Korean-style carrots for the winter, the recipe of which will be discussed a little further, turns out to be very sharp and fragrant. Such a blank can be stored in a refrigerator or cellar for 4-7 months.
Korean-style carrots for the winter: a spicy recipe
Essential Ingredients:
- big fresh carrots - 1 kg;
- large fresh garlic - 6-9 cloves (at personal discretion);
- chili pepper - ½ pcs.
For marinade:
- hot boiled water - 500 ml;
- refined vegetable oil - 1 cup;
- granulated sugar - 6 large spoons;
- small table salt - 4 large spoons;
- table vinegar 9% - 3 large spoons.
The right choice of carrots
Korean carrots for the winter, the recipe of which includes a minimum of products, turns out to be especially tasty if juicy and hard root crops are used to prepare such a preparation. Indeed, it will be very difficult to make this snack out of a stale, old and soft product, since the main component must be carefully processed before rolling.
Preparing vegetables for pickling
To make carrots in Korean for the winter, you should definitely get a special grater. This is due to the fact that the vegetable should be chopped in the form of a thin and long straw. Carrots must be washed well, finely peeled, and then grated on a
"Korean" grater. Next, you need to peel the cloves of garlic and chop them into gruel.
To prepare a winter snack from carrots, you should take several 500- or 750-gram jars and sterilize them together with metal lids. Next, in a separate bowl, mix the grated carrots with garlic and knead them by hand. After that, the workpiece should be tightly laid in jars, on the bottom of which it is recommended to place a small piece of hot red pepper (chili) on it.
Marinade preparation
If you comply with all the requirements for creating a savory snack, you will definitely get tasty and juicy Korean carrots. A winter recipe for such a preparation requires the mandatory use of a fragrant marinade. To prepare it, you need to boil ordinary water, pour it into jars of vegetables and let stand for 10 minutes. Next, the brine without carrots needs to be put back into the pan, and then seasoned with vegetable oil, sugar, salt, bring to a boil, remove from heat and add 9% table vinegar. In this composition, the marinade must again be poured into banks, and then immediately roll them up with lids (sterilized). After this, the dishes with the workpiece should be turned upside down and left to cool further.
How to serve to the table
Korean carrots for the winter, the recipe of which is discussed above, will be fully fit only after 30-40 days. During this time, a fresh vegetable is well saturated with a fragrant marinade, it will become juicy, crispy, spicy and very tasty. Such winter preparation is served to the table as an independent snack or is added to any oriental dishes where special sharpness is needed.