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Preparation
1 hour 15 minutes
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Cooking
10 minutes
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Difficulty
Easy
Surely everyone is very familiar with the delicious flavor of sweet watermelon, right? But did you know that the watermelon rind can also be made into an incredibly delicious mixed salad? If you didn’t know, let’s get cooking with TasteVN and make the pickled young watermelon rind right away!
Ingredients for Pickled Young Watermelon Rind For 4 people
Watermelon rind 500 gr Minced garlic 1 teaspoon Minced chili 1 teaspoon Fish sauce 5 tablespoons Common seasonings a little (Salt/ sugar/ monosodium glutamate)
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How to Prepare Sour Pickled Young Watermelon Rind
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Prepare the Watermelon Rind
First, wash 500g of watermelon rind thoroughly and let it drain. Then, use a knife to cleanly remove the green outer skin and any leftover flesh, then cut it into thin strips.
Next, place all the cut watermelon rind into a bowl and add 1 teaspoon of salt, mix well with your hands, and let it marinate for 30 minutes.
After that, drain the water and rinse 4 – 5 times with clean water. Finally, use a clean towel to squeeze out the excess water from the rind, then leave it in the sun for about 1 – 2 hours.
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Prepare the fish sauce with sugar
Put a pot on the stove, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, 3 tablespoons of water, and 1/2 teaspoon of seasoning powder, and cook over low heat for about 3 – 5 minutes.
Stir well until the sugar dissolves, when the fish sauce boils, turn off the heat, pour it into a bowl, then add 1 teaspoon of minced garlic and 1 teaspoon of minced chili, stir well, and let it cool completely.
Finally, take a food container, add all the drained watermelon rind and the bowl of fish sauce mixture, and place it in the refrigerator for about 2 – 3 hours, and it’s ready to enjoy!
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Final Product
Pickled young watermelon rind is really appealing but also quite simple, isn’t it?
The watermelon rind retains its crispness just like at the beginning, soaked in a salty, sweet, and spicy flavor that makes you crave more with each bite.
Pickled young watermelon rind when eaten with other savory dishes like braised dishes, stir-fried dishes,… is definitely super wonderful!
Tips for successfully making pickled watermelon rind
- To keep the pickled watermelon rind crispy, after soaking in salt, you should squeeze out all the water before sun drying it!
- When soaking the watermelon rind in the fish sauce mixture, you should let the fish sauce cool down to maintain the crispiness of the final product!
- To prevent the pickled watermelon rind from spoiling quickly, you should use sterilized food jars, especially when serving, use a clean spoon and tightly close the lid, keeping it away from raw foods.
Hope that with the way to make pickled young watermelon rind shared by TasteVN above will help you make your meals more interesting with the appearance of this delicious and unique flavor! Wishing you success in making it!
