How to pickle Northeastern sugar garlic How to pickle Northeastern sugar garlic

Every spring when garlic is on the market in large quantities, every household in Northeast China will pickle delicious sugar garlic. After pickling, the Northeast sugar garlic has a crispy and tender taste, sweet taste, not spicy at all, and is particularly delicious. So how should Northeast sugar garlic be pickled? I will write down the pickling method of Northeast sugar garlic in a while. If you like to eat Northeast sugar garlic, you can learn to make it at home.

How to pickle Northeastern sugar garlic How to pickle Northeastern sugar garlic

Ingredients for pickled Northeastern sugar garlic

When pickling Northeastern sugar garlic, you need to prepare 5 kilograms of fresh garlic, 3 kilograms of rice vinegar, 500 grams of soy sauce, 50 grams of table salt, 100 grams of table salt, 100 grams of honey, and 1,500 grams of white sugar.

Steps for pickling Northeastern sugar labels

1. Remove the old outer skin of the prepared fresh garlic, keep the two or three layers of tender skin on the outer layer of the garlic cloves, then cut off the root of the garlic head, leaving about one centimeter of the stem.

2. After processing the garlic, put it in a large basin and soak it in clean water. The soaking time should be about 48 hours. During the soaking process, the water needs to be changed three to five times. This can remove the spicy smell of the garlic to the greatest extent.

3. Take out the chopped garlic and drain the water. Then put the prepared soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, salt and other seasonings into the pot, heat and bring to a boil, then turn off the heat and let them cool down naturally.

4. Add honey to the cooled seasoning juice, mix well, and then pour them into the jar for pickled sugar garlic, and then put the garlic in. It is best to make the juice completely cover the garlic. Seal the jar and store it in a cool place. After about 20 days, the garlic inside will change color and taste good. At this time, the homemade Northeast sugar garlic is ready and can be taken out and eaten at any time.