Pickled Gator Tongue
From danadooley 16 years ago
- 5 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Hah! Gotcha! LOL This is just pickled cactus, specifically a type of aloe called "Lidah Buaya" over here. The name translates as alligator tongue. This makes a bracing snack, to quell hunger and is great in mar/vodka tinis, instead of olives. Read more The aloe is very neutral tasting and soaks up the flavours in the pickling liquid. See less
Ingredients
- 600 gm peeled aloe vera flesh, cut into large cubes, soak 10 minutes in water to remove slime, then drain well shopping list
- 4 large fresh mottled chilies, slit and deseeded, leave whole shopping list
- 6 pandan leaves, cut into short lengths (if unavailable omit) shopping list
- 1 and 3/4 of a cup sugar shopping list
- 1 and 1/2 of a cup vinegar shopping list
- 1 and 1/2 of a cup water shopping list
- 1/2 of a cup salt (1/4 of a cup for a sweeter pickle) shopping list
How to make it
- Boil together pandan leaves, sugar, vinegar, water and salt till sugar and salt are completely dissolved. Turn off heat and cool liquid completely.
- Divide aloe cubes and chilies evenly between 2 (approx 400ml capacity) clean dry glass jars with glass or plastic lids. Remove pandan leaves from cool liquid and fill jars to the top with it.
- Screw caps on securely and refrigerate for 3 days before using.
- Keeps for 1 month, refrigerated. Snack on the aloe cubes if you're trying to lose weight - they really stop your appetite in it's tracks.
Aloe leaf
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Peeled aloe leaf
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Cubed aloe
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Pandan leaves
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Pandan scented pickling liquid
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Mottled chilies with seeds discarded
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The Rating
Reviewed by 7 people-
The curiosity got the best of me. Hee, hee. You are one interesting gal with great and unique ideas. Kinda of like some kind of wonderful "guru." Keep up the magnificent job.
chihuahua
in Sonoma County loved it
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You rascally cutie - you totally got me! I was thinking...oh myyyy...gator tongue. Dana?! Hehehehe! Interesting recipe indeed. Thanks so much! *hugs*
lunasea
in Orlando loved it
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YOU GOT ME TOO! lol What a great concept! What do you soak the Aloe Vera in? Water? I use the Aloe Vera plant for burns.. I have a plant in my window... hugsssssssss
you got my 5
shirleyoma
in Cove loved it
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