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.
