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Preparation
45 minutes
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Processing
1 minute
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Difficulty
Easy
The dried dishes – fish sauce are very familiar rustic dishes with Vietnamese countryside meals. Especially, pickled dishes will help make home meals more interesting. Today, let’s join TasteVN cooking and try making crispy and delicious salted figs with lemongrass and chili, which is simple and easy to do!
Ingredients for Salted Figs with Lemongrass and Chili For 4 people
Fresh figs 1 kg Garlic 1 bulb Lemongrass 3 stalks Chili 2 pieces Sugar 2 tablespoons Vinegar 2 teaspoons Salt 1 teaspoon
How to choose good fresh figs
- To buy good fresh figs, you should choose glutinous figs, which are green in color, and when purchasing, still have the whole bunch, with fresh stems and uniform size of the fruits.
- Good figs will have a pinkish-purple core when cut open.
Tools required
Glass jar, knife, cutting board, bowl, spoon,…
How to prepare salted figs with lemongrass and chili
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Prepare the figs
After buying the figs, wash them clean and slice them thinly.
Then, soak them in salt water for about 30 minutes to remove the sap; this will reduce the bitterness of the figs.
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Prepare other ingredients
Meanwhile, peel and rinse the garlic with clean water and then mince it finely.
Wash the lemongrass and chili clean, then chop them finely.
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Make the garlic chili salt
Next, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 1 tablespoon of salt, and 2 teaspoons of vinegar into a bowl, and stir well until the sugar completely dissolves.
Gradually add the minced lemongrass, garlic, and chili into the seasoning bowl, mixing all the ingredients thoroughly together.
Making pickled fig with lemongrass and chili
After 30 minutes, take the figs out, rinse with clean water, drain, and put them in a bowl.
Next, add the garlic chili salt seasoning you just prepared to the figs and mix well.
Finally, let the figs marinate for about 30 minutes to absorb the seasoning, and they will be ready to eat.
Final product
Pickled fig with lemongrass and chili is crunchy and delicious, with a rich flavor and the aroma of lemongrass and garlic chili. The mild sweetness of the fig combined with the sourness of vinegar and a bit of spiciness from the chili makes it a dish that is incredibly stimulating to the taste buds, doesn’t it?
If there are leftovers, you can put the pickled figs in a glass jar and store them in the refrigerator for later use. Note that you should only store the figs for 1 week!
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So TasteVN has just introduced you to the simple way to make spicy lemongrass pickled figs. What are you waiting for? Try cooking it right away! TasteVN wishes you success!
