Simple Pan Cooked Gherkins Recipes

SWEET GHERKINS

Steps:

• Wash cucumbers, blossom, ends removed. Use the littlest ones you can find!
• FIRST DAY:
• In the afternoon, place cucumbers in large bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand 6 hours or overnight.
• SECOND DAY:.
• In the morning, drain cucumbers and cover with fresh boiling water. Let stand 6 hours.
• In the afternoon, drain cucumbers; add salt; cover with fresh boiling water.
• THIRD DAY:.
• In the morning, drain cucumbers; prick with fork. Combine 3 cups of the sugar, 3 cups of the vinegar, herbs, and spices (except vanilla extract) in a pan. Heat to the boiling point and pour over cucumbers.
• In the afternoon, drain syrup mixture into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 2 more cups of the vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over cucumbers. Cover and let stand.
• FOURTH DAY:.
• In the morning, drain syrup mixture into a large pan; add 2 cups of the sugar and 1 cup of the vinegar. Heat to boiling and pour over pickles.
• In the afternoon, prepare jars. Drain syrup mixture off pickles into large pan; add remaining 1 cup of sugar and the vanilla extract (if using) to syrup; heat to boiling. Pack pickles into clean, hot jars. cover with hot syrup leaving 1/2 inch head space; seal. Process in boiling water bath for 10 minutes.

GHERKIN KETCHUP

Steps:

• Tip all the ingredients into a pan. Bring to the boil and simmer for 10-15 mins until almost all of the liquid has evaporated. Pour the gherkins into a blender and purée until smooth. Then pass through a fine sieve and chill in the fridge. Can be made up to five days ahead, just give it a stir before serving. Best served at room temperature.

COOKED PUMPKIN

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
• Cut pumpkin into small manageable pieces and cut off pith and seeds.
• Place cut pumpkin skin side up in a large roasting pan. Add 1/4 inch of water and bake uncovered for 1 hour or until tender. Remove from oven and allow pumpkin to cool.
• When cooled, cut away skin and mash or puree. Use in any recipe that calls for canned pureed pumpkin.

SIMPLE PAN-COOKED GHERKINS

Steps:

• 1. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the mustard seeds they should splutter upon contact with the hot oil, so cover the pan and lower the heat until the spluttering subsides.2. Add the red chili peppers, gherkins, and salt, and cook, stirring, until golden, about 4 minutes. Add the tomato, reduce the heat to low, cover the pan and cook until the vegetables are crisp-tender and the juices completely evaporated, 3 to 5 minutes. Serve.From "1,000 Indian Recipes." Copyright 2002 by Neelam Batra. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.