Pickled African Peaches

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    Pickled African Peaches

    Ingredients

    • 4 pounds slightly under ripe peaches
    • 3 cups sliced onions
    • 1/3 cup olive oil
    • 1 Tbsp turmeric
    • 1 Tbsp ground cumin
    • 2 tsps minced garlic
    • 1 tsp minced ginger
    • 1 tsp dried red pepper
    • 1/2 tsp pepper
    • 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
    • 1/2 tsp dry mustard
    • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
    • 1/4 tsp ground cloves
    • 2 cups white wine vinegar
    • 2/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
    • 2/3 cup white sugar

    Instructions

    Saute onions in olive oil for five minutes or until tender. Add spices and saute for 2 minutes. Stir in vinegar and sugars, then simmer, partly covered for 15 minutes. Blanch peaches slightly in boiling water for 1 minute. Drain, peel pit and slice. Add to onion mixture and simmer just until tender. Transfer with slotted spoon to sterilized mason jar. Reduce syrup over high heat to 1 1/2 cups. Add slowly to jars to almost cover fruit. Stir. Fill jars slowly with syrup, cap loosely and cool. Tighten caps and let stand in dark place at least 2 weeks.

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