Giardiniera Recipe: How to Make It

Ingredients

• 6 cups white vinegar
• 3-1/2 cups sugar
• 3 cups water
• 4-1/2 teaspoons canning salt
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 tablespoon fennel seed
• 2 small heads cauliflower, broken into small florets (about 12 cups)
• 4 large carrots, sliced
• 4 celery ribs, cut into 1/2-inch slices
• 48 pearl onions, peeled and trimmed (about 1-1/4 pounds)
• 4 large sweet red peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
• 4 serrano peppers, seeds removed and thinly sliced
• 10 bay leaves
• 20 whole peppercorns
• 10 garlic cloves, thinly sliced