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Gingered Pickled Carrots

By Hugh Acheson

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Gingered Pickled CarrotsRinne Allen

Carrots are my go-to snack. I eat about a pound a day around the kitchen, raw and crunchy. I don't know that my eyesight is any better, but who knows. This pickled version is great on a pickle plate or chopped up on a pork sandwich.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 3 pints

Ingredients

1 pound smaller organic carrots
3 tablespoons matchsticks of peeled fresh ginger
1 cup vinegar
1/4 cup turbinado sugar
1 tablespoon kosher salt

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Peel the carrots and cut them into batons about 4 inches long by 1/2-inch thick. Toss with the ginger and pack into clean, sterilized jars.

    Step 2

    Combine 1 cup water with the vinegar, turbinado sugar, and salt in a saucepan and bring to a boil. Pour the mixture over the carrots, leaving about 1/2 inch of space at the top of each jar.

    Step 3

    At this point the pickles are pretty much done but they will be at their best a day or two later. The shelf life, without hot canning processing, is about 10 days. With proper canning, it is 6 to 8 months.

Reprinted with permission from A New Turn in the South by Hugh Acheson, © 2011 Clarkson Potter HUGH ACHESON is the chef/partner of the Athens, Georgia, restaurants Five and Ten (named best Atlanta restaurant by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution) and The National; the shop Gosford Wine; and his Atlanta restaurant, Empire State South. He is a five-time James Beard nominee for "Best Chef Southeast" and was named "Best New Chef" by Food & Wine. He lives in Athens with his wife and their two daughters.
TagsPickleCondimentGingerHerbs & SpicesCarrotRoot VegetableVegetableSideDinnerLunchGluten FreeNut FreeDairy FreeVeganVegetarian5 Ingredients or FewerPickle & PreserveCookbooks

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