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Amish Chow Chow
Amish Chow Chow is a traditional homemade relish that's served as a side dish (or chunky condiment) at potlucks and community suppers, especially alongside heavier fare. It's a great way to use up and preserve extra veggies at the end of the growing season.
👥 64 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 12h 20m⏳ Prep: 12h🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Ashley Adamant📖 creativecanning
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●pot
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Wash your vegetables, and chop them into small bite sized pieces. tomatoes, cabbage, peppers, onions, and cucumbers.
cabbage (chopped)1 cupcucumber (chopped)1 cup
2
Place all vegetables (except carrots and green beans) in a bowl. Dissolve the salt in water and then soak the vegetables in the brine overnight. Don't soak the carrots and green beans, they're pre-treated differently the next day.
carrots (chopped)1 cupgreen beans (chopped)1 cup
3
The next day, drain and rinse the soaked veggies.
4
In a separate pot, cook your carrots and green beans for ten minutes in boiling water, then drain.
carrots (chopped)1 cupgreen beans (chopped)1 cup
5
In a large pot, combine sugar and vinegar and bring to a boil. Next add the other ingredients, including the drained soaked vegetables, cooked carrots and green beans, and spices.
sugar2 cupscarrots (chopped)1 cupgreen beans (chopped)1 cup
6
Heat your pot to boiling, stirring occasionally. Boil for ⏱️ 2-3 minutes, until everything's heated through.
7
Using a ladle, pack the hot Chow Chow into hot pint jars, leaving 1/2" headspace. If necessary, add more Chow Chow to fill up the jar, but be sure everything is under the liquid line.
8
Wipe the rims of each jar with a clean cloth to remove any food residue, then add the sanitized lids and bands. Screw the bands on until they're fingertip tight.
9
Load the jars carefully into the water bath canner, making sure that they're not touching each other or the sides of the canner.
10
Process the pints for ten minutes if under 1000 feet altitude, adjusting for higher altitude as needed.
11
Once the processing time is done, carefully remove the jars, let them cool at room temperature for ⏱️ 24 hours, then check the lids and labels. Any jars that did not seal properly should be refrigerated and consumed immediately. The remaining jars can be stored for up to a year.
Nutrition Facts
calories
31 kcal
fat Content
0.1 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
0.3 g
sugar Content
7 g
sodium Content
447 mg
protein Content
0.2 g
carbohydrate Content
7 g
saturated Fat Content
0.01 g
unsaturated Fat Content
0.05 g
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