Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, ‘fukujinduke’ pickles. It is one of my favorites food recipes. For mine, I am going to make it a little bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
‘Fukujinduke’ Pickles is one of the most well liked of recent trending foods in the world. It’s enjoyed by millions daily. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. ‘Fukujinduke’ Pickles is something that I’ve loved my whole life. They’re nice and they look wonderful.
Find Deals on Fukujinzuke Pickles in Condiments on Amazon. Fukujinzuke (福神漬け) is a kind of pickle dish but it is not fermented. Daikon, eggplant, sword beans, lotus root, cucumber, etc. are chopped into small thin pieces, then cooked and marinated in a sauce that is made of soy sauce, mirin and other seasonings. Keep skin of Daikon for crunchy texture, but Eggplant skin needs to be removed, otherwise you will have yucky coloured pickles!!!
To get started with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can have ‘fukujinduke’ pickles using 10 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make ‘Fukujinduke’ Pickles:
- Prepare 1 cup Daikon slices
- Take 1 cup Eggplant slices
- Take 1 cups Lotus Root (Renkon) slices *read ‘Method 4’ for how to prepare
- Prepare 1 teaspoons Salt
- Take 1 small piece Ginger *finely chopped
- Take 2-3 cm Kombu
- Make ready <Marinade>
- Make ready 2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
- Take 2 tablespoons Sugar
- Take 1/2 tablespoon Rice Vinegar
Fukujinzuke (Crunchy Pickles, 福神漬) Fukujinzuke is a very popular condiment in Japanese cuisine, commonly used as a relish for Japanese curry with a crunchy texture. Although the lotus roots are used in this recipe, other vegetables like celery would work. The name originates from the tale of Seven Lucky Gods. Fukujinzuke (or fukusinnzuke depending on regions) (literally, pickles of the gods of good fortune).
Instructions to make ‘Fukujinduke’ Pickles:
- Keep skin of Daikon for crunchy texture, but Eggplant skin needs to be removed, otherwise you will have yucky coloured pickles!!! Cut lengthways into 2-3cm in diameter sticks, then cut them into 4-5mm thin slices.
- Place Daikon and Eggplant slices in a bowl, add Salt, mix well, then set aside for 1 hour OR overnight in the fridge if possible. Plenty of water should come out. Drain well and squeeze to remove excess salty water.
- Combine all the marinade ingredients in a small bowl. Heat in the microwave so that Sugar will dissolve well.
- Lotus Root needs to be blanched. Remove skin, clean, cut lengthways into 2-3cm in diameter sticks, then cut them into 4-5mm thin slices. Blanch in the boiling salted water with 1-2 teaspoons Rice Vinegar for 2-3 minutes, then drain well.
- Place all vegetables, finely chopped Ginger and Kombu in a right size jar or container. I have found a ziplock bag is the easiest option.
- Remove the air, so that the vegetable pieces can stay in this minimal amount of marinade. Marinate in fridge for 1-2 days before you enjoy. (*This time I doubled the amount.)
- *Mix with Macadamia Nuts: Crunchy ‘Fukujinzuke’ and crunchy Roasted Macadamia Nuts go well together.
The name originates from the tale of Seven Lucky Gods. Fukujinzuke (or fukusinnzuke depending on regions) (literally, pickles of the gods of good fortune). It is a kind of non-fermented pickles, and consists of seven vegetables such as daikon radish, eggplant, sword bean, lotus root, cucumber, perilla seeds, shiitake mushroom, or white sesame, which are finely chopped and pickled in the flavored. You may see it as red. It is colored with a chemical seasoning.
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