Pickle & Preserve

Maple-Bourbon Carrot Pickles

Name: Maple-Bourbon Carrot Pickles
Yield: Makes 1 cup
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 cup thin sliced carrots (3/8\" thick), rounds or 3\" planks, from about 4 not-too-big carrots; 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar; 1/2 cup maple syrup; 1/4 cup water; 2 tablespoons bourbon; 1 whole star anise

by: mrslarkin

March 29, 2012

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Makes 1 cup

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Author Notes

Goes great with Pork Belly Buns, which I make about once a year, or any kind of good porky sweet thing. As I was getting the brine ready, the bottle of bourbon happened to be nearby, so I felt compelled to throw in a couple spoonfuls. The pickles cut the sweetness of hoisin sauce or barbecue sauce perfectly. —mrslarkin

What You'll Need

Ingredients

1 cup thin sliced carrots (3/8" thick), rounds or 3" planks, from about 4 not-too-big carrots
³/₄ cup apple cider vinegar
¹/₂ cup maple syrup
¹/₄ cup water
2 tablespoons bourbon
1 whole star anise

Directions

Stir all the liquid ingredients until well blended.
Place carrots and star anise in a mason jar large enough to hold all the brine.
Pour brine into jar. Screw on lid. Chill at least several hours or overnight.

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mrslarkin March 30, 2012

Thanks otc. that sounds like a yummy dish!

drbabs March 30, 2012

I love that the bottle of bourbon "happened" to be nearby!

mrslarkin March 30, 2012

hee. i love it almost as much as tequila. :)

LeBec F. March 30, 2012

what a nice job! i bet you'd like fresh ginger matchsticks in there too!

mrslarkin March 30, 2012

thanks, LBF. yum - ginger sounds great!

offtrailcuisine March 30, 2012

Wow, these sound delicious! They'd go great with something like this http://whiteonricecouple.com/recipes/vietnamese-braised-pork-boiled-eggs-caramel-thit-heo-kho-trung/, maybe on a leftover sandwich on something warm and crusty...

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