Picalilli

[small]

All you fine cooks out there.....has anyone tried making picalilli using frozen beans and cauliflower? I made a batch in summer which is absolutely gorgeous so I'd like to use my last courgettes and cucumbers for some more.

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[tricia]

Why not? I've used frozen french beans with good results, so I imagine cauliflower would be okay too.

Tricia

[Jeannine]

Personally I would doubt this but truthfully have never tried it. I think the problem would be with the beans rather than the cauli though, I say this because many beans don't freeze really well,most are fine for cooking but I woold want the firmness in the lilli that I am not sure your would get with a frozen thawed bean. Having said all that I would be very interested to haer how you get on for future reference XX Jeannine.

[manicscousers]

I've used them but found they made the picallili a bit runny, maybe need more flour?

[small]

I'll give it a go, then, and let you know, it'll use those last courgettes.  This morning I've made a delicious soup from the contents of my salad box in the fridge which were looking tired - carrot, swede, parsnip, a courgette, onion, some broccoli, a few celery ends.....I do hate waste....

[macmac]

I'll give it a go, then, and let you know, it'll use those last courgettes.  This morning I've made a delicious soup from the contents of my salad box in the fridge which were looking tired - carrot, swede, parsnip, a courgette, onion, some broccoli, a few celery ends.....I do hate waste....

Garden Soup I make it often :)

[chriscross1966]

Can i have your picallilli sauce recipe please?.... I like my one but few other people seem to as it's a bit on the firece side.... but then I measure the quality of a pickle by its blast radius......

[valmarg]

Delia's Sweet Picallili every time.  I assume the recipe will be on deliaonline, but if you have any difficulty can post it.

valmarg

[manicscousers]

I have 2 recipes by Oded Schwartz, I tend to adapt them as he puts some strange ingredients in
picallilli

8 oz runner beans in small pieces
8oz cauli                            "
10 oz carrots
8 oz gooseberries
8 oz honeydew melon
7 oz grapes
4 oz salt
10 oz yellow mustard seed
1 3/4 pints spiced vinegar
1 tbsp turmeric

the other one is chow chow
8 oz cucumber pieces
small cauli in bits
8 oz green tomatoes
10 oz carrots sticks
8 oz french beans
10 oz small pickling onions
4 sliced red peppers
1 small head of sliced celery
4 oz salt to soak the veg in
for the pickling mixture

3 1/2 oz plain flour
2 1/2 oz mustard powder
1 1/2 tbsp celery seed
1 1/2 tbsp turmeric
1 tbsp salt
2 pints cider vinegar
10 oz light brown sugar

[small]

Gosh, Manics, there's a lot in yours! My 'sauce' bit is like yours only I used distilled malt not cider vinegar, but for veg I just use cauliflower, beans (blue lake this year), chopped onion, courgette and cucumber. I suppose there's no reason not to use any 'hard' fruit or veg, but I tend to think roots like swede and carrot are better in a branston-type pickle.  Now there's a whole new thread.....

[manicscousers]

yes, I agree, Small..I don't put roots in my picallilli, just cauli, beans, cucumber or overgrown courgettes, one way to get rid of them, and onions  :)