Pickled Pumpkin

10 ingredients
5 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rice vinegar
  • 3/4 cup distilled white vinegar
  • 3/4 cup mirin
  • 5 fresh Thai chiles, split in half lengthwise
  • 1 small piece of ginger, unpeeled, thinly sliced
  • 6 garlic cloves
  • 10 white peppercorns
  • 1 1/4 cups sugar
  • 1/4 cup kosher salt
  • 3 pounds pumpkin, cut into thin moons or chunks

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine 2 cups water, the vinegars, mirin, chiles, ginger, garlic, peppercorns, sugar, and salt in a large nonreactive pot and bring to a simmer.
  2. 2
    When the sugar is dissolved, add the pumpkin and cook gently, stirring and checking frequently, until it is just slightly tender, about 3 minutes.
  3. 3
    Drain the pumpkin, reserving the liquid.
  4. 4
    Let cool completely before combining.
  5. 5
    Store in the refrigerator.

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