my absolute fav condiment for hot dogs italian beef brats pizza …ect n its hard to find a good brand outside of chicago n when i do it disapears from me lol so best make my own for when bears games require chicago dogs n italian beef im always ready lol. gotta start makin it a week ahead of time tho so all the flavors have time to merge so lets get on it we got a bears game n a week heres what we need

1 green bell pepper

1 red bell pepper

1 head of cauliflower

20 to 30 small green olives wit pimentos

1 large carrot

1 large white onion

4 sticks of celery

4 to 6 cloves garlic

8 to 10 serrano peppers

crushed red pepper flakes

italian seasoning

salt plus 1.c more for brine

lemon juice

evo

white vinegar

mustard powder

fewww. k. think thats enough lol. totally worth it tho

first we need to dice up all da veggies except da garlic and olives into small chunks. not to small but not so big they fall of yo sammichs lol. n keep da serranos seperate so we can make a mild version too. not that it should be a thing lol😒

k now we need to mix a cup of salt into a big bowl of water enough to completly cover da veggies so they can brine overnite n be extra crunchy by drawin out moisture which we need cuz they gonna live n oil n vinegar soon

now cover em up n put em in da fridge overnite n next day well rinse of da brine

now that the brine has been washed off its time to grab a few quart sized mason jars n add enough vinegar to fill it up 1/3 of da way n add a good amount of salt italian seasoning a little mustard powder and 1.ts lemon juice n stir it up.

then crush n add yo garlic and toss n them olives

now well make a mild jar first. so grab the veggies n cram em in a jar all the way to da top then fill da jar wit the evo. so we should have 1/3 vinegar n 2/3 evo n each jar put a lid on it n shake da hell outta it lol

now that the milds done mix in yo serranos to the batch n make u a hot jar real giardiniera lol. u can add red chili flakes too if ya want n y not

take whats left n fill another jar to da top n we done n off to da fridge for at least a week if u can wait that long lol. its hard but worth it

lol. k. its ready to go n just in time for da game

🐻👇😁 win or lose. we eatin good lol. oh n this stuffs usually good for about a month n da fridge n best to set it out on da counter boot 10 min before u need it so the oils can loosen up enjoy. bye