Pickled Peppers
Origin: Madrid, Spain
Source: Anonymous, 1921
Ingredients
- pimientos morrones (sweet bell peppers)
- 1 part water
- 1 part vinegar
Instructions
- Select sweet bell peppers (pimientos morrones).
- Rub them well with a cloth.
- Place them in a wide-mouthed jar.
- Pour equal parts water and vinegar over them, ensuring they are completely covered.
- (The same method applies to hot peppers, small pickles, and purple carrots.)
- Seal the jar with a glass lid and ground-glass stopper, keeping it hermetically closed at all times.
- After forty or more days, the peppers can be eaten directly from the jar, without draining.