• Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

      Progress of the ‘Pickled Nuts’ – 3rd month

      Today is the day. Today, @loles-mhotmail-com and I share the progress of our experiment, the pickled walnuts, recipe from the course ‘Introduction to pickles’ by Robert Ruiz Moreno.

      We started the experiment three months ago and decided to do the follow up with both of us, to be able to compare and see how the walnuts behave being in different places in Spain. Castellar (Jaén) and Caspueñas (Guadalajara) 272 kilometers away in a straight line (397 by road).

      Three months have already passed and, for my part, this is what I observe:

      Location: Caspueñas, Guadalajara, Spain

      Ambient temperature: during the month we have had an average of 23°C inside the house (one day during the heat wave we have had the thermometer read 24°C), just in the room where I keep the nuts. At night, an average of 21°C. I attach the temperatures in Caspueñas today and the forecast for the next days, to give you an idea… although it must be taken into account that I don’t live exactly in the village, but two kilometers away, right in a valley, next to the river, so I have much more humidity and less temperature.

      Ambient humidity: 65% (measured by a friend who has a weather station, inside the house).

      And most important of all, how do I see the nuts? Well, after 90 days, I see the dark liquid, but much less cloudy than last month. Now I see the mixture of water, sugar and vinegar with a very nice tone. (Honestly last month left me a little worried, because that turbidity did not look appetizing at all)

      That it is less cloudy may have to do with the fact that, as last month I noticed that the jar was not 100% airtight, since if I moved it the lid stained a little, during this month I have not moved it at all.

      On the other hand, I don’t get the feeling that the liquid level has dropped.

      In his course, Robert Ruiz explains that the nuts should be pickling for a minimum of 3 or 4 months. He also says that they can be longer, up to a year (in fact in the course he shows a jar of walnuts with their liquid that has been there for more than a year). So much, I tell you, I am not going to wait to try it.

      I think next month… we’ll try it and see how it goes. It is not the nuts that are used, but the liquid, to dress salads with oil, and also to make a soft drink. Once strained, it is mixed with sparkling water, or a soft drink such as soda or tonic.

      to show the evolution, we share the photo we have just taken, as well as another photo with the evolution of the nuts at the beginning and the following two months. Also the temperatures and a map so you can see where we are.

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      • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

        But what a nice change! I agree with you that the liquid is nicer. Maybe it was because you moved it ..if you don’t have to touch it at all hahahahahah. And hey, such divine temperatures, so you feel like cooking all the time 😉.

        Great, everything is going smoothly, now for the last month !!!! ❤

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      • Level: level 3 sous 3 Sous Chef

        Can’t wait to hear your impressions when you finally taste it next month. After three months of patience, it’ll be so satisfying to see how all that time has paid off.

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        • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

          @lanamihajlovic…Can you imagine if it’s not tasty after all? 🫠😆 Be that as it may, there’s less time left to find out!!!

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          • Level: level 3 sous 3 Sous Chef

            @beatriztorijagmail-com Did you know that we also have a walnut specialty?

            Orahovacha is a traditional Serbian liqueur made from young green walnuts and rakija, often enriched with spices and honey. It is known for its rich flavor and medicinal properties, and is prepared by soaking young walnuts in brandy and leaving them to rest first in the sun, and later in the shade. ☺️

            I’m sure this experiment of yours will work. ❤️

      • Siii ya se ve más Clarita el agua!! Son más similares a las de Maloles esta vez.

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        • Level: level 4 executive chef 2 Executive Chef

          Veamos en qué acaba esto, si merece la pena el tiempo con el refresco.

          Imagino que si, deseando que lo probéis

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