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Prep Time: 15 Minutes Cook Time: 2 Minutes |
Ready In: 17 Minutes Servings: 2 |
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Another interesting recipe from real cajun recipes...posting for zaar world tour 5...Please note I don't know how much this makes...and the cooking time includes the standing time. Chow Chow is a culinary term for any spicy or piquant preparation used to enhance flavour of plain food. In the UK, a thin pickle or sauce with a vinegar base; in the USA it includes finely chopped fruit or vegetables with a dressing of salt, sugar, and vinegar, sometimes eaten as a first course (termed apple, garden, or salad relish). Maw Maw adds that most Cajuns will eat this on top of their rice and gravy. Ingredients:
4 large carrots |
2 large heads of cabbage |
9 red peppers |
9 green peppers |
8 medium onions |
1/2 cup salt |
6 cups sugar |
6 cups vinegar |
2 tablespoons mustard seeds |
2 tablespoons celery seeds |
1 pinch cayenne, according to taste (red pepper) |
Directions:
1. Grind in food processor the carrots, cabbage, peppers and onions. Pour the 1/2 cup of salt on the mixture and let stand for two hours. Drain and rinse off all salt.
2. In a separate pan combine the sugar vinegar, mustard seed, celery seed and cayenne and bring to a boil until the sugar is completely dissolved. Add the vegetables to the vinegar mixture; simmering for 10 minutes. Fill the canning jar 1/2 inch from the top and put on the cap. Process in a boiling water bath for 10 minutes. It is to be noted that a boiling water bath is the better way to process your home canning product for food safety. Although some ole' timer will boil and sterilize their jars and lids; then pours the chow chow into the hot jars and will seal them without processing through a boiling water bath.
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