PA Produce Month starts in just a few days! What better way to celebrate than to get creative in the kitchen with some of Pennsylvania’s freshest produce?
Recipe adapted from Alton Brown’s Watermelon Rind Pickles
Pickling ingredients:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup apple cider vinegar
- ¾ cup sugar
- ¼ cup candied ginger
- 4 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorns
- 1 small jalapeno, sliced thin, most of seeds removed.
Directions:
- Using a sharp peeler, remove and discard the exterior green portion of the watermelon rind. You should now have rind that is mostly white, with a little bit of pink and/or red on one side. Cut into 1-inch cubes.
- Add the apple cider vinegar, water, sugar, ginger, salt, and spices to a 2-quart saucepan set over medium-high heat. Bring to a boil and hold for 1 minute, then carefully add the watermelon. Return to a boil and turn off the heat. Remove the pan from heat and cool for 30 minutes.
- Move the pickles to a 2-quart jar using a canning funnel and ladle. Pour on as much of the pickling juice as possible. Cover the jar and leave at room temperature for another 1 1/2 hours.
- Refrigerate overnight and consume within a month. These pickles must be refrigerated.