Pickled Watermelon Rind

Name: Pickled Watermelon Rind
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 9 inches cinnamon; 1 Tbsp pickling lime; 907 grams watermelon rind (1 medium watermelon); 1 liters sugar; 2 liters water, divided; 946 milliliters white vinegar, divided; 1 Tbsp whole allspice

Need From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes. If you have vinegar, sugar, watermelon rind, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it.

Instructions

Remove outer green skin and pink flesh of watermelon rind.

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Cut greenish-white portion of rind into 1-inch cubes or other shapes, if desired.

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Place rind in a large glass, ceramic, or stainless steel container.

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Combine lime and 1 quart cold water; pour over rind. Cover and let stand in a cool place 3 hours.

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Drain and rinse in 3 baths of cold water.

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Place rind in a 10-quart stainless steel stockpot; cover with cold water. Bring to a boil, and boil slowly, stirring occasionally, 1 hour or until rind is translucent.

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