Quick Pickled Chard Stems

Name: Quick Pickled Chard Stems
Yield: Serves 8 to 10 (Makes about 1 cup)
Ingredients: Stems from 12 ounces, Swiss chard, ends trimmed and discarded, stems sliced on bias ¼ inch thick (about 1½ cups); ⅓ cup, red wine vinegar; ⅓ cup, water; ⅓ cup, sugar; 4 , sprigs fresh thyme; 4 , garlic cloves, smashed and peeled; 2 , bay leaves; 2 teaspoons, table salt; 1 teaspoon, black peppercorns; ½ teaspoon, red pepper flakes

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Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2022

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Don't throw away your Swiss Chard stems, pickle them instead.

SERVES8 to 10 (Makes about 1 cup)

TIME20 minutes, plus 5 hours cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

This recipe transforms Swiss Chard stems–which often get discarded because they are relatively fibrous and strong-tasting–into bright, mildly sweet and sour, tender-crisp pickles. Slicing the stems across the grain broke up the long fibers ...

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