Vegetables in Vinegar – Giardiniera
Vegetables in Vinegar – Giardiniera
Ingredients
- The Pickling Liquid
- 12 cups water
- 4 cups distilled white vinegar
- Tablespoon of salt
- Bay leaves
- The Vegetables
- 1 cauliflower (over 2 lb), head separated into bite-sized florets and washed
- Celery ribs, washed well and cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced into ½-inch pieces
- 1 yellow bell pepper, sliced into ½-inch pieces
- 5 carrots, peeled and cut into ¼-inch slices to make 3 cups
- 8 oz pearl onions peeled (or use an 8 oz jar of large cocktail onions)
- 1 box frozen artichokes heart, defrosted and cut in half or into quarters
- You can add any other vegetable, like mushrooms, eggplants, etc
- Also secure and prepare
- 4 oz jar of Tuscan sweet peperoncini, drained of their brine (imported from Italy)
- 8 oz Sicilian style green olives in brine, pitted
- 12 oz oil cured black olives, pitted
- The Condiment
- 1½ cup canola oil
- 1 cup extra virgin olive oil
- ½ cup distilled white vinegar
- A few pinches of hot red pepper flakes
- 4 bay leaves
- Taste for salt and add if needed
- Equipment Needed
- 1 stainless steel 6- or 8-quart sauce pot
- Stainless steel 3-quart saucepan
- Slotted spoon
- 1 large bowl
- Glass or plastic containers to storage the marinated vegetables
Instructions
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1. In the 8 quart pot, mix all ingredients for the pickling liquid. Transfer 2 cups of it to the small saucepan and bring to a boil. In a large bowl, combine the condiments except for the bay leaves, which you will add last.
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2. Add cauliflower florets to the boiling liquid in the large pot, bring to a boil and cook for 5 to 6 minutes, until al dente. When cauliflower is done, use a slatted spoon to transfer cooked vegetables to a big bowl.
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3. In the same water, cook the celery for 6 minutes, and in the same manner, cook artichokes for 1 minute.
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4. If you add other vegetables, cook for 3 to 6 minutes, until al dente. Use your judgment and taste the vegetables to make sure they are properly cooked.
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5. Cook fresh pearl onions for 4 minutes. You can substitute pearl onions for small red onions cut into quarters and cooked for 4 minutes. Boil onions la
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6. Bring the small saucepan to a boil, add carrots and cook for 6 minutes. If using tiny baby carrots, reduce time to 3 minutes.
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7. In the small pot add the yellow pepper and follow with red pepper, cooking each for 4 minutes.
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8. When you have all the cooked vegetables in the bowl, mix in a jar of peperoncini and the olives.
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9. Taste for salt, and if you like a more pungent giardiniera, add some more vinegar. Mix in bay leaves last and make sure the vegetables are submerged, adding some of the pickling liquid if necessary. Store in a plastic or glass containers. Serve as antipasto or a side dish. It will keep refrigerated for about a month.
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