Pinakurat (Spiced Vinegar)

Name: Pinakurat (Spiced Vinegar)
Yield: Makes 3 cups
Ingredients: 10 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced; ¼ cup (35 g) dried fruit, such as raisins, cherries, or mango (optional); 5 whole bird’s-eye chiles; 1 (3-inch/7.5 cm) knob fresh ginger, scrubbed and minced; 1 tablespoon whole black peppercorns; 3 to 4 cups (720 ml to 1 L) white sugarcane vinegar; ¼ cup (60 ml) fish sauce

By Nicole Ponseca and Miguel Trinidad

May 17, 2021

You can store this all-purpose sweet-and-spicy vinegar in clean mason jars, but it is easier to keep it in repurposed glass bottles. Note that this recipe can be adjusted as you like—try using different chiles or other spices like bay leaf.

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