Pickled Carrots To Die For!

Pickled Carrots. Here are the basic ingredients and method for preparing. You can adjust this receipe to make your own different pickles. Soaking- Slice carrots, onions, sliced fresh ginger and soak them in salted ice water for one hour. This draws liquid out of the cell structure temporarily, like squeezing a sponge. Not sure what the ice does but that was what we were taught. We use 1 cup kosher salt to 2 gallons ice water. you can reduce the amounts for your specific recipe. Brine- For this recipe we use equal parts cider vinegar and white cane sugar. The flavorings consist of bay leaf, whole clove, yellow curry powder, fresh habanero chile ...