Corn Relish

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Yield:
8 cups

This recipe for corn relish is chock full of bright flavors. Mustard seed, red pepper flakes, and black peppercorn give it a little kick.

Ingredients

  • 2 ½ cups apple-cider, or distilled white vinegar

  • 1 ¼ cups sugar

  • 4 teaspoons coarse salt

  • 1 ½ teaspoons mustard seed

  • 1 teaspoon fresh thyme, leaves

  • ½ teaspoon celery seed

  • ½ teaspoon crushed red-pepper flakes

  • 2 to 3 bay leaves (optional)

  • 8 to 10 black peppercorns (optional)

  • 1 to 2 pieces whole allspice (optional)

  • Kernels from 10 ears corn (about 8 cups)

  • 2 small red bell peppers, stemmed, seeded, and cut into ¼-inch dice

  • 2 small white onions, thinly sliced

Directions

  1. In a medium saucepan, combine vinegar, sugar, salt, mustard seed, thyme, celery seed, and red-pepper flakes, bay leaves, black peppercorns, and allspice. Bring to a boil. Add corn, bell peppers, and onions. Return to a boil, stirring occasionally. Cook just until color of corn brightens, 1 to 3 minutes.

  2. Ladle into clean jars. Cover, and refrigerate until cold. Will keep, refrigerated, for up to 1 month.

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