29/08/2020 18:57

How to Make Quick Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish)

by Alfred Walters

Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish)
Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish)

Hey everyone, I hope you’re having an incredible day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, do chua (vietnamese pickled carrot & radish). One of my favorites. For mine, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish) is one of the most favored of current trending foods on earth. It’s simple, it is fast, it tastes yummy. It is enjoyed by millions daily. They’re nice and they look fantastic. Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish) is something which I’ve loved my whole life.

The pickly crunch you should master since it's in so many Vietnamese recipes. Luckily Vietnamese pickles (Đồ Chua) is cheap and easy to make! Easy to make, Vietnamese Do Chua, slightly sweet pickled carrots and daikon radishes. These pickles are not cooked, so they are refrigerator pickles, not "canned" pickles.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have do chua (vietnamese pickled carrot & radish) using 5 ingredients and 2 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish):
  1. Take medium carrot peeled and cut into matchsticks
  2. Make ready daikon matchsticks or regular red radishes cut into 1/8-inch thick discs
  3. Make ready white vinegar
  4. Get sugar
  5. Get salt

I really wanted Vietnamese sandwiches (Banh Mi) and had no pickled daikon and carrot (Do Chua). A Vietnamese sandwich without picked daikon and carrot is a naked sandwich that isn't worth eating. The same goes with the cilantro and slices of fresh cucumber that also go into a Vietnamese sandwich. This Vietnamese daikon and carrot pickle is sold in bulk at Vietnamese-American markets (check the produce section) and in Vietnam, sold by wet market vendors in small plastic bags.

Steps to make Do Chua (Vietnamese Pickled Carrot & Radish):
  1. Combine all ingredients, mix thoroughly, and let pickle for 30 minutes before eating. These will last for a few weeks in the fridge.
  2. It's also delicious if you add a dollop of sriracha, chili garlic or sambal to it. Here, I omitted the carrots, added more daikon, and mixed in a dollop of sambal oelek.

The same goes with the cilantro and slices of fresh cucumber that also go into a Vietnamese sandwich. This Vietnamese daikon and carrot pickle is sold in bulk at Vietnamese-American markets (check the produce section) and in Vietnam, sold by wet market vendors in small plastic bags. I prefer to make my own and on a regular basis I replenish my ever dwindling supply of do chua. Learn how to make Vietnamese daikon and carrot pickles, aka Đồ chua, traditionally served on Vietnamese banh mi sandwiches, and more other dishes. Pickled carrots and daikon are a signature addition to Vietnamese dishes.

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