Pickled Pumpkin
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
1 1/2 pounds
ingredients
- 1 cup white wine vinegar
- 1 cup water
- 4 ounces superfine sugar
- 1⁄2 cinnamon stick
- 11 black peppercorns
- 1 pinch salt
- 6 allspice berries
- 1⁄2 dried red chili
- 1 1⁄2 lbs whole pumpkin, peeled, deseeded and chopped into cubes
directions
- Place the vinegar, water and sugar in a large saucepan. Cook, stirring, over a low heat until the sugar has dissolved.
- Add the cinnamon, peppercorns, salt, allspice berries and chili and bring to the boil.
- Add the pumpkin flesh and bring to the boil once more.
- Reduce the heat and simmer the pumpkin gently until cooked through, around 30 minutes.
- Using a slotted spoon place the pumpkin in warm, sterile jars, dividing the spices evenly.
- Bring the remaining cooking liquor to the boil and cook briskly until reduced and thickened into a syrup.
- Pour the syrup over the pumpkin, allow to cool and seal.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
English_Rose
United Kingdom
I live in Manchester, UK with my fiance and young son. I work at the local hospital in pediatrics and love my job. I also love cooking!! I have a sweet tooth but try and make healthy family meals, I'm not against some lovely treats now and then though :)