Pickled Seckel Pears

Name: Pickled Seckel Pears
Prep time: 2 d
Cook time: 2 d
Total time: 2 d
Yield: 2
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 237 milliliters apple cider vinegar; 1 cinnamon stick, broken in half; 79 milliliters granulated white sugar; 680 grams Seckel pears; 1 teaspoon pickling salt

Pickled Seckel Pears might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe makes 2 servings with 352 calories, 1g of protein, and 0g of fat each. This recipe covers 8% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and vegan diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 48 hours. Head to the store and pick up apple cider vinegar, seckel pears, granulated sugar, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Prepare a small boiling water bath canner and two regular mouth pint jars.

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Water

Place lids in a small saucepan and bring to a low simmer.

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Sauce Pan

Wash Seckel pears.

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Pear

Cut into halves and remove seeds (a small melon baller does this task well).

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Melon

Seeds

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Melon Baller

Combine apple cider vinegar, granulated sugar and salt with 1 cup water and bring to a boil.

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Apple Cider Vinegar

Granulated Sugar

Water

Salt

Divide cinnamon stick halves and cloves between the two pint jars.

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Cinnamon Stick

Clove

Tightly pack pear halves into the jars, cut-side down.

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Pear

Pour hot brine over pear halves, leaving 1/2 inch headspace. Tap jars to remove any trapped bubbles and adjust brine levels, if necessary.

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Brine

Pear

Wipe rims, apply lids and bands and process jars in a boiling water bath canner for 15 minutes.

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Water

When time is up, remove jars from canner and let cool on a folded kitchen towel. When jars are cool, remove bands and test seals. Wash jars to remove any stickiness.

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Kitchen Towels