How To Make Chow Chow Food
This Chow Chow food or Southern-style cabbage relish serves tangy, sweet, and slightly spicy condiment that’s made with bell peppers and green tomatoes.
Serves:
Ingredients
- 5cupswhite distilled vinegar
- 3cupsgranulated sugar
- 2tbspkosher salt
- 1tbspwhole cloves
- 1tbspmustard seeds
- 1tbspwhole black peppercorns
- 1tspyellow mustard powder
- 1tspground turmeric
- 1pinchred pepper flakes,crushed
- 1bay leaf
- 4green tomatoes,finely diced
- 2green bell peppers,finely diced
- 1red bell pepper,finely diced
- 1large sweet onion,,such as vidalia, finely diced
- ½cabbage head,(about 6 cups) shredded
Instructions
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Clean and sterilize 2 4-cup-size canning jars with lids.
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Add the vinegar, sugar, salt, cloves, mustard seeds, peppercorns, mustard, turmeric, red pepper flakes and bay leaf to a large saucepan over medium heat.
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Bring to a simmer and cook, stirring occasionally, for about 5 minutes until the sugar dissolves and the flavors start to marry.
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Add the green tomatoes, green and red bell peppers, onion, and cabbage and bring to a boil, lower the heat and let simmer, stirring occasionally for 15 to 20 minutes.
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Remove from heat. Divide the mixture between the jars and let cool to room temperature.
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Serve immediately or seal and refrigerate for up to 6 weeks. Enjoy!
Nutrition
- Calories: 384.92kcal
- Fat: 0.85g
- Saturated Fat: 0.13g
- Trans Fat: 0.00g
- Monounsaturated Fat: 0.29g
- Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.24g
- Carbohydrates: 89.65g
- Fiber: 4.20g
- Sugar: 83.44g
- Protein: 2.80g
- Sodium: 1039.78mg
- Calcium: 69.83mg
- Potassium: 418.02mg
- Iron: 1.51mg
- Vitamin A: 52.99µg
- Vitamin C: 81.97mg
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