Recipe information
Yield
makes 1 quart
Ingredients
6
heads garlic
4
cups white-wine vinegar
4
tablespoons sugar
1
teaspoon whole black peppercorns
4
whole cloves
2
small dried chiles
1
dried bay leaf
Rind of 1 lemon
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Preparation
Step 1
Trim the garlic heads, leaving the stem intact and peeling off all but 1 layer of papery skin. Set aside.
Step 2
Combine the vinegar, sugar, peppercorns, cloves, chiles, bay leaf, and lemon rind in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil over high heat; boil 2 minutes more. Add the garlic; boil 4 minutes. Remove from heat; cover, and let sit overnight in the refrigerator. The garlic may be canned, placed in a sterilized jar, or stored in the refrigerator in an airtight container up to 1 month.
Reprinted with permission from The Martha Stewart Living Cookbook: The New Classics by Martha Stewart Living Magazine, copyright © 2007. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of The Crown Publishing Group.
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