Pickled Vegetables

Serves 4

Ingredients;

Cucumber
Carrots
Cabbage
Ginger
Leek
Red/Green peppers

Cut 300gm of each vegetables into slices of about 1/4 inch thickness.


Marinate

5 litres of cold boiled water
200gm salt
50 gm fresh chillies - leave whole
3 tsp peppercorn
4 tbl of Spirit ( Gin, white rum or Vodka)
100 gm brown sugar

Method;

1. Put the water into a large clean glass jar. Add salt ,chillies,peppercorn,spirit and suger.

2. Wash and cut the vegetables and put them into the jar. Seal to ensure it's airtight.Place the jar in a cool place and leave it to pickle for 5 days before serving.

3. Use a pair of clean tongs or chopstickes to remove the vegetables out of the jaar. Do not allow any grease to enter the jar as this will spoil the product.If any white scum appear on the surface of the brine just add sugar and spirit . The longer the pickling lasts the better the taste.