Pickled Pepper and Onion Relish: A Flavorful Condiment
This Pickled Pepper and Onion Relish is a bright, sour, and slightly sweet topping that can make many foods taste better. It goes well with grilled meats, sandwiches, burgers, and hot dogs, and adds a spicy kick to them all. This relish is both tasty and pretty to look at because it has bell peppers, onions, and seasoned vinegar in it.
What You Need:
To make this tasty sauce, you’ll need the following things:
- Cut 4 cups of mixed bell peppers into thin slices.
- Cut two big onions into thin slices.
- 1 glass of white vinegar
- 1 cup of vinegar from apple cider
- 1 cup of sugar, broken up
- 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon of seeds from celery
- Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder
- 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
- and 1 teaspoon of salt
- Half a teaspoon of red pepper flakes
What to do
Getting the Vegetables Ready
- Cut up the vegetables:
- Cut 4 cups of mixed bell peppers and 2 big onions into thin slices. Put them all together in a big bowl.
To make pickling brine, mix the following ingredients together:
- Put the following in a medium-sized saucepan:
- 1 glass of white vinegar
- 1 cup of vinegar from apple cider
- 1 cup of sugar, broken up
- 1 teaspoon of mustard seeds
- 1 teaspoon of seeds from celery
- Use one teaspoon of turmeric powder
- One teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of black pepper powder
- Red pepper powder, if you want to use them
- Warm up the brine:
- Over medium-low heat, stir the mixture as it comes to a boil until all the sugar is gone.
- Putting the onions and peppers in pickle
Pour the Brine: Carefully pour the hot vinegar mix over the bell peppers and onions that have been cut up in the bowl. - Mix everything together well, and make sure the veggies are completely submerged in the brine.
Keeping cool and storing
- ,Take the relish out of the heat and let it cool down to room temperature. These steps help the flavours start to mix.
- Moving to Containers: Once the relish is cool, put it in jars or containers that won’t let air in. Make sure that the brine covers all of the veggies.
- Put the relish in the fridge for at least 24 hours before serving. This gives the flavours time to fully develop and mix.
How to Choose the Best Ingredients for Pickled Pepper and Onion Relish
- .Plants that are fresh: For the best taste and texture, use onions and bell peppers that are fresh and crisp.
When you mix white vinegar and apple cider vinegar, you get a balanced acidity and slight sweetnes - Changing the Taste and Heat Level: You can change how hot your relish is by changing how many red pepper flakes you use.
- Sweetness: You can cut back on the white sugar if you want a less sweet relish.
How to Store the Relish: Put the relish in sealed containers and put them in the fridge. In the fridge, it will last up to one month.
Canning: To store the food for longer, you can use a hot water bath canner and follow the right canning steps.