Filipino-Style Spiced Vinegar

Name: Filipino-Style Spiced Vinegar
Total time: 48 h 5 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 10 cloves garlic; ¼ cup dried fruit; 5 whole bird's-eye chiles; 1 knob fresh ginger; 1 tablespoon black peppercorns; 3½ cups white sugarcane vinegar; ¼ cup fish sauce

A flavorful Filipino condiment made with white sugarcane vinegar infused with garlic, chiles, ginger, and aromatic spices. This spiced vinegar, known as pinakurat, develops deeper flavors over time and makes an excellent accompaniment to many Filipino dishes.

4 servings

48 hr 5 min

Published October 4, 2025

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Ingredients

•10 cloves garlic
•¼ cup dried fruit
•5 whole bird's-eye chiles
•1 knob fresh ginger
•1 tablespoon black peppercorns
•3½ cups white sugarcane vinegar
•¼ cup fish sauce

Cooking Instructions

1.
Put the garlic, dried fruit, chiles, ginger, and peppercorns in a clean glass jar or bottle and cover with the vinegar and fish sauce. Loosely cover or cap the jar and let sit at room temperature in a dark place for 48 hours.
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2.
Transfer the jar to the refrigerator. The pinakurat will keep indefinitely, and the flavors will continue to develop over time.
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