Giardiniera Recipe: Sauces/Condiments

Giardiniera

1 pound assorted vegetables (see notes) trimmed and cut into small pieces

1½ cups white wine vinegar

1½ cups water

3 tablespoons sugar

2 tablespoons salt

1½ teaspoons oregano dried

1 teaspoon peppercorns whole

1 bay leaf

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Instructions

Prepare sterilized jars

You’ll need to use sterilized jars that have been washed clean. You can place them in boiling water or the oven (225°F/107°C) for at least 10 minutes to sterilize them. Keep them hot until ready to use. While waiting, let’s prep our brine solution and vegetables.

Prepare the pickling liquid

In a small saucepan, combine the water, wine vinegar, sugar and Kosher salt. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat and stir for 1-2 minutes to dissolve sugar and salt. Remove from heat.

Add dry oregano, bay leaf, and whole peppercorns. Cover and allow to steep for about 10 minutes.

Pack vegetable into your jar

Bring the brining solution back to a boil.

In the meanwhile, carefully pack the veggies into your hot sterilized jar. Keep going until you’ve packed all of the vegetables as tightly as possible.

Carefully top off vegetables with the hot pickling liquid until all veggies are covered. At this point, you may be able to add more veggies to ensure the jar is filled. With the help of a wooden spoon, push down on them to create some space to add some more.

Ensure that all vegetables are covered with liquid. Leave a half-inch space between the top of the brine and the lid.

Allow the jars to cool down completely to room temperature.

Then, seal the jars and refrigerate.

It’s best if you wait at least 24 hours for flavors to develop before enjoying them.

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Notes

This recipe yields 1 quart. It can easily be doubled.

Thoroughly drying the vegetables helps prevent spoilage of your homemade giardiniera recipe.

One pound of vegetables fills 2 pints or a one-quart mason jar.

Use any variety of vegetables such as cauliflower, carrots, peppers, green beans, fennel, etc.

Recipe can easily be doubled, tripled, etc...