Pickled Garlic Scapes for Winter
An unusual winter preserve — a garlic scape appetizer! Anyone who keeps a garden and grows garlic knows about the garlic scape, the flower stalk that's usually cut from the plant in mid-June so the garlic cloves form properly. Many people throw this part of the garlic stalk away, not realizing that garlic scapes can be turned into a delicious winter appetizer — pickled scapes. In winter, with its sharp, piquant flavor, this preserve is a great complement to a hot dish or an appetizer to go with strong drinks.
Cooking method
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Step 1:
Putting up garlic scapes is very simple and quick, and it takes very few ingredients. There are different recipes for pickled garlic scapes for winter, so you can find a more interesting one to your taste. Let's look at one of the simplest and quickest.
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Step 2:
Start by sterilizing the glass jars. Smaller jars are best, so the appetizer gets eaten in one go. You can sterilize the jars any convenient way: in a water bath, in the oven, or in the microwave. Wash, boil, and dry the lids.
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Step 3:
Wash the garlic scapes, drain them in a colander, and let the water run off completely. Cut the scapes with a knife or clean kitchen scissors into pieces that will fit well in the jars, standing up or lying down — whichever you prefer.
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Step 4:
Pack the garlic scapes tightly into the jars, up to the neck. Boil water in a kettle and pour the boiling water over the scapes in the jars right away. Cover the jars with lids, but don't seal them tightly. Leave them for 15 minutes.
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Step 5:
Then pour the water off into an enameled pot. Add the sugar, salt, peppercorns, and bay leaf, and bring the marinade to a boil, stirring with a spoon so the sugar and salt fully dissolve. Pour in the vinegar, let the marinade come back to a boil, and turn off the heat.
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Step 6:
Pour the marinade into the jars up to the shoulders, transferring the peppercorns and bay leaf into the jars too. Seal the jars right away with their lids. Turn them upside down. Wrap them in a warm blanket and leave them at room temperature until completely cooled. Store the jars of garlic scapes for winter in the fridge or a cool pantry.
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Step 7:
The garlic scape preserve is ready. Enjoy!
Caloric content of the products possible in the composition of the dish
- Bay leaf - 313 kcal/100g
- Granulated sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Sugar - 398 kcal/100g
- Black peppercorns - 255 kcal/100g
- Salt - 0 kcal/100g
- Water - 0 kcal/100g
- Garlic scapes - 110 kcal/100g
- Distilled vinegar - 11 kcal/100g
