Spicy Pickled Carrots

Ingredients:

5 cloves garlic (peeled and diced)
10 bay leaves (whole)
8 peppercorns
1 teaspoon salt
11/2 cups vinegar
1 1/2 cups water

6 oz pickled jalapenos
2 lbs carrots, (peeled and sliced into 1/4" thick pieces)


Preparation:

Heat oil in a large saucepan and saute the garlic. Add in carrots and saute for 2-3 minutes. Add in vinegar, peppercorns, bay leaves and salt. Simmer for 5 minutes, add water and jalapenos and bring to a simmer again for another 10 minutes.

Let cool completely and transfer the carrots and cooking liquid with bay leaves into a covered container and refrigerate overnight.

Store the carrots in the liquid and use a slotted spoon to serve them. Do not eat the bay leaves.





By Chelsie Kenyon