Easy Uses for Pickle Brine

Most people use their leftover pickle brine to…brine again. So you can throw almost any sort of vegetable into the brine–carrots, shredded carrots, cucumbers again, radishes, ginger, garlic cloves etc.

The simplest dressing is to use the pickle brine, which is vinegar, as the vinegar to a simple olive oil-vinegar concoction. I like to add a little more red wine vinegar to the mix to give it more pizzazz, along with shallot and/or minced garlic. Some people also just mix their pickle brine with dijon mustard and call it a day.

Marinade: you can make a sort of poor-man’s German potato salad by marinading the potatoes in it and mixing with a little mustard and mayonnaise; liven up tuna or egg salad; add a little oompf to braised spare ribs; even on potato chips with hot sauce…

Add-ins: tang up a Bloody Mary; takes some of the “bottledness” out of bottled BBQ sauce; in your refried beans…

And if you really want to go to town, try John Thorne’s recipe for Polish Pickle Soup.

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Cold Spicy Sai Fun Noodle Salad

It's very easy to "wing" sai fun noodles and to throw them together in a stir fry or hot soup. But here's a recipe for enjoying them cold.
1 6-ounce package dried bean thread noodles (saifun)
6 T. vegetable oil
2 skinless boneless chicken breast halves, finely chopped
18 uncooked large shrimp, peeled, deveined, coarsely chopped
15 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 c. chopped green onions
1/2 c. chopped fresh cilantro
3 T. chopped shallots
3 T. Thai fish sauce (nam pla)*
3 T. fresh lime juice
2 1/2 t. minced seeded Thai chilies* or serrano chilies

Place noodles in large bowl. Cover with cold water; let stand until noodles begin to soften, about 5 minutes. Drain. Transfer to large pot of boiling water; cook until just tender and pliable, about 3 minutes. Drain. Rinse with cold water; drain.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken and shrimp; stir-fry until cooked, about 4 minutes. Transfer to large bowl. Heat 4 tablespoons oil in same skillet over medium heat. Add garlic; cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes. Add garlic-oil mixture to bowl with chicken and shrimp; cool.

Add noodles, green onions and remaining ingredients to bowl. Toss to blend. Season with salt and pepper.
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Serves 4-6
From Bon Appetit Magazine

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