Dưa Món (Vietnamese Pickled Vegetables)
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Bring 2 liters of water to a boil.
- 2Add 10g of salt and 10ml of white wine to the boiling water.
- 3Add the dried daikon radish, dried papaya, and dried carrots to the boiling water.
- 4Boil the dried vegetables for 10 minutes, then turn off the heat.
- 5Drain the vegetables into a colander and let them cool.
- 6Once cooled, squeeze the vegetables thoroughly to remove excess water.
- 7Prepare the fish sauce mixture by combining 750g sugar, 300ml filtered water, and 50ml vinegar in a pot.
- 8Add 400ml fish sauce and 5g salt to the pot and bring to a boil.
- 9Boil the fish sauce mixture for exactly 2 minutes after it starts boiling, then turn off the heat and let it cool completely.
- 10Add 10 thinly sliced garlic cloves, 10 shallots, 10 red chilies, and 10 green chilies to the cooled, squeezed vegetables.
- 11Mix the vegetables, garlic, shallots, and chilies thoroughly.
- 12Pack the mixed vegetables tightly into clean glass jars.
- 13Sprinkle 5g of crushed white peppercorns evenly over the vegetables in the jars.
- 14Pour the cooled fish sauce mixture over the vegetables in the jars, ensuring all vegetables are submerged.
- 15Seal the jars tightly and store them in the refrigerator.
Ingredients
- 1 lạng dried daikon radish
- 1 lạng dried papaya slices
- 1 lạng dried carrots
- 2 L water
- 10 g salt (for boiling)
- 10 mL white wine
- 750 g granulated sugar
- 300 mL filtered water (for fish sauce mixture)
- 50 mL vinegar (rice or apple)
- 400 mL fish sauce (Chef Vo Quoc brand, Vietnamese flavor)
- 5 g salt (for fish sauce mixture)
- 10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 10 bulbs shallots
- 10 pieces red chilies
- 10 pieces green chilies
- 5 g crushed white peppercorns
Equipment
potcolanderglovesglass jars
Tips
- Do not skim the foam from the boiling fish sauce, as it contains protein and flavor.
- Ensure both the vegetables and the fish sauce mixture are completely cool before combining them.
- Adding crushed white peppercorns enhances the aroma and reduces the strong smell of vegetables.
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