Re: [CH] Blue Garlic and ISO Uncle Dirty Dave

Suz (socalsuz@earthlink.net)
Fri, 5 Mar 2004 19:10:29 -0800

Please let us know if you are still alive & kicking after eating the steamed
rice and kimchee this weekend.

I'm definitely going to try the recipe this weekend, seems like a great way
to empty some of my ziplock bags of dried peppers.

> The original recipe from Dave (which I don't have, or I would just repost)
was
> pretty much as follows:
>
> 1 pint dried chiles
> 1 pint peeled garlic
> 1 tsp salt
> white vinegar to cover
>
> I took a quart Mason jar and filled it half way with garlic, then stuffed
it to
> full with dried chiles.  I used kosher salt (always do), so I doubled the
> amount.  I poured white vinegar over it and it has been sitting for
several
> weeks in a cool place.  I opened it after about three weeks to add a
little
> more vinegar and there was some spewage -- we've got a little fermentation
> going on, I think.
>
> From everything I've heard, it sounds like the garlic is safe to eat.  I
will
> try it with some steamd rice and kimchee this weekend.
>
> Matt



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