Sweet and Sour Cucumber Pickle
Author: Ev
Recipe type: Preserves and Vegetarian
Serves: 2 Bottles
- 6 English cucumbers or 8 medium cucumbers
- 10 small pickling onions
- 1 green and 1 red chilli (jalapeno) seeds removed
- 2 Tblsp salt
- ice cubes
- Pickling liquid
- 800g sugar
- 2 teaspoons Mustard seeds
- 6-8 cloves
- 2 teaspoons celery seeds
- 5 cups white spirit or grape vinegar
- Finely sliced cucumber. I use a mandoline for best results.
- Cut onions in half and slice finely.
- Slice chilies and remove all seeds. You can use less chili if you dont like it hot
- Add the salt to this mix.
- Combine in a large bowl and cover with ice. Use lots of ice - you want the water to cover the cucumber mixture once its melted.
- Set aside for about 3 hours.
- In a saucepan add all the pickling ingredients.
- After 3 hours press out as much water as possible from the cucumber and add the cucumber mix to the saucepan.
- Bring to the boil, and once boiled, switch the stove off and allow the mixture to cool.
- Spoon into sterilized bottles and seal.
Recipe by Shades of Cinnamon at https://www.shadesofcinnamon.com/sweet-and-sour-cucumber-pickle/
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