Hi to all my fellow armature chefs and friends on the East coast of Africa and around the world. Christmas is just around the corner ,so its a great time to do some pickles that will be ready for the Christmas period.
I was going thro some of my old recipe books and found some great pickle recipe s i.e. mango, onions, carrots, garlic. cauliflower, I could go on with many more recipes for pickling ,but I thought let me do three for you now and can follow up with more later. how's that sound ? great I hope.
The three pickled recipes we will be doing today is garlic ,mango, carrots
Ingredients for pickled garlic
Great now that we got all the ingredients together we can start the process of pickling it.
Right you will need the following ingredients
Okey Dokey now that have all the goodies to pickle this ginger lets start
Ingredients for pickling carrots
Directions
Are you all still with me ? great we now going to do pickled mix veggie .
You will need the following ingredients
1 to 2 teaspoons whole spices, such black peppercorns, coriander, or mustard seeds (optional)1 teaspoon dried herbs or ground spices (optional)2 cloves garlic, smashed or sliced (optional)1 cup vinegar, such as white, apple cider, or rice 1 cup water1 tablespoon kosher salt or 2 teaspoons pickling salt1 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional) Equipment
or mustard seeds (optional)1 teaspoon dried herbs or ground spices (optional)2 cloves garlic, smashed or sliced (optional)1 cup vinegar, such as white, apple cider, or rice 1 cup water1 tablespoon kosher salt or 2 teaspoons pickling salt1 tablespoon granulated sugar (optional)
History[edit]
The exact origins of pickling are unknown, but the ancient Mesopotamians may have used the process around 2400 B.C.[5] Pickling was used as a way to preserve food for out-of-season use and for long journeys, especially by sea. Salt pork and salt beef were common staples for sailors before the days of steam engines. Although the process was invented to preserve foods, pickles are also made and eaten because people enjoy the resulting flavors. Pickling may also improve the nutritional value of food by introducing B vitamins produced by bacteria
History of pickle
Pickle is having a history of thousands of years as it began at 4000 years ago in India. Pickling was very useful way to preserve non-seasonal food which could be used for a long journey especially by sea (for sailors and travelers). Meat, vegetables, and fruits are used for making pickles. It is said that Columbus and his team while on his voyage of discovery got victuals, food provisions, fruits vegetables and meats of the pickled variety to survive during a journey.
Name in origin (Etymology)
The word “pickle” comes from a Dutch word ‘pekel’ or northern German ‘pókel’ meaning “salt” or “brine,”. These two components are the essential credentials in the process of pickling. Pickles go through the process of Pickling in which with this preserving or expanding the lifespan of food by either anaerobic fermentation in brine or immersion in vinegar.
History of pickle
Pickle is having a history of thousands of years as it began at 4000 years ago in India. Pickling was very useful way to preserve non-seasonal food which could be used for a long journey especially by sea (for sailors and travelers). Meat, vegetables, and fruits are used for making pickles. It is said that Columbus and his team while on his voyage of discovery got victuals, food provisions, fruits vegetables and meats of the pickled variety to survive during a journey.
Process of pickling
Pickling is the process of making pickle. It is the process to preserve the perishable food like vegetables meats and fruits for a long duration. It is believed that the technique of pickling was originated from India and cucumber natives of Tigris valley have searched this. As it is believed that cucumbers were the first food that was picked and eaten. Salt, brine, lemon and vinegar were the basic ingredient to this.
The word “pickle” comes from the Dutch pekel or northern German pókel, meaning “salt” or “brine,” two very important components in the pickling process.
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