Green Tomato Pickle
12 hours 45 minutes
My favourite childhood pickle recipe and a great way to use up all the end of season green tomatoes when you pull up the plants.
8 people made this
Ingredients
Serves: 10
- 3 kg green tomatoes
- 4 tablespoons cooking salt
- 1 1/2 teaspoons cloves
- 2 teaspoons peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons mustard seeds
- 6 bay leaves
- 2 teaspoons fresh ginger or 1 teaspoon dry ginger
- 1 teaspoon pimento (allspice)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 cups (1 litre) malt vinegar
- 2 large onions, finely sliced
- 250g brown sugar
- 125g raisins
Directions
Preparation:10min ›
Cook:35min ›
Extra time:12hours marinating ›
Ready in:12hours45min
- Slice green tomatoes into a non-metallic dish, sprinkle with salt and leave overnight. Drain off salty liquid before using green tomatoes.
- Mix together all spices, add half the vinegar and bring to the boil. Boil for 2 minutes. Add rest of vinegar and boil for another 3 minutes.
- Strain and retain the spiced vinegar. Add onion, brown sugar, raisins and strained green tomato. Simmer for 30 minutes or until tender.
- Let cool and put in sterilized jars. Cover jars with plastic or paper before putting on metal lids.
