor to braised stews, bean, and rice dishes.

For meat stews, you can tie the pickling spices into a piece of cheesecloth tied with a long piece of butcher string and braise in the pot or slow cooker until the meat is deliciously tender.

Pickling Spice works well in crockpot or slow-cooker recipes, pot roast, soups, and braised meat dishes.

What Recipes Can I Use Pickling Spice In?

• make a brine solution for meat cuts
• use to make quick pickles
• add into a corn beef brine
• use in a hearty beef stew recipe
• add to bean and rice dishes
• quick brined pork chops

My Favorite Pickled Spice Recipes:

Spicy Pickled Eggs

Make old-fashioned homemade deli-style Spicy Pickled Eggs. Use up extra Easter eggs in this fun easy recipe, a healthy protein packed snack ready in 7 days!

Check out this recipe

Hot Chili Pepper Pickled Eggs

Make old-fashioned homemade Hot Chili Pepper Pickled Eggs, made famous by a Southern California restaurant called Joe Jost's. This is a fun easy recipe, a healthy protein-packed snack ready in 7 days!

Check out this recipe

More Spice Mix Ideas:

Take a look at all my homemade recipes for spices, seasonings and flavor infusions, they make great gourmet food gifts!

4 Flavored Salts and House Seasoning Mix

Make tasty homemade salts in flavors like sriracha salt, celery salt, house salt, mustard salt, and even pinot noir salt! These DIY salts would make a great gift too – gifts for foodies and gifts for food lovers.

Check out this recipe

Grill & BBQ Dry Rub

Use on beef or chicken, this easy inexpensive Homemade Grill & BBQ Dry Rub is preservative free.

Check out this recipe

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Pickling Spice

Pickling Spice is easy to make and a great way to use up spices you have on hand. Add it to pickles, corn beef, stews, rice, or use in brine to flavor meat.

Course Seasoning

Cuisine American

Keyword easy pickles, pickling, pickling spice recipe

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 0 minutes

Total Time 10 minutes

Servings 12

Calories 102kcal

Author Lisa Hatfield

Ingredients

Pickling Spice Mix Recipe

• 1 tablespoon coriander seed
• 1 tablespoon dill seed
• 1 tablespoon whole allspice berries
• 1 teaspoon red crushed pepper flakes
• 5 dry bay leaves
• 1 teaspoon peppercorns black, pink, white, or mixed is fine
• 2 teaspoons yellow mustard seeds

Optional Pickling Spices To Add:

• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• 2 star anise
• 8 whole cloves
• 4 juniper berries
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 cardamon pods

Instructions

Mix Pickling Spice

• In a small bowl, combine all your spices. Add some of the optional ones I listed for addition flavor.

Storing Pickling Spice

• Keep your pickling Spice in a glass jar with a tight fitting lid, and use within 6 months.

Notes

How Can I Use Pickling Spice?

RECIPE IDEAS: Pickling spice not only adds characteristic flavor to pickles, but it also adds complex flavor to braised stews, bean, and rice dishes.

For meat stews, you can tie the pickling spices into a piece of cheesecloth tied with a long piece of butcher string and braise in the pot or slow cooker until the meat is deliciously tender.

Pickling Spice works well in a crockpot or slow-cooker recipes, pot roast, soups, and braised meat dishes.

What Else Can I Add To Pickling Spice Mix?

You can add additional spices to add to your basic pickling spice, try some or all of these:

• a few whole cloves
• 1/2 cinnamon stick
• a couple of star anise
• some juniper berries
• ground ginger
• a couple of cardamon pods

How To Store Pickling Spice?

Store your mix in an airtight container out of direct sunlight, small mason jars work really well. Use within a few months. The fresher your spices, the stronger your pickling spice blend will be in dishes.

Nutrition

Serving: 12g | Calories: 102kcal | Carbohydrates: 17g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 43mg | Potassium: 356mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 593IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 217mg | Iron: 4mg

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