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

Preparation info

Serves
6

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Barbecue Bible

By Steven Raichlen

Published 1998

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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.