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American · Preserve / ferment

Crisp Pickled Pumpkin or Squash

Salted pumpkin cubes canned in a mildly sweet cider-vinegar syrup with ginger, garlic and warm spices. They stay firm and crisp, with the pumpkin flavor sharpened rather than disguised.

  • YieldServes 8
  • Hands-on1 h 50 min
  • Total21 d
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 800 gpumpkin or winter squash, peeled, seeded and cut into 2 cm cubes (about 1 3/4 lb, 4 1/2 cups)
  • 1 tbsppickling salt

Spice bag

  • 2whole cloves
  • 4whole black peppercorns, crushed
  • ½Mediterranean bay leaf, crumbled

Syrup

  • 240 mlcider vinegar (5 percent acidity), 1 cup
  • 100 gsugar, 1/2 cup
  • 2 slicesfresh ginger, thin, cut into slivers
  • 1½ clovesgarlic, chopped

Diet

  • Vegetarian (lacto-ovo)
  • Vegan

Contains

  • Pome fruits (any)
  • Apple
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Winter squash
  • Pumpkin
  • Ginger
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Clove
  • Histamine (aged and fermented foods)

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Aromatic spice

Texture

  • Crunchy

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Fall

Occasion

  • Weekend project
  • Holiday

Effort

  • Over 90 min active
  • Over 3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Needs advance prep
  • Make-ahead friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: low
  • Protein: low
  • Carbs: moderate
  • Fat: low
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: low

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