| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pickles | 1 | Servings | ||
INGREDIENTS
| 1 1/2 | lb | Chiles Serranos (or chiles Jalapenos) |
| 3/4 | c | Olive oil |
| 2 | md | White onions; peeled, thickly sliced |
| 3 | md | Carrots; scraped, thickly sliced |
| 1 | Head garlic; cloves separated but not peeled | |
| 3 | c | Mild vinegar (probably best to use 2.5 c. vinegar and 1/2 c. water) |
| 2 | tb | Salt; not iodized (which adversely affects pickle color) |
| 1 | Bay leaf (2-3 in Mexico) | |
| 1/2 | ts | Oregano |
| 1/4 | ts | Marjoram; dried -or- |
| 3 | Sprigs fresh marjoram | |
| 1/4 | ts | Thyme; dried -or- |
| 3 | Sprigs fresh thyme |
INSTRUCTIONS
Date: Tue, 19 Mar 1996 12:21:54 -0800 From: Brent Thompson <brent@hplbct.hpl.hp.com> Recipe from the Regional Cooks of Mexico, Diana Kennedy Wash the chiles, leaving the stems intact. Cut a cross in the tip end of each chile so the vinegar can penetrate. Heat the oil until it smokes, then reduce the heat and add the onions and garlic and fry over medium heat for about 2 minutes, turning from time to time. Add the carrots and fry another 2 minutes. Then add the chiles and continue frying another 6 minutes (only 10 minutes frying in total), still turning from time to time. [The original of the above paragraph didn't result in carrots and chiles having as nice (firm) a texture as desired, in my opinion: Heat the oil until it smokes, then reduce the heat and add the onions, chiles, carrots, and garlic, and fry over medium heat for about 10 minutes, turning from time to time.] Add the vinegar, salt, and herbs, and bring to a boil. Lower heat and simmer 5 minutes. [Note: 3 C. vinegar was insufficient to cover all the veggies after I packed them into jars; about 4 C. total was needed -- bct.] Pack 6 sterilized pint jars with the chiles, vegetables, and herbs, top with the vinegar, then seal. CHILE-HEADS DIGEST V2 #271 From the Chile-Heads recipe list. Downloaded from Glen's MM Recipe Archive, http://www.erols.com/hosey.
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