In rural China, there is a traditional method of pickling food, which is to pickle whole uncut radish. Although this method is simple, it can retain the original flavor of the radish, making the pickled radish delicious and nutritious. Let me introduce this soil method in detail.
First of all, we need to prepare the following ingredients: fresh white radish, salt, sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, ginger, garlic, chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder. These materials are available in the market and are not expensive.
Step 1: Choose fresh white radish, preferably the right size. Then wash the radish and remove the top and roots of the radish with a knife.
Step 2: Cut a slice on the top of the radish and scoop out the heart of the radish with a spoon, taking care not to dig through the outer skin of the radish.
Step 3: Cut the dug radish hearts into small pieces and marinate them with salt for a while, about ten minutes or so.
Step 4: Put the pickled radish hearts back into the radish, then slice the ginger and garlic and put them in the radish.
Step 5: Add sugar, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, cooking wine, chili powder and Sichuan pepper powder to the radish, then stir well with chopsticks.
Step 6: Put the stirred radish into an airtight jar and pour in enough salt so that the salt completely covers the radish.
Step 7: Place the sealed jar in a cool place and it will be ready to eat after about a week.
This method of pickling the whole uncut radish may seem tedious, but it is actually not difficult. Moreover, the radish pickled in this method is delicious and nutritious, making it a very good dish to accompany meals.
In rural areas, turnips are usually pickled in autumn because they are the freshest and the most tasty. Moreover, pickled radishes can be kept for a long time, and you can eat the taste of summer even in winter.
In general, this rural method of pickling the whole radish without cutting it can not only retain the original flavor of the radish, but also make the radish taste more delicious and have higher nutritional value. If you want to try this method too, do it!