# The Best Curtido

This is an easy and addicting curtido recipe that is refreshing, spicy, and flavorful, and gets better the longer it sits in the fridge.

- Category: Side
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 0.5 head red cabbage
- 1 red onion
- 2 to 3 habaneros
- 0.5 bushel cilantro
- 3 heavy pinches salt
- 2 to 3 limes
- 1 tsp sugar
- 0.5 tsp Mexican oregano
- 0.25 cup white vinegar
- 1 tsp black pepper

## Instructions

1. Thinly slice half a red cabbage and one red onion using a mandoline or a knife.
2. Add the sliced cabbage and onion to a bowl with 2 to 3 habaneros (diced), half a bushel of cilantro, and three heavy pinches of salt.
3. Massage the ingredients together until the cabbage and onion soften, about 4-5 minutes.
4. Add the juice of 2 to 3 limes, about a teaspoon of sugar, some Mexican oregano (about half a teaspoon), a fourth cup of white vinegar, and a teaspoon of black pepper.
5. Mix all ingredients well, adjust to taste.
6. Transfer the curtido into a jar, making sure to get all the juice in there.
7. Wait at least a couple of hours before serving, but the longer it sits, the better it gets.
8. Serve with taquitos, burritos, or whatever you want.

## Equipment

- mandoline
- bowl
- jar
- tongs

## Tips

- The longer it sits in your fridge, the better it gets.
- Do not touch your face after handling habaneros.
- This will make literally anything so much better: tacos, burritos, your man.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@hrnaeatz/video/7612843141204380958?lang=en
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/969c9790-10c4-4634-8c5d-364b2c89b61d
- Extracted: 2026-03-15

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