Mixed Vegetable Achar

Name: Mixed Vegetable Achar
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indonesia
Ingredients: Salt (optional); 2 star anise; ½ cup sugar; 1⅓ cups distilled white vinegar; 4 cinnamon sticks (3 inches each); 5 whole cloves; 1 cucumber, peeled and seeded (see box); 1 medium-size red (bell) pepper, cored and seeded; 1 medium-size green bell pepper, cored and seeded; 4 shallots, peeled; 3 carrots, peeled; 2 slices (each ¼ inch thick) peeled fresh ginger, smashed with the side of a cleaver

Indonesia

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

About

Here’s another achar—this one from the Amandari resort in Bali. It’s one of the most refreshing relishes ever to grace a table. I love the way the sweetness of the cinnamon and star anise balance the bite of the shallots and vinegar.

Ingredients

For the Vegetables

1 cucumber, peeled and seeded (see box)
3 carrots, peeled
1 medium-size

Asia
Indonesia
Side dish
Spicy
South East Asia

Method

Advance Preparation

8 to 10 hours for marinating the relish