Hot and spicy gardinera
Hot and spicy gardinera recipe in the canning category
Recipe ingredients:
- 2 to 3 large cucumbers, peeled and cut into 1 inch chunks
- 4 pounds cauliflower, separated into small florets
- 5 large onions, peeled and cut into rings
- 12 medium carrots, peeled and cut into one inch pieces
- 3 large sweet red or yellow bell peppers, cut into 1/2 inch thick strips
- 6 to 12 large chile peppers, seeded and cut into half
- 6 large garlic cloves, peeled
- 2 inch piece of ginger, peeled and sliced 1/4 inch thick
- 2 quarts white vinegar, plus more if needed
- 1/3 cup mixed pickling spice
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup pickling salt
- 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns, coarsely crushed
- 6 whole bay leaves
Recipe method:
- In a medium saucepan of boiling water, blanch the cauliflower for 1 minute.
- Drain and let cool.
- Pack into sterilized wide mouth quart jars the cauliflower, carrots, cucumber chunks, onions, sweet peppers, hot peppers, garlic cloves, bay leaves and ginger slices, alternating them in an attractive pattern.
- In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, pickling spice, sugar, salt and peppercorns and bring to a boil.
- Simmer over moderately high heat until the sugar dissolves.
- Ladle the pickling liquid into the jar.
- If necessary, add more vinegar to cover the vegetables.
- Cap and seal.
- Process in a water bath canner for 10 minutes.
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