Green Tomato Chow Chow
Green tomatoes, onion and pepper cooked in spiced vinegar into a tangy end-of-season relish.
- Prep
- 40 min
- Cook
- 90 min
- Total
- 130 min
- Servings
- 40
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Calories
- 30 kcal
Equipment
- •Preserving pan
- •Sterilised jars
Nutrition
Per serving, approximate
- Calories
- 30 kcal
- fat
- 0 g
- carbs
- 7 g
- protein
- 1 g
- calories
- 30
Instructions
- 1
Layer the tomatoes, onions and peppers with the salt and leave overnight.
- 2
Drain thoroughly and rinse once.
- 3
Bring the vinegar, sugar and spice bag to the boil in a preserving pan.
- 4
Add the vegetables and simmer 1 hour 15 minutes until thick and glossy.
- 5
Remove the spice bag and taste for balance.
- 6
Pot into hot sterilised jars and seal.
Chef's tips
Drain the salted vegetables hard — trapped liquid gives a watery chow chow.
Ingredient substitutions
- green pepper → red pepper for colour
Storage
Sealed jars keep 12 months.
Common mistakes to avoid
- •Under-cooking so it stays thin
Serving suggestions
Cooked Green Tomato Chow Chow?
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