Iranian Sugar Pickled Garlic

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Serve as an accompaniment, add to wraps and salads, add to a cheese platter or antipasto platter. I have made a few changes, basically combining several different recipes.

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Steps

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Place garlic cloves in a medium bowl , first cutting the large cloves in half.

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Mix in the red bell pepper.

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In a large saucepan over medium high heat , place the vinegar and white sugar.

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Place ground dry mustard and celery seed in the liquid mixture.

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Add salt and peppercorns.

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Bring to a boil.

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Boil 5 minutes.

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Stir in garlic and peppers.

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Continue boiling 5 minutes.

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Remove from heat.

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Place garlic and peppers in sterile container to within 1 inch of the top.

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Fill with remaining liquid to within 1 / 4 inch from the top.

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Seal and store in the refrigerator approximately three weeks before serving', if you blanch the garlic you won't have to wait the whole three weeks"]".

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Ingredients

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garlic, red bell pepper, jalapeno pepper, apple cider vinegar, white sugar, dry mustard, celery seed, salt, peppercorns