RE.[CH] Superb!
Paul Richards (paular@zoo.co.uk)
Wed, 13 May 1998 03:01:20 +0000
This is a recipe for pickled peppers I got from a book by Lourdes Nichols.
It calls for sliced green chilli's of no particular type, but I usually use
Jalepeno's if I can get them cheap enough - & it certainly bulks it out
more. I don't see why whole ones wouldn't work either - they just go
further when sliced:
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CHILES EN VINAGRE
6 tbsp (90ml) oil [your choice - I use olive, sunflower or corn oil]
12 green chiles, sliced [jalepenos preferably]
4 large carrots, peeled & sliced thinly in rounds
2 large onions, sliced thinly
1 red [bell] pepper, sliced thinly
1 pint/600 ml distilled malt vinegar
2 cloves garlic [or more to taste], sliced thinly [recipe says chopped finely]
1/4 tsp (1.25ml) oregano [I use more]
1/4 tsp (1.25ml) marjoram [I neglect this in favour of more oregano - see
above]
1/4 tsp (1.25ml) thyme
1 tsp (5ml) salt
1/2 tsp (2.5ml) ground black pepper
1 tbsp (15 ml) granulated sugar
(Just in case - tbsp = tablespoon, tsp = teaspoon)
Heat oil in a large saucepan [avoid aluminium] & toss the chiles, carrots,
onions & red pepper for two minutes each [or in whatever order suits you, &
don't have the oil too hot], removing them from the heat & setting them
aside in a bowl until they are all done. [You may need to add more oil as
you go along]
[At this point I also add half the garlic, cooked until it is about to turn
brown, before adding to the above bowl]
Slowly add the vinegar, herbs, seasoning, the rest of the garlic & the
sugar to the remaining oil in the pan, & boil until the liquid is reduced
by one-third [I have no idea why this is neccessary]. Pour the boiling
liquid over the vegetables, & allow to cool uncovered. When cold, transfer
to clean jars & seal.
Refrigerate once jar is open.
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For variation, I have experimented with less carrots, more than one (bell)
pepper (yellow) & added cauliflower, with success. I recommend that you
don't over-cook the vegetables, & refrigerate the finished product within a
day (ie. b4 you open the jar)- this ensures that the everything stays
crispy & crunchy (especially the carrots which otherwise seem to develop a
mushy texture). This is quite a sharp (acidic) recipe - but I like it & so
does anyone who tries it! (And it is certainly better than the over salted
commercial pickled chiles). Its quite interesting to notice the Jalepenos
change from dark to pale green as they pickle.
I have been toying with trying this recipe with Scotch Bonnets or Habs,
instead of normal green chilli's - I'll post the results if I do...
Paul
>Help, please.... I'm trying to figure out how to pickle
>whole jalapenas to get something as close as possible to
>"La Victoria's Whole Marinated Jalapenos", which I can't
>get where I live. (England) Ingredients include oil as
>well as vinegar, garlic, carrots, onions, and spices.
>I've yet to figure out why the oil and vinegar get along
>and how they keep the peppers so crispy! Sigh.
>
>Any recipe ideas would really be appreciated!
>
>New Englander Living In England,
>Kimberley