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Sweet Pickling Vinegar
A sweet spiced pickling vinegar ideal for making pickled onions, or use for adding to chutneys.
Ingredients
At a glance
Season
Pickles
Spices and Herbs
Vinegar
Makes
2.5 litres
Calories in 25g serving
24 cal (approx)
2.5 litres malt vinegar
4 blades of mace
1 tbsp cloves
1 tbsp allspice berries
2 sticks cinnamon
1 tsp peppercorns
6 heads star anise
20g fresh ginger (crushed)
450g sugar
Method
Place all the ingredients in a large stainless steel pan and bring slowly to the boil, stirring to ensure the sugar dissolves.
Turn off the heat and cover, then leave overnight to cool and to let the flavours infuse.
Strain and bottle in sterilised bottles.
Recipe Source
You can use any spices you like to flavour vinegar, just aim for around 15g - 30g per litre.
See here for a blog post about making pickled onions using sweet pickling vinegar.
