Name: Piccalilli
Yield: Makes two 1 litre jars
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 150 g caster sugar; 60 g English mustard; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 red chilli, deseeded and finely chopped; 280 ml cider vinegar; 20 g cornflour; 2 tablespoons fine sea salt; 1 medium onion, peeled and diced; 1 small head of cauliflower; 1 small cucumber (or ½ large one); 100 ml water

Preparation info

Makes
two
1 litre jars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

British Seasonal Food

By Mark Hix

Published 2008

About

Most shop-bought piccalilli tastes far from good - usually because there are too many ingredients that just don’t belong in the jar. Apart from the obvious things like hard cheeses and ham, piccalilli is great with potted ham, cold ox tongue, or even a hot pork pie.

Ingredients

1 small cucumber (or ½ large one)
1 small head of cauliflower
1

Method

Quarter the cucumber lengthways and scoop out the seeds, then cut into 1 cm pieces. Cut the cauliflower into florets, halve each one and place in a dish with the cucumber and onion. Sprinkle over the salt and leave to stand for 1 hour.

Wash the vegetables well in cold water to remove excess salt and drain well in a colander.

Meanwhile, combine the sugar, mustard, turmeric, chill