Preparation
25 minutes
Cooking
20 minutes
Difficulty
Easy
Ingredients for Sweet and Salty Mixed Dried Radish Serves 4 people
Seaweed 5 sheets Dried radish 120 gr Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Green onions 3 stalks (chopped) Sesame 1/2 tablespoon (sesame seeds) Apricot juice 3 tablespoons Ginger wine 2 tablespoons (can be replaced with white wine) Corn syrup 2 tablespoons (can be replaced with 1/2 tablespoon sugar) Soy sauce 3 tablespoons Fish sauce 2 tablespoons Sesame oil 1 tablespoon Chili powder 4 tablespoons Salt 1 teaspoon
How to Choose Fresh Ingredients
How to choose delicious dried radish
- One way to help you choose delicious dried radish is to select the ones that have uniform color, leaning towards yellow.
- Use your hands to check if the dried radish is good by squeezing it. If it feels soft, dry, and emits a natural aroma when squeezed, then it is delicious dried radish.
- Do not buy dried radish that has unusual colors or has turned black, or radish that has an unpleasant smell or is moldy.
- If you have time, you can also make dried radish at home to ensure hygiene!
How to choose other ingredients
You can find seaweed, apricot water, corn syrup, and Korean chili powder at supermarkets, stores selling imported goods, or on e-commerce websites.
How to Prepare Sweet and Salty Dried Radish
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Prepare the radish
Add a little salt to a basin of water to soak the radish. Soak the radish for 7 to 10 minutes.
After soaking, use your hands to squeeze the radish. Then take the radish out and transfer it to another basin of clean water. Continue to squeeze and rinse the radish 2 to 3 times with water.
To enhance the flavor of the dish, after squeezing the radish dry, add 5 pieces of seaweed to soak together for 20 minutes.
After 20 minutes, take the radish out, squeeze it dry, and do not rinse it with water again.
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Mix the radish
Add 2 tablespoons of ginger wine and 3 tablespoons of soy sauce to the radish and mix well.
In a small bowl, add 4 tablespoons of chili powder, 2 tablespoons of fish sauce, 2 tablespoons of corn syrup, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, and 1 teaspoon of minced garlic, then stir well. Next, add the mixed seasoning to the radish and mix thoroughly.
After mixing, add chopped green onions. Finally, add 3 tablespoons of apricot water, mix well one last time, and sprinkle with sesame seeds.
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Final Product
So you have completed the dish of sweet and salty dried radish. Just take a bite of the radish and you can feel the salty taste of the radish, the spiciness of the chili, and the sourness of the apricot juice, which is incredibly appealing.
The mixed dried radish can be eaten with noodles, porridge, or served with rice and other savory dishes to make the meal richer and more diverse.
How to Store and Shelf Life of the Dish
If you don’t finish the sweet and salty dried radish, you can put it in a glass jar or wrap it with plastic wrap and store it in the refrigerator for about a week. The mixed radish stored in the fridge tastes much better and absorbs the flavors more when eaten cold!
When eating, use clean chopsticks to take out just enough to eat, and do not use chopsticks that have already touched food, as this will spoil the radish quickly.
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Sweet and salty dried radish mix is not only delicious but also very easy to make, isn’t it? Let’s get into the kitchen and prepare this tasty dish for your family. Wishing you success!
*Refer to the images and recipe from the Youtube channel Choi UnSu Life in South Korea
