Sicilian Style Olives

Boldly spiced olives with pickling spice, garlic, and dried chilies. The fermentation requires regular burping but yields deeply complex, spicy olives.

Prep: 20 min · Cook: 0 min · 16 servings · Medium

Ingredients

• 2 lbs green or mixed olives
• 1 tbsp pickling spice
• 4 cloves garlic, crushed
• 2 dried chilies or 1 tsp peppercorns
• 50g kosher salt
• 1/2 cup white wine vinegar
• Water to fill jar

Instructions

1. Rinse olives and place in a large jar
2. Add pickling spice, garlic, and dried chilies or peppercorns
3. Add 50g salt and 1/2 cup vinegar
4. Fill jar with water to cover olives
5. Seal loosely or use airlock
6. Burp jar every few days for 2 months to release fermentation gases
7. After 2 months, seal tightly and store
8. Wait 2 more months before eating for best flavor
9. Store in refrigerator for up to 1 year

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