Achara

Ingredients:

2 kilos shredded papaya
1 cup carrots, julienned
1/2 cup onion, sliced
8 cloves garlic, sliced
1/4 cup ginger, julienned
1 tsp. whole pepper corn
1 tbsp. oil

SYRUP:
2 cups vinegar
4 cups sugar
1 tbsp. rock salt


Instructions:
Optional - ampalaya, string beans, singkamas, eggplant, ubod sliced, blanched and partially drained.
Rub shredded papaya with salt and wash thoroughly. Squeeze out all the water and dry in trays for one day. Saute garlic, onions and ginger. Add vinegar, sugar and salt and bring to a boil for 10 minutes. Add peppers, carrots, singkamas and other vegetables. Add papaya cook for 5 minutes more. Let cool.