Pickled Candied Garlic Vinegar: The 1 Step That Prevents Bitterness and Rot
Hello everyone, I am Shiba Jie Food. In life, only food and beautiful scenery are worth regretting. Every year when fresh garlic comes out, my family makes candied garlic vinegar. I've loved eating it since I was a child, it's sour, sweet and crispy, appetizing and good for a meal. I remember the scene of my grandmother pickling candied garlic vinegar in a large jar, and after so many decades, every time I make candied garlic vinegar, I can recall the taste of my childhood. This may be the inheritance of taste. Candied garlic vinegar should be a Shandong specialty, I don't know if other regions have it, but we locals love it so much, as soon as new garlic comes out, every household will pickle it. Today, I'm going to share the detailed steps of making candied garlic vinegar with you. Once you learn it, you'll never have to buy it again.
Just adding sugar and vinegar to 'Pickled Candied Garlic Vinegar' is wrong! It's wrong. If you don't add it, the garlic will be bitter and difficult to eat, and it will easily rot. When it comes to pickling garlic, many people confuse candied garlic vinegar with pickled eight-treasure garlic. In fact, the methods are the same, just different names. Pickled eight-treasure garlic is green and has a similar taste. As a local snack, some people don't like to eat garlic, but they love candied garlic vinegar, because after pickling, the pungent taste of garlic is almost undetectable, you can eat a clove of garlic at a time. Pickling candied garlic vinegar is simple, but there are still some small details to pay attention to. Most people only add sugar and vinegar, which is wrong. If you don't add it, it will easily rot and taste bitter and spicy. It refers to salt. Let's take a look at the specific method.
First, chop the fresh garlic into pieces. This saves space and makes the garlic pickle evenly and quickly penetrates the taste. If you have a large jar, you can put the whole garlic in it, and it's best not to peel all the garlic skin, leaving a layer of garlic skin for easier eating later.
Next, I'm going to talk about the key step of making good candied garlic vinegar – adding sugar and vinegar. Put the peeled garlic cloves into a bowl and pour in cold spring water (cool boiled water). It's important to use cool boiled water, not raw water, which is unhygienic and easy to rot. Then add about 50 grams of salt, and let it pickle for 12 hours. It's best to pickle it the night before, and it will be around 12 hours the next morning.
After pickling for 12 hours, pour out the water and add cool spring water again, plus 50 grams of salt, and let it pickle for 12 hours. This is to let the garlic infuse with salt in advance, and the storage time of garlic pickled with salt is longer, and it's less likely to rot. Some people add sugar and vinegar directly to the candied garlic vinegar sauce, which is wrong. You must pickle it with salty water.
Pickling candied garlic vinegar, adding too much vinegar is a mistake. Adding this step will make the garlic fragrant, crispy and not easy to rot. After the garlic is pickled with salty water, pour out the salty water and start to cook the candied garlic vinegar sauce. Pour 240g of red sugar and 600g of rice vinegar into a pot and boil until fully melted. This is the amount of garlic for 2 kilograms. Add sugar and vinegar according to this ratio and boil until fully melted. The candied garlic vinegar sauce cooked like this is also a key factor to prevent it from rotting.
After boiling, pour it into a cool bowl. Put the garlic into a container that is completely dry and oil-free. It's important to use a dry, oil-free container, because if ingredients contain raw water, it's easy to rot.
After the candied garlic vinegar sauce cools, pour it into a sealed container with the candied garlic, and seal the bottle mouth with a layer of food-grade film, then tighten the lid, and put it in the refrigerator for about 7 days to be ready to eat. In fact, it can be eaten in about 3 days. The longer you pickle it, the more delicious it will be. Look at the entire process, don't you think it's super easy to make candied garlic vinegar? Let's try it now!
