Pickled Watermelon Rind
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Recipe type: Sundries
Cuisine: American
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Serves: Many
 
Easy PIckled Watermelon Rind
Ingredients
  • 1 quart or 1 kg watermelon rind (about half a small watermelon)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup rice wine vinegar (or any white vinegar)
  • ½ cup water
  • 2½ tspns table salt or 3¾ tspns sea salt
  • 1 thumb-sized piece of ginger, peeled and roughly chopped
  • 1 star anise
Instructions
  1. Cut watermelon into 1 inch slices.
  2. Remove the fruit leaving ½ an inch on the rind.
  3. Carefully remove green skin with either a vegetable peeler or a sharp knife.
  4. Cut watermelon into 1 inch pieces and set aside.
  5. In a large saucepan combine sugar, vinegar, water, salt, ginger and star anise. Place over medium heat and stir. Bring to the boil.
  6. Add watermelon rind. Return to the boil then allow to simmer for 1 minute.
  7. Remove from heat and allow to sit for 1 hr.
  8. Transfer contents into a large pickling jar or similar container and place in fridge until completely cold.
  9. Pickle will be ready to eat in a couple of hours but leaving it overnight brings the best results.
Recipe by Hotly Spiced at https://hotlyspiced.com/easy-pickled-watermelon-rind/