Pickled Hot Vegetables Recipes

HOW TO MAKE QUICK PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Add sliced vegetables to a mason jar or glass container. Set aside.
• To a small saucepan add vinegar of choice, water, salt, and sugar. Bring to a simmer over medium heat and stir to fully dissolve salt and sugar. Taste and adjust flavor as needed, adding more salt or sugar to taste.
• Pour the brine over the vegetables, ensuring they are fully submerged. If needed, add more vinegar or a little water to cover. *When pickling cucumbers, we generally like to let the brine cool so the cucumbers maintain their color and crunch.
• Seal well and shake to combine. Then refrigerate for at least 1 hour. The flavors will deepen and intensify the longer it marinates. Best flavor is achieved after 24 hours.
• Will keep in the refrigerator for 2-3 weeks (sometimes longer). Not freezer friendly.

GIARDINIERA, SWEET AND/OR HOT (PICKLED VEGETABLES)

Steps:

• Sweet: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate in a clean, tightly closed glass jar for 2 days before serving.
• Hot: Combine the water, vinegar, and salt in a pan and boil for a minute or so.
• Pour the hot mixture over the vegetables leaving 1/4 inch head space and cover.
• Allow the hot peppers and vegetables to pickle in a cool place for 2 to 3 weeks before serving.

EASY PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Place cauliflower, onions, cucumbers and peppers in a large bowl. In another large bowl, mix ice water and salt; pour over vegetables. Let stand 4 hours., Rinse vegetables and drain well. In a Dutch oven, bring sugar, vinegar, celery seed, turmeric and cloves to a boil. Add drained vegetable mixture; return to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until vegetables are heated through, 5 minutes., Pack hot vegetables and liquid into six hot 1-pint jars, leaving 1/2-in. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot liquid. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 15 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Make pickling liquid:
• Bring pickling-liquid ingredients to a boil in a 3-quart nonreactive saucepan over moderate heat, stirring until sugar is dissolved. Transfer to a 4-quart nonreactive bowl and cool about 30 minutes.
• Cook vegetables:
• Bring about 6 quarts unsalted water to a boil in an 8-quart pot. Have ready a large bowl of ice and cold water. Add cauliflower to pot and boil until crisp-tender, about 4 minutes, then transfer with a slotted spoon to ice bath to stop cooking. Cook remaining vegetables separately in same manner, allowing 4 minutes each for bell peppers and carrots and 2 minutes for celery. Drain vegetables in a colander and spread out on 2 large kitchen towels to dry.
• Add cooked vegetables, peperoncini, and olives to pickling liquid. Weight vegetables with a plate to keep them submerged, then chill, covered, at least 1 day.

HOT PICKLED VEGETABLE MEDLEY

Steps:

• In a medium bowl, add carrots sprinkle with 1/4 cup of pickling salt and cover with cold water.
• (Keep carrots separate or they will tint the cauliflower orange).
• Add cauliflower and jalapeño peppers in a separate bowl.
• Sprinkle with 3/4 cup pickling salt and cover with cold water.
• Let these set for 1 hour.
• Drain and rinse vegetables.
• Bring brine to a boil.
• Let simmer for 5 minutes.
• Sterilize 14 pint or 7 quart jars and lids.
• Into each hot jar layer the vegetables in order of:.
• Carrots, 2-3 red habanaros, cauliflower and 3-4 green jalapeños.
• (Repeat for quart jars).
• Top with hot brine (stir brine occasionally to distribute the garlic).
• Seal with hot lids and process in a hot water bath for 10 minutes.
• Let set for at least two week before using.

GUID'S PICKLED HOT VEGGIES

Steps:

• In a large pot of boiling water, blanch vegetables. Add half of the garlic and the salt and peppercorns. Start with carrots, boil 30 seconds, add in cauliflower, boil 30 seconds, add celery boil 15 seconds, then add Anaheim peppers, bell peppers and red onion time 15 seconds more. Immediately remove all from water and immediately put in ice bath. Discard peppercorns and garlic.
• In a large jar, add the uncooked garlic, olive oil, red pepper flakes, cracked pepper, salt, sugar and one cup of the vinegar. Chop the cooled blanched vegetables into dice. In a bowl combine the olives, pepperoncinis and the diced vegetables. Add the mix to the jar with the seasonings, cap and shake to combine seasonings into mix. Top with additional red wine vinegar to cover mix if necessary. Refrigerate 24 hours. Will keep for 2-3 weeks under refrigeration.

PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan with 3 cups cold water; bring to a boil over high heat and stir to dissolve sugar. Add carrots, onions, and jalapenos and reduce to medium-high heat. Simmer until carrots are just tender, about 10 to 12 minutes. Pour into a medium bowl; set aside 10 minutes. Cover and refrigerate. Keeps for up to 2 weeks.

QUICK-PICKLED CHARRED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Make the brine:
• Put the vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seeds, coriander seeds, peppercorns, and bay leaves in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Remove from the heat and add the garlic. When it cools, pour it into a large, nonreactive metal or glass bowl.
• Make the pickled vegetables:
• Start the coals or heat a gas grill for medium-high direct cooking. Make sure the grates are clean.
• Prep the vegetables. Put the vegetables on the grill directly over the fire. (For smaller pieces, use a perforated grill pan, or skewer them to make them easier to handle.) Close the lid and cook the vegetables, turning them as necessary, until they brown deeply on all sides without softening; how long this takes will depend on the vegetable and how hot the fire is, but figure between 5 and 15 minutes total for most vegetables. Stay close to the grill, check them early and often, and move them to cooler parts of the grill to control the coloring.
• As they finish, transfer them to the bowl with the brine. When all are done, toss the vegetables with the brine to coat. Cover the bowl and refrigerate, tossing the vegetables every 30 minutes so, until the flavor and texture fully develop, at least 3 hours. Serve right away, or keep in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to a week.
• Variations:
• Quick-Pickled Charred Vegetables with Chile, Lime, and Star Anise: Perfect with Vietnamese noodles, soups, and salads: For the brine, use 1 1/2 cups rice vinegar, 1/2 cup sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, and 5 pods star anise. After the liquid simmers, add the grated zest of 1 lime and 1 sliced jalapeño or Thai bird chile (remove the seeds for less heat).
• Sweeter Quick-Pickled Charred Vegetables with Ginger: Akin to sweet-and-Sour Chinese and Korean pickles: For the brine, use 1 cup each rice vinegar and sugar, 1/2 cup water, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1/3 cup thinly sliced or julienne fresh ginger. After the sugar dissolves in Step 1, let the brine bubble gently for another 15 minutes to develop the ginger flavor.
• Spicy Dilly Pickled Vegetables: Terrific made with green beans or okra: In Step 1, substitute 1 tablespoon dill seeds and 2 teaspoons red chile flakes for the mustard and coriander seeds. After adding the vegetables, toss in several fresh dill sprigs if you like.