Escabeche

Background: Every culture has it’s pickles. Where I live you sometimes see a pickle concoction called escabeche. It’s a pickled veg combo that’s really fantastic. I often pickle peppers, but every once in a while, I need this specific combination:

1. Get some carrots.
2. Get some cauliflower florets.
3. Get some garlic.
4. Get some jalapenoes.
5. Get a mason jar.
6. Cut them however you like.
7. Put them in a mason jar.
8. Combine three parts vinegar, two parts water, one part sugar.
9. Salt and season with herbs and spices to taste.

Why It Works

1. Peel the carrots.
2. This is a good side project for when you are doing the Cauliflower move.
3. Raw peeled cloves are good for this application.
4. Fresh and green, with smooth skins are good for this move. Seed them if you want it less spicy (and to plant the seeds).
5. I use the large ones so I can cut everything chunky. That way, they stay crunchy longer, which is what you want.
6. Cut all the veg however you like, just make sure they fit in your glass mason jar.
7. Put them in a mason jar.
8. Combine three parts vinegar, two parts water, one part sugar and pour over the veg.
9. Salt and season with herbs and spices to taste.

Mods:

1. Add in some brine from sauerkraut if you want lacto pickles.
2. Add onions. Some people think they don’t hold up as well. I keep mine chunky for this reason.
3. Swap in different peppers based on your spice tolerance.