Pickled Fennel
Here is the recipe for Pickled Fennel.
Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 1 d 2 hrs
Total Time 1 d 2 hrs 10 mins
Course Appetizer, Salad
Cuisine American
- 8 pc. large fennel bulbs
- 4 cups sugar
- 5 tablespoons Kosher salt
- 6 cups white vinegar
- 12 slices lemon zest without pith (2 per jar)
Cooking:
Cut the fennel bulbs into thick slices, removing the core and set aside in a bowl.
In a stainless steel or enameled dutch oven add the sugar, salt and vinegar to a boil.
Add the fennel pieces to the vinegar mixture and turn off the heat and let sit for 5 minutes. Make sure your jars are ready or your fennel will get mushy the longer it sits.
Filling the jars:
On a dishtowel place your hot jars in a semi circle leaving room for your pot that has your recipe. Using your funnel in each jar using a slotted spoon, put the fennel into the jars leaving 1/2" headspace. Start from the top of the semi circle and work your way to the end.
Using a chopstick add 2 strips of the meyer lemon rind to the sides of the jars and a fennel frond from the plant.
Using a ladle now fill the jars to the 1/2" headspace with the vinegar mixture. Remove air bubbles and refill to the proper headspace if necessary.
Remove your pot and taking a clean papertowel wet it with warm water and wipe the rims of the jars removing any food particles or liquid that would interfere with a good seal.
Using your magic wand extract the lids from the hot water and place them on the now cleaned rims. Add your rings to the tops of each of the jars and turn to seal just "finger tight".
Processing:
Make sure your rack is on the bottom of the canner and place the jars in the water bath making sure that the water covers each of the jars by 1 to 2 inches. Add hot water to the canner if it doesn't measure up.
Cover the pot and turn up the heat under the canner and wait for the water to start boiling. Once the water has come to a boil start your timer for 15 minutes.
When complete turn off the heat and remove the cover and let the jars sit for another few minutes.
Remove the jars and place them back on the dishtowel in a place that they will sit overnight to cool. Do not touch or move them till the next morning.