Amish Chow Chow Relish

YIELDS: 10 cups

PREP: 10 Min

Amish Chow Chow is a relish that pairs with everything. Its tangy vinegar marinade jazzes up veggies like cauliflower and green and yellow wax beans to the point that second helpings will be in order.

What You'll Need

2 cups frozen cauliflower, thawed and cut into small pieces
2 cups frozen sliced carrots, thawed
2 cups frozen cut green beans, thawed
2 cups frozen cut yellow wax beans, thawed
1 (15-ounce) can red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
1 large onion, coarsely chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
2 cups water
1 cup white vinegar
2 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 teaspoon celery seed
1/4 teaspoon turmeric
1/2 teaspoon salt

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What to Do

In a large heat-proof bowl, combine all vegetables; set aside.
In a medium saucepan, bring water, vinegar, sugar, celery seed, turmeric, and salt to a boil over high heat; stir occasionally. Pour over vegetables; mix gently.
Let mixture sit until cool then cover and refrigerate until ready to serve.

Notes

This easy homemade relish complements so many dishes. How about serving it with our Amish Country Casserole?
If you'd like to learn more about beautiful Pennsylvania Dutch country, click here. And for a fun place to visit and more tasty recipes, check out Kitchen Kettle Village.

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vigillespie 072473 2

Jun 20, 2013

Since this is a basically pickled recipe a water bath canner is what you would use to can this. Consult your manual and process as you would for pickles.

scoutsfan19

Sep 20, 2011

Prism, if you are concerned about printing more than one page, you can select print preview from the print menu and choose the number of pages to print. You can tell it to print only one page. If your printer is able to print on both sides, you could also set it to print that way and then the extra information would be on the back page.

MrsMo

Sep 20, 2011

JHH i must point out that canning will cook the veggies so if you want this to stay crisp your best bet is using the freeze method there are many great freezer containers bags you can use for this if i were to make up enough to store i'd use the freeze method because it would keep the veggies crisp letting them thaw on the counter would make it just as if you'd just made the batch up if your canning book says to use hot water bath to can this mix then yes it will stay safe to eat on your shelves no refrigeration or freezing is necessary for up to and maybe more years it makes a difference if you use pints or quarts so be sure to check for the amount cooking of time you'll need for the size jars you use after you take them out of…Read More the canner be sure to listen for them to 'pop' after they're cooled push down on the lid of the jar if it doesn't go down or make a popping sound it has sealed correctly if you have or more that didn't seal put them in the refrigerator and use within a reasonable amount of time don't try to recan them i hope this helps

prism 6582551

Sep 20, 2011

When ever I print out one of the good recipes the printer always prints out an additional page with the OOH IT'S SO GOOD and additional info. Why couldn'd this be printed on the same page as the recipe? I feel it is a waste of paper. I do use it to print the next recipe, but I feel this could be eliminated. Thank you for all the good work you do. Margie Morgan prism@ktc.com

RonG333

Nov 12, 2012

Click on Print link next in the Page Range click the circle labeled Page to the right of that in the box click the number and then print That will print only the first page Next remove the printed page open your printer paper carrier and put the printed page printed side face up close the carrier right click on mouse chose Print go to Page Range again click on the circle labeled Page go to the right of that to the box and put the number in the box and click on print This will print the second page on the back of the original recipe on page Repeat in the above order to print subsequent pages increasing in order by number in the box - - etc changing the paper over each time in the paper carrier to print on both sides of the paper If I understood your…Read More problem correctly this should do the trick

JHH

Sep 20, 2011

If I make the relish and pack in jars and use a water bath canner, will it preserve well?

MrsMo

Sep 20, 2011

cindy, if you want to can this you'll need to use either a pressure cooker or hot water bath. i suggest you get a canning book [if you don't already have one] and look at what it suggests for high acidic foods. another thing you might consider is freezing it in portions you would use. after pouring the liquid over the veggies, let it cool completely then put the desired amount into a freezer container, freezer bag, or seal-a-meal bag and freeze. be sure to date it as it won't keep indefinitely in the freezer.

Abby7

Sep 09, 2014

High acid foods use the water bath method, while low acid foods use the pressure canning method. Since Chow-Chow is USUALLY high acid , it should be okay to do in the water bath method. BTW, we never put kidney beans in our Chow-Chow. None of the veggies were convenient frozen veggies. We used all fresh produce and it consisted of green tomatoes, green string beans, lima beans, corn, green peppers, onions, and cauliflower with the spices listed above plus mustard seed. This is an original PA Dutch recipe. The more modern recipe adds yellow beans, cabbage, carrots, red peppers, cucumbers, and onions. I used to use carrots but never put peppers, cukes, or cabbage in it.

cindytodd2008 7916 991

Sep 20, 2011

I would like to can the chow chow. How long do I need to boil it ?