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This Mexican-style pickled carrot recipe is great for topping tacos, tostadas and/or quesadillas or as a side to any South-of-the-border entrée. These spicy carrots are also delicious added to a bowl of soup or tossed with spring greens, feta cheese and just a drizzle of olive oil. Zanahorias en escabeche is a pickle of carrots, jalapeños, and onions that you've likely been served as a starter or alongside tacos at your favorite taqueria.
Classic Mexican Pickled Carrots is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods on earth. It’s appreciated by millions every day. It is easy, it’s fast, it tastes delicious. Classic Mexican Pickled Carrots is something that I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook classic mexican pickled carrots using 9 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Classic Mexican Pickled Carrots:
- Make ready 1.5-2 lbs Whole Carrots
- Make ready 1/2 Med White Onion
- Get 2 Large Jalapeños
- Get 1.5 C White Distilled Vinegar
- Take 1.5 C Water
- Make ready 5 Cloves Minced Garlic
- Take 6 Whole Bay Leaves
- Get 2 tsp Mexican Oregano (yes it matters…trust me, you can taste the difference)
- Prepare 1 tsp Kosher Salt
He uses the tangy, crunchy carrots as a complement for tacos, and also as an ingenious substitute. Authentic Mexican Pickled Carrots These Authentic Mexican Pickled Carrots are a great make-it-at-home version that are just like the ones you get at Mexican. When we first met, I attended one of her pickling classes, which was a whirlwind of a day in which we made everything from kimchi and sauerkraut to preserved limes and spicy green beans. Of them all, this recipe for Mexican-style pickled carrots was a crowd favorite.
Instructions to make Classic Mexican Pickled Carrots:
- Combine vinegar, water, garlic, bay leaves, oregano, and salt in a large sauce pan and bring to a low boil.
- In the meantime, slice carrots into ovals diagonally about 1/8” thick, slice onion into thin halves, and slice jalapeños thin, just a little less than the carrots.
- Once the brine has begun to boil, add the carrots, onion, and jalapeño.
- Reduce heat to medium low and cook for about 20 minutes.
- Remove from heat and let cool for at least 30 minutes before you place in a glass jar.
- Place the jar in the refrigerator and let sit for two days for best results. You can eat sooner, but I’ve found the flavors are so much better after two days.
These are the hot carrots like you get in Mexican restaurants. I usually make a batch and share with a friend or neighbor. This recipe comes from a restaurant in San Diego called Alta Vista. It was owned and run by a woman named Mary Sargent. Spicy Pickled Carrots, To prepare this recipe, you need to use good quality canned peppers.
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