Pickled Watermelon Rind
Author: Adapted from John's recipe on Kitchen Riffs Blog
Recipe type: Sundries
Cuisine: American
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Serves: Many
- 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
- Cut watermelon into 1 inch slices.
- Remove the fruit leaving ½ an inch on the rind.
- Carefully remove green skin with either a vegetable peeler or a sharp knife.
- Cut watermelon into 1 inch pieces and set aside.
- In a large saucepan combine sugar, vinegar, water, salt, ginger and star anise. Place over medium heat and stir. Bring to the boil.
- Add watermelon rind. Return to the boil then allow to simmer for 1 minute.
- Remove from heat and allow to sit for 1 hr.
- Transfer contents into a large pickling jar or similar container and place in fridge until completely cold.
- 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/
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