Pickled Green Garlic Food

PICKLED GARLIC

Steps:

• Trim garlic heads, leaving stem intact and peeling off all but one layer of papery skin. Set aside.
• Combine vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, cloves, peppers, bay leaf, and lemon rind in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; boil 2 minutes more. Add garlic; boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat; cover, and let sit overnight in refrigerator. Garlic may be canned, placed in a sterilized jar, or stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 1 month.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Cut green beans to fit inside pint canning jars.
• Place green beans in a steamer over 1 inch of boiling water, and cover. Cook until tender but still firm, for 3 minutes. Plunge beans into ice water. Drain well.
• Pack the beans into four hot, sterilized pint jars. Place 1 clove garlic and 2 sprigs dill weed in each jar, against the glass. Add 1 teaspoon of salt to each jar.
• In a large saucepan over high heat, bring vinegar and water to a boil. Pour over beans.
• Fit the jars with lids and rings and process for 10 minutes in a boiling water bath.

PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• Pack beans into 4 hot 1-pint jars to within 1/2 in. of the top. Add cayenne, garlic and dill seed to jars., In a large saucepan, bring water, vinegar and salt to a boil., Carefully ladle hot liquid over beans, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 10 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

GARLIC PICKLED GREEN BEANS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan combine 1 teaspoons.
• of the salt with the vinegar, sugar, garlic, bay leaves, onions, peppercorns and dill seed.
• Place the pan over moderate heat and bring liquid to a boil.
• Reduce heat to low, cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes.
• Meanwhile, half fill another medium pan with water and bring to boil over moderate heat.
• Add remaining salt and beans and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.
• Remove the pan from heat and drain beans.
• Place them upright in dry, clean jars.
• Set aside.
• Remove vinegar mixture from heat.
• Strain the mixture over the beans up to the top of jars.
• Seal, and boil in a hot water bath for 10 minutes Store in a dark, cool place.

PICKLED GREEN GARLIC

Steps:

• Place sugar, vinegar, cinnamon, juniper berries, mustard seeds, cardamom, ginger, fennel seed, coriander, and red pepper flakes in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; cook until sugar has dissolved.
• Place green garlic in a bowl; pour liquid over garlic and cover. Let stand until cooled.

PICKLED GARLIC VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Bring the vinegar, wine, sugar, spices, bay leaf and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil. Add the garlic cloves and simmer 5 minutes.
• Pack the carrots, fennel wedges and fronds, radishes and garlic scapes, if using, in a quart-size jar.
• Pour the hot liquid over the vegetables. Let cool; cover and refrigerate at least overnight (preferably 48 hours).

PICKLED GARLIC

Steps:

• Break away the garlic cloves from the bulb and peel.
• Put the garlic cloves in a sterilised jar.
• Cover with the vinegar, and add the salt and pepper and lemon juice and stir.
• Put the jar in the fridge and leave to pickle for a fortnight.

SPICY PICKLED GREEN TOMATO, RED ONION, CARROT & GARLIC

Steps:

• Heat vinegar and water with sugar (in a non aluminum pot) bringing to boil then simmer on low heat till ready to pour into jars.
• Place in 3 quart hot sterile canning jars 1 tablespoon each salt, dill.
• 1 teaspoon each peppercorns, coriander seed, 1/3 teaspoon in each of mustard seed,& celery seed,.
• Mix tomatoes, carrots, onions together.
• Place one pepper and garlic clove on spices then one-third vegetables an other pepper.
• Repeat 2 more layers.
• Pour vinegar mixture on vegetables leaving 1/2 inch head space and removing air bubbles from vegies.
• Place sterilized lids and rings on jars and put into a water bath for 20 minutes.