Hot Confetti Matchsticks

Name: Hot Confetti Matchsticks
Yield: Approximately 3 half-pint jars
Ingredients: 1 teaspoon mustard seeds; 3 to 4 tablespoons sugar; ¼ teaspoon whole cloves; ½ teaspoon black peppercorns; ¼ teaspoon minced dry garlic, or one smashed fresh garlic clove; 1 tablespoon salt; ¼ teaspoon cracked dry ginger; 4 cups assorted matchstick-cut vegetables; 1 teaspoon crushed red chilies, or more to taste; ¾ cup water; several drops hot sauce; ¾ cup cider vinegar

Preparation info

Approximately
3 half pint
jars

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Home Canning and Preserving

By Janet Cooper

Published 2014

About

Follow the directions for Pickled Matchsticks using these ingredients for the syrup and vegetables.

Ingredients

For the syrup

¾ cup cider vinegar
¾ cup water
1 teaspoo

Side dish
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Make a syrup using the vinegar, water, chilies, peppercorns, garlic, cloves, and ginger.
Prepare an assortment of matchstick-cut vegetables to loosely measure about 4 cups. A selection to start with is ½ volume of cucumber, ½ volume of carrots, onion, or sweet peppers