How to Cure Black Olives

Ingredients

• Black olives
• 1 kilogram coarse salt for every 10 kilograms of olives
• Olive oil
• Lemon slices - optional
• Hot pepper pods - optional

Method

1. Wash the olives, then using a sharp knife make a light slit in each olive from both sides, just through the surface
2. Put water in a pot and place it over the heat until the water boils
3. When the water boils, add the olives for just 2 minutes
   Timers: 2 min
4. Remove them from the water and rinse immediately with cold water
5. Add the coarse salt over the olives, mix, and place them in a colander for 2 days
6. After 2 days, spread the olives in large flat containers so they do not pile up too much, and leave them this way for about a week
7. When the olive skins wrinkle, place them in clean jars
8. Add lemon slices and hot peppers to the olives, then cover everything in the jars with olive oil and close the jars tightly
9. Do not open the jars before at least 10 days have passed
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