Fruits in Vinegar

Name: Fruits in Vinegar (Frutas en Vinagre)
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 8 small crabapples, stems removed, pricked all over with a fork; 2 cups cider vinegar; 2 large quinces (about 1½ pounds), with tough part near the stem end removed, cored, and cut in eighths or; ⅓ cup (about 2 ounces) grated Mexican brown loaf sugar (panela or piloncillo); 1 teaspoon Oaxacan oregano or ¼ teaspoon Mexican oregano; 2 Oaxacan pasilla chiles or 2 dried chipotle chiles; 1 head of garlic, unpeeled; 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns

Frutas en Vinagre

Preparation info

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Food and Life of Oaxaca

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1997

About

Ingredients

For the fruits

2 large quinces (about 1½ pounds), with tough part near the stem end removed, cored, and cut in eighths or
8 small crabapples,

Americas
Mexico
Snack
Spicy
Gluten-free
Vegan
Oaxaca

Method

Combine all the ingredients for the marinade and prepare as for Verduras en Vinagre. Add the fruit to the hot marinade and let cool to room temperature. Store as for Verduras en Vinagre.