Acar Campur

Acar Campur
Sour Veggie Relish

Crisp, cool and tangy, acar campur is perfect for extinguishing the fire. Provided of course that you avoid eating the bird peppers.

1 carrot, julienned
3 bird chili peppers
2 spring onions, inch lengths
1 cucumber, julienned
1 tsp salt in 2 cups water
2 cups vinegar
¼ cup sugar
1 tsp salt
2 shallots, thinly sliced
4 cloves garlic, cleaned

• Soak the carrots, chilies, spring onion and cucumber for 15 minutes in salt water. Rinse.
• Heat the vinegar in a saucepan and dissolve in the sugar and salt. Simmer the shallots, and garlic in this for 10 minutes.
• Remove from heat and add soaked veggies. Mix thoroughly.
• Allow the camput to pickle overnight or longer. Chill before serving.