00:00Today we're going to make pickles. I have a kilo of peppers here; I bought a kilo from the market. Ah, in the name of Allah, the Most Gracious, the Most Merciful.
00:07If you want, you can cut off the stem so it doesn't take up too much space, or...
00:14You can place it whole, look like this. Or you can even cut it at the stem like this.
00:26Yes, as you can see, our peppers are ready. Now, friends, I'm going to boil the peppers and make pickles.
00:34I'll prepare it this time; if you prefer, you can skip boiling it altogether and make it with the same measurements.
00:42But I'll just boil it for about five minutes. We put in very little, now we're waiting for it to boil.
00:53Yes, my water is almost boiling now, what am I going to do now? I'm going to add the peppers slowly...
01:00Look at the water in my pot, guys. I'm leaving this in to slightly soften the peppers.
01:07Or if you don't want to, just skip this boiling stage, okay? Yes, I left my peppers inside like this.
01:35Just a little bit is enough, let's turn off the stove now and get our peppers, we've just blanched them.
01:48We immediately put these in the hot water, we immediately take them out of the hot water.
01:56We're putting it in cold water right now, a kind of cold water shock treatment. Now let's take it out again.
02:15We put them back in cold water. Once our peppers are completely cool, that's it. We blanched the peppers until they were completely cold.
02:31Garlic, garlic, my garlic, 3 heads of garlic, now let's shake some garlic around at the bottom.
02:39Now, let's place these peppers nicely, like this and that, and let's also add a lemon slice in between.
02:58You don't have to add lemon slices, but it adds flavor; there's no rule that says you absolutely have to.
03:10One over here too
03:12One over here too
03:18Let's sprinkle some more garlic in the meantime.
03:27Let's add some peppers.
03:30Now let's cut a couple of lemons on top as well.
03:41Look, here's a spoonful, I'm taking it, let's show you, look closely, kids, look, it's thin, did you see? This is salt for pickling and tomato paste...
03:54spoon
03:55I spilled
03:57I spilled
03:59We also added about half a tablespoon, or one and a half tablespoons, of salt, and a heaping tablespoon of sugar.
04:14glass of vinegar
04:19We also gave them vinegar.
04:24Our jar is full now; we blanched the peppers and put them here as soon as we got them.
04:30The peppers automatically absorbed the water when boiled; we didn't press them down hard.
04:36Because it releases the water that accumulates inside the peppers so they don't get crushed or broken, we don't need to add any water at all.
04:43But if you don't boil it, fill it with water until it's full.
04:49We've prepared our pickles, now let's add some parsley on top.
04:55Ignore it and don't include it, we'll close the top part.
04:59There, it's ready, everything's fine. Let's just close the lid like this.
05:06We closed it like this, and let me show you our pickles, do you see?
05:11We made some delicious pickles, goodbye and take care of yourselves.
05:17very good
