Thursday, 13 August 2015

Piccalilli

All the veggies I used in this recipe came from our garden and I'm really pleased with the result.

Ingredients (makes 3 or 4 jars)
500g vegetables, washed and peeled - I used onion, cauliflower, French beans, cucumber and carrot
25g salt
15g cornflour
5g ground turmeric
5g English mustard powder
7g mustard seeds
1/2 tsp ground cumin
1/2 tsp ground coriander
300ml cider vinegar
75g sugar
25g honey

* cut the veggies into equal bite-sized pieces. Put into a bowl, sprinkle over the salt and mix well. Cover with a cloth and leave for 24 hours then rinse and drain well
* put the cornflour and spices into a small bowl and mix to a paste with a bit of the vinegar
* put the rest of the vinegar in a pan with the honey and sugar and bring to the boil.
* pour some of the hot vinegar onto the spice mixture and mix well then add back to the pan and bring to the boil.
* cook the sauce for 3 or 4 minutes or until thick
* take the pan off the heat and mix in the vegetables, then put into sterilised jars and seal. Tastes best if left for a few weeks, but we had some the next day and it was really good.

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