Pickled Garlic

Name: Pickled Garlic
Ingredients: to taste garlic (washed, peeled, and drained); 2 cups white vinegar (for making vinegar brine); 0.5 cups salt (for making vinegar brine); 5 cups water (for making vinegar brine); 1 cup soy sauce (for making salt soy sauce); 0.5 cups vinegar (for making salt soy sauce); 0.8 cups white sugar (for making salt soy sauce)

Garlic is initially pickled in a vinegar and salt brine, then boiled and further pickled with salt and soy sauce, resulting in a perfectly balanced sweet and sour flavor.

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Experience the delightful balance of sweet and sour in this traditional Chinese condiment. By first curing the cloves in a vinegar brine and then simmering them in a savory soy sauce mixture, this recipe transforms simple fresh garlic into a highly palatable and flavorful pantry staple.

Ingredients

garlic (washed, peeled, and drained) to taste

white vinegar (for making vinegar brine) 2 cups

salt (for making vinegar brine) 0.5 cups

water (for making vinegar brine) 5 cups

soy sauce (for making salt soy sauce) 1 cup

vinegar (for making salt soy sauce) 0.5 cups

white sugar (for making salt soy sauce) 0.8 cups

Instructions

Step 1

Wash the garlic, peel, and drain off the moisture. Pour water and vinegar over the garlic heads, and place in a cool place to marinate for 10 days.

Step 2

Pour water and seasonings (salt, soy sauce) into a pot and cook for 3 minutes. After it comes to a boil, cook for 1 minute.

Step 3

Discard the white vinegar water previously used to marinate the garlic. Place the garlic into a jar, and pour the cooked seasonings over the garlic while hot.