Caroline's Pickling Spice Mix

Name: Caroline's Pickling Spice Mix
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Cuisine: European, British
Ingredients: 1 pint Malt Vinegar; 1 tblsp Mixed Peppercorns (or slightly less of Black Peppercorns); 2 Whole Cloves; 1 dried Chilli, Kashmiri, whole, torn in half. Alternatively, crushed chilli flakes to taste.; 2 Bay leaves, dried, torn in pieces; 0.5 tsp Mustard Seeds; 0.25 tsp Fennel Seeds, if liked; 0.5 tsp Coriander seeds; 1 tsp Juniper Berries, lightly crushed with the heel of your palm; 1 Cinnamon stick (2-3" long), snapped in half; 2 Green Cardamom pods (optional), lightly crushed

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Prep:10min

This is the approximate mix I regularly use for our home pickled onions and beetroot. It should flavour about 1 pint of vinegar

Updated at: Wed, 16 Aug 2023 17:52:20 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories280.9 kcal (14%)

Total Fat2.1 g (3%)

Carbs57.1 g (22%)

Sugars0.3 g (0%)

Protein1.7 g (3%)

Sodium19.9 mg (1%)

Fiber9.8 g (35%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

1 servings

1 pintMalt Vinegar

1 tblspMixed Peppercorns

or slightly less of Black Peppercorns

2whole cloves

1dried Chilli

Kashmiri, whole, torn in half, Alternatively, crushed chilli flakes to taste

2Bay leaves

dried, torn in pieces

½ tspMustard seeds

¼ tspFennel Seeds

if liked

½ tspCoriander seeds

1 tspJuniper Berries

lightly crushed with the heel of your palm

1Cinnamon stick

2-3" long, snapped in half

2Green Cardamom pods

optional, lightly crushed

Instructions

Step 1

Measure spices and either use immediately or store in an air-tight jar for a couple of weeks (the longer the spices are stored the less flavour will be imparted to the pickles)