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Walton Road Allotments

Paul's Piccalilli

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Contributed by Paul Price
​This is wonderful & makes great use of your fresh veg. It may look complicated but it’s easy to make and keeps well.  I often add a little chilli for warmth.
 
Preparation time overnight   Cooking time 30 mins to 1 hour  Makes 12 x 450g/1lb jars
​Ingredients:
 
450g/1 lb salt
4.5 litres/8 pints boiling water
2 medium cauliflowers (each weighing about 450g/1 lb), broken into small florets
450g/1 lb pickling onions, peeled and halved
450g/1 lb runner beans, topped and tailed, sides peeled away and cut diagonally into 2.5cm(1 in) pieces
half large cucumber, halved lengthways, seeds removed and then into 1cm(0.5in) chunks
225g/8oz courgettes, topped and tailed and cut into 1cm chunks
275g/10oz caster sugar
1.5 litres/2 pints 13fl oz distilled malt vinegar, plus extra 5 tbsp
2 cloves garlic, crushed
half whole nutmeg, grated
half tsp ground allspice
50g/13/4oz plain flour
25g/1oz mustard powder
25g/1oz turmeric powder
15g/1/2oz ground ginger
half tsp cayenne pepper
​Method:
 
1. Mix the salt with the boiling water. Leave to cool, divide between two large bowls and add the cauliflower and
onions to one bowl and the runner beans, cucumber and courgettes to the other. Cover with a plate to keep the
vegetables submerged and leave for 12-24 hours.
2. Drain the vegetables and rinse them well, still keeping them separate.
3. Put the sugar, garlic and 1.5 litres (2 pints 13fl oz) of vinegar into a large pan. Bring to the boil, add the cauliflower,
onions, allspice and nutmeg and cook for just three minutes. Add the beans and the cucumber and cook for a further
4-5 minutes. The vegetables only want to be just cooked, with still a little crunch left in them. Lift out of the vinegar
with a large spider or sieve into a large bowl and set aside.
4. Mix the flour, mustard, turmeric andginger powder with the rest of the vinegar and enough water to make a
smooth paste. Add a little of the hot vinegar mixture, stir into the rest left in the pan and bring to the boil, stirring.
Simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Stir the sauce into the vegetables,spoon into warm sterilised jars and seal with vinegar proof lids.
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