Pickled Plums for Cold Days – Azerbaijani Recipe The sweetness disappears, and they can be served just like olives!

These pickled plums are a delicious and beautiful garnish for any kind of meat, able to transform even the simplest dish into a gourmet experience. Not only are the plums themselves valuable, but the marinade is widely used in cooking too — for example, to baste poultry during roasting or as a base for sauces.

This is a well-tested, easy recipe for making pickled plums that stores beautifully and brings rich, spiced flavor to your meals.

🫙 Pickled Plums – Version for Refrigerated Storage

Ingredients (Makes approx. 4 × 500 ml jars):

• 3 kg firm, slightly underripe plums

• 1.2 kg sugar

• 250 ml 9% vinegar

• 10 whole cloves

• 10 black peppercorns

• 4 bay leaves

• 1 heaping tsp cinnamon

Preparation:

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