Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Garlic pickles (seer torshi)







Ingredients:

1.Garlic 10 bulbs
2.Vinegar 4-5 cups
3.Balsamic vinegar 5tbsp
4.Sugar 2tbsp
5.Salt 3-4 tbsp

Directions:



Wash the garlic thoroughly and left in kitchen table for a few hours to get almost dry.
Put garlic on a pot and add 4 cups of vinegar.
Put pot on heat.
Bring to boil, low the heat and let cook for about half an hour. Add sugar and turn off the heat .Let them to get cool for awhile.
Put them in a glass jar and pour all the vinegar over them.
Add balsamic vinegar and salt. If the jar is not full yet you may add 1 cup left vinegar so you will cover garlic bulbs with vinegar.
When it is not hot close the jar cap keep it out of refrigerator for 2-3 months.



Check a few times every week if vinegar decrease add some more.
When it is ready taste the vinegar if you like the pickles more salty add some salt.



You may keep it out or in refrigerator.



Enjoy!!!

3 comments:

smi said...

Traditionally, in Northern Iran, the province of Gilan, where it is well known for its “Seer Torshi haft saleh”, meaning 7 years pickled garlic, They place whole cloves of garlic in a big jar, fill it with vinegar and a bit of salt and let it age for up to 7 years, at the end of 7 years, you end up with the most delicious garlic, soft and tasty, and the vinegar turns tasty and semi-sweet as well. It is believed that the 7 years old garlic as a result of aging in the vinegar acquires medicinal properties. In our family we prepared several big jars every year.

This is a speedy version to get to the above. It is good if you do not have the patience etc. Enjoy, SMI

Anonymous said...

I'm American who lived in Iran for ten yrs.seer torchi is the best with mahi safeed. My father in law had some that was 18 yrs. old bah bah

Waheeb said...

Thank you I am pleased with results.
Best regards.