PICKLED NAPA CABBAGE, CARROTS, AND SNOW PEAS RECIPE | EPICURIOUS.COM
In Malaysian cuisine, at least one pickled dish (acar) is offered with every meal ? it provides a bold flavor contrast to the other dishes. Our recipe isn't traditional, but it serves the same purpose.
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Bring vinegar, sugar, ginger, salt, garlic, and cloves to a boil in a small saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then remove from heat and let steep, uncovered, 30 minutes. Discard cloves.
- While pickling liquid steeps, blanch carrots in a 6- to 8-quart pot of boiling salted water
- seconds, then transfer with a large slotted spoon to a bowl of ice and cold water to stop cooking. Lift out carrots with slotted spoon and drain in a colander. Transfer to paper towels and pat dry.
- Blanch snow peas in same pot of boiling water 30 seconds, then transfer to ice water, drain, and pat dry in same manner. Cut each snow pea lengthwise into 4 strips.
- Blanch cabbage in same pot of boiling water 5 seconds, then transfer to ice water, drain, and pat dry.
- Just before serving, toss vegetables with pickling liquid and chile in a large bowl.
- Cooks' notes:
- Pickling liquid can be made 1 day ahead and chilled, covered.
- Vegetables can be blanched 1 day ahead and chilled separately in sealed plastic bags lined with paper towels.
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