Chow Chow Old Fashioned Relish Recipe
By
Deborah Duncan
@deb50duncan
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Ingredients
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5 ccoarsely chopped green tomatoes
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5 ccoarsely chopped cabbage
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1 1/2 cfinely chopped yellow onion or sweet onion
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2 ccoarsely chopped bell pepper 1 red for color
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1/3 ckosher salt or pickling salt
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2 1/2 ccider vinegar
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1 clight brown sugar, packed
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1 Tbspyellow mustard seeds
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2 clovegarlic, finely minced
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1 tspcelery seed
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1/2 tspred pepper flakes, or to taste, optional
How to Make Chow Chow Old Fashioned Relish Recipe
- Combine the chopped vegetables in a large nonreactive kettle or bowl.
- Add the salt and stir to combine thoroughly. Cover and let stand for 4 hours or refrigerate overnight.
- Drain the vegetables and rinse thoroughly.
- In a large nonreactive stockpot bring the vinegar, brown sugar, and seeds and spices to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low and continue simmering for 5 minutes.
- Add the drained vegetables and bring back to a boil.
- Reduce heat to medium low and simmer for 10 minutes.
- With a slotted spoon, pack the vegetables into prepared jars. Cover vegetables with the pickling liquid, leaving about 1/4-inch headspace. With a clean dampened cloth, wipe the rims of the jars. Place the flat lids on the jars then close caps with screw-on rings tightly, but do not over-tighten. Arrange the filled jars in the canner and add more water, as needed, to be at least 1 inch above the jars. Bring to a full boil. Cover and continue boiling for 10 minutes. Remove the relish to a rack to cool completely.