Acar — vegetables in sweet chilli vinegar
Cucumber, carrot and shallots in a sweet, tangy and very hot marinade.
Active time25 min
Cooking5 min
Total1 h 45 minResting : 1 h 15 min
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Ingredients
- 2 carrots
- 2 cucumbers
- 15 small Asian shallots
- 25 bird’s eye chillies
- 2 cups of water
- 2 tsp salt
- three quarters of a cup of sugar
- 2 tbsp white vinegar
Preparation
Wash the cucumbers, carrots and chillies. Peel the carrots and small Asian shallots. Remove the cucumber seeds and chilli stalks. Cut the cucumbers, carrots and shallots into similar small dice. Chop the chillies.
2 carrots2 cucumbers15 small Asian shallots25 bird’s eye chillies- peeler
- knife
- chopping board
Put the vegetables and chillies in a bowl. Add 1 tsp salt and mix. Leave for 10 min. Rinse under running water, then drain thoroughly.
2 tsp salt- mixing bowl
- spoon
- strainer
Bring the measured water, sugar, vinegar and 1 tsp salt to the boil in a saucepan. Stir until the sugar dissolves. Turn off the heat, add the drained vegetables and mix. Leave to marinate for 10 min. Transfer to clean jars. Once lukewarm, refrigerate. Serve in small amounts as an accompaniment.
2 cups of waterthree quarters of a cup of sugar2 tbsp white vinegar- saucepan
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- clean jars
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Sources and credits
Photo: Au Menu — created with ImageGen at Roch’s request · Editorial permission from Roch for Au Menu; OpenAI terms
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