Makes Everything Even That Much Better
Serrano, Carrot, and Cabbage Quick Pickle
Louis' outstanding briny condiment that punches up pretty much any dish you serve with it. Fabulous with Hearty Bean Burgers from this site, any kind of taco or burrito, chili and wherever else your imagination takes you.
Ingredients
For the brine:
- 2 cups distilled white vinegar
- 2 cups water
- 4 teaspoons sugar
- 4 teaspoons salt
- 1 bay leaf
- 4 cloves garlic smashed or sliced
- 1 teaspoon peppercorns
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin seeds
For the vegetables:
- 1 cup Serrano peppers sliced into rounds
- 1 cup carrots sliced thin
- 1 cup purple or green cabbage cut into chunks
- 1 cup red, green, purple, yellow or orange bell peppers cut into chunks
Instructions
For the brine:
- Add all ingredients from vinegar to cumin seeds to a pot, and bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat to low, and let simmer for 10 minutes.
For the vegetables:
- While liquid simmers, wash, dry, and cut the vegetables. Pack them into a jar.
- Remove the liquid from the heat and cool.
- Remove the bay leaf.
- Pour the cooled liquid into the jar over the vegetables, making sure that it covers them completely.
- Refrigerate.
- They will be ready to eat in 1 to 2 weeks.
Wow Don this sounds so good ! I will have to try this for sure! Thank you !!
Thanks! I think you’ll really like it. It amazes me that his simple preparation can add such spicy satisfying depth to everything. Let us know how it comes out!