Assorted Pickled Fruits and Vegetables

Name: Assorted Pickled Fruits and Vegetables
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 300 g Apples, plums, grapes and other fruits (cut plums and grapes into pieces, blanch apple pieces for 8 seconds); 200 g Tomatoes, zucchini, peas, cucumbers and other vegetables (cut tomatoes into pieces, blanch zucchini pieces for 1.5 minutes, cook peas for 2 minutes, blanch cucumber cubes for no more than 30 seconds); 50 ~ 60 g Salt; 1000 ml Water (boiled); Fennel, Sichuan peppercorns, onion, minced garlic (pre-cook onion for 1 minute, cook minced garlic for 1 minute), to taste each

Blanch fruits such as apples, plums, and grapes together with vegetables such as tomatoes and zucchini in salted water. Pack into jars with added spices, then pour over hot brine to pickle.

35 min

Easy

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Ingredients

Apples, plums, grapes and other fruits (cut plums and grapes into pieces, blanch apple pieces for 8 seconds) 300 g

Tomatoes, zucchini, peas, cucumbers and other vegetables (cut tomatoes into pieces, blanch zucchini pieces for 1.5 minutes, cook peas for 2 minutes, blanch cucumber cubes for no more than 30 seconds) 200 g

Salt 50 ~ 60 g

Water (boiled) 1000 ml

Fennel, Sichuan peppercorns, onion, minced garlic (pre-cook onion for 1 minute, cook minced garlic for 1 minute) to taste each

Instructions

Make the brine

Bring 1000 ml of water to a boil, add 50-60 g of salt, and stir until fully dissolved.

Bottle the ingredients

Place the spices, fennel, and Sichuan peppercorns on a strainer, soak them in the boiling brine for 1.5 minutes, then remove and place them into 3 clean jars. Next, place a small amount of plums, grapes, and diced tomatoes on top of the spices.

Process the vegetables and fruits

Pre-cook the onion for 1 minute, blanch the diced zucchini for 1.5 minutes, cook the fresh peas for 2 minutes, cook the minced garlic for 1 minute, blanch the cucumber cubes for no more than 30 seconds, and blanch the diced apples for 8 seconds. Then layer all the pre-cooked, processed fruits and vegetables on top of the plums, grapes and other fruits until the jar mouth is filled.

Fill and seal

Pour the boiling brine into the jars containing the ingredients while still hot, screw the lids on tightly, gently shake the jars, and serve once cooled.