Ever wonder how to make vinegar? Or better still, how to create fantastic, various types of vinegar at home. Or vinegar that you would likely never find on the big box grocery store shelves. This homemade peach vinegar recipe definitely fits the bill and is so easy to make. It's very inexpensive and will keep pretty much forever.
Having unique vinegar flavors is one of those top secret chef hacks that make dressings, sauces, and even meat dishes from your home wholly original, and people will wonder how you did it.
There are a couple of ways to make peach vinegar. This recipe focuses on how to make it completely from scratch when you do not have a starter.
This homemade peach vinegar recipe is so easy to make. It's very inexpensive and will keep pretty much forever. Once you have a supply you can use it to zip up different sauces, make things like peach vinegarette for vegetable salads, and fruit salads, or even to make a glaze for chicken, pork, and more.
Add water and sugar to a jar and mix well to disolve sugar
Cover with a cheese cloth or a thin towel. you want to let plenty of air get in but keep out dust, bugs etc.
Cover with a cheese cloth or a thin towel. you want to let plenty of air get in but keep out dust, bugs etc.
Over the next week, maybe two, you'll want to check the vinegar daily and give it a good stir to keep the air from ruining the peaches that are floating on the top.
It will get very bubbly over the next several days.
After a week to ten days your vinegar should bubble less and have a strong alcohol taste. Remove the peaches using a strainer and then pour back into a jar.
Cover again and let sit undisturbed for at least two or three weeks. At this point a good mother of vinegar should have formed. (This is a good thing!)
Once it has reached the flavor you are looking for, seal the jar and place in a dark pantry for several months before use.