How to Make and Can Chow Chow

cassava

🥗Healthier: sweet potatoes

💰Cheaper: potatoes

Sweet potatoes are nutritious and lower in calories.

vegetable broth

🥗Healthier: homemade broth

💰Cheaper: water

Homemade broth is fresher and more flavorful.

Gather cabbage, onions, green tomatoes, carrots, celery, green peppers, and yellow peppers.

Grind the vegetables using a mixer until well mixed.

Prepare the cooking mixture by measuring 4 cups of water, 2 cups of vinegar, 4 cups of sugar, and 1 tablespoon of salt.

Mix the cooking ingredients together.

Bring the mixture to a boil.

Add pickling spice tied in cheesecloth to the boiling mixture.

Let the mixture simmer for 10-15 minutes.

Squeeze the ground vegetables to remove excess liquid and add them to the pot.

Stir the mixture and bring it back to a boil.

Strain some juice out as you fill jars with the chow chow mixture.

Fill jars to about half an inch from the top, wipe the rim, and seal with heated lids.

Label jars, noting if they are made without hot peppers.

Cook the second batch of chow chow after filling the first jars.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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