Acai Special SauceSpicy Home-Cured Pickles

By pattie_d

Goes great as an accompaniment for the burger.

Ingredients

• Sauce:
• 6 ounces tofu, soft
• 2 tsp acai juice
• 1 tsp mustard powder
• 3 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp shallots, chopped
• 2 tsp Worcestershire sauce
• 2 tsp red wine vinegar
• Pickles:
• Half-gallon mason jar
• 1 lb kirby cucumbers, washed, ends trimmed
• 1/2 Spanish onion, peeled, julienned
• 4 cups distilled white vinegar
• 4 cups apple cider vinegar
• 3 tbsp pickling spice
• 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns
• 1 tbsp red pepper flakes
• 1/3 cup kosher salt
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 1 tbsp dried dill
• 2 gloves chopped garlic

Preparation

Step 1

Sauce:
Mix all ingredients in a large bowl with a wooden spoon or whisk until combined.

Pickles:
Slice cucumbers into 1/4-inch chips. Fill mason jar 3/4 full with sliced cucumbers. Add onion to jar on top of cucumbers. In a medium skillet, simmer all remaining ingredients for 5 minutes. Pour brine mixture into jar with cucumbers and onions. Seal, date, and allow two days to pickle.