Acar (Cucumber Pickles)
- Total Time
- 20 minutes, plus overnight refrigeration
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Ingredients
Yield:About two quarts, liquid included
- 2½cups water
- ¾cup white vinegar
- 5tablespoons sugar
- Salt to taste, if desired
- 3dried hot red peppers
- 2large whole cloves garlic, peeled
- 2whole pieces dried turmeric, or ¼ teaspoon powdered turmeric
- 6thin slices fresh ginger
- ¾pound fresh cucumbers, trimmed and cut into ½-inch-thick rounds
- 1medium-size sweet red pepper, about 6 ounces, cored and deveined
- 1medium-size sweet yellow pepper, about 6 ounces, cored and deveined
- 1small red onion, about ¼ pound, peeled
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Nutritional analysis per serving (20 servings)
28 calories; 0 grams fat; 0 grams saturated fat; 0 grams trans fat; 0 grams monounsaturated fat; 0 grams polyunsaturated fat; 7 grams carbohydrates; 1 gram dietary fiber; 5 grams sugars; 1 gram protein; 234 milligrams sodium
Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
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- Step 1
Combine the water, vinegar, sugar, salt, hot red peppers, garlic, turmeric and ginger. Bring to the boil and let simmer 10 minutes.
- Step 2
Meanwhile, prepare the cucumber rounds and put them in a bowl with a tight-fitting lid. Cut the red and yellow peppers and onion into one-inch squares and add them to the bowl. Pour the vinegar mixture over all. Seal tightly. Let stand until cool and refrigerate overnight or longer. These pickles must be made 24 hours in advance.
Tip
- Almost any cucumbers may be used for this dish. Ideally, they should be the long, slender Japanese variety available in Asian markets. Kirby or standard cucumbers may be used. It is advisable, however, not to use the hot-house, so-called ''burpless'' or ''gourmet'' cucumbers.
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Kyong
pickles tasted good, but the quantity of liquids did not quite make it to cover the solids. I will try again and write changes.
Mab
Holy cats! That’s great. Threw in an 1/8th of a cup of red wine vinegar since the bottle was near empty. Thank you for the ginger twist!
Kyong
pickles tasted good, but the quantity of liquids did not quite make it to cover the solids. I will try again and write changes.
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