A Christmas Favourite – Chow Chow

Chow chow is a favourite for a Christmas Morning ham and hops. How about making your own chow chow?

Ingredients

• 1 cup cauliflower chopped
• 2 carrots chopped
• 1 cup bodi chopped
• 2 large sweet peppers red and green, chopped
• 8 pimento peppers red and green, chopped
• 1/2 cup onion chopped
• 18 cloves
• 5 tbsp sugar
• 2 tbsp turmeric
• 2 1/2 cups vinegar
• 2 1/2 tbsp mustard
• 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 2 tbsp cornstarch
• 1 1/2 tbsp grated ginger

Instructions

• Sterilize the bottles before use.
• Finely chop all the vegetables. Then soak the vegetables overnight in the brine, made of salt and water. Then strain and set aside.
• The following day, place the cornstarch, cinnamon, ginger, sugar and turmeric in a deep stainless steel pot. Add the vinegar, boil together for 10 minutes.
• Strain into another stainless steel pot and add the chopped ingredients.
• Cook until the mixture is thick. Remove and place hot in the sterilized bottles.

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