How to pickle white radish

How to pickle white radish? I believe that few people in the city know this method.

White radish pickles

Following the question about pickled mustard greens, we received another question about pickled radish. It seems that there are many young people who like the old-fashioned taste. The reporter asked an old lady who was born and raised in Xicheng for advice. Wang Guizhen, who can make pickles in Changjie Community, is also an expert at pickling radish. She said that the radish she makes at home is fragrant and crispy, and she never buys it from outside.

According to her, it is cheaper to buy radishes at the wholesale market. The first step is to choose radishes. She said that the three most common types of radishes in Xicheng market are white radishes, green radishes and red radishes.

White radish has the most water, so it is not cost-effective to make dried radish. It is best to choose green radish. The size does not matter, as you have to chop it anyway. After returning, wash the radish first;

Then cut the radish into long strips, first cut in half, and then cut into rectangular slices, dry them in the sun for a day until they become a little softer; then pickle the radish, put the chopped and dried radish strips into a large basin, mix in salt at a ratio of 2.5 kilograms of salt to 100 kilograms of dried radish, rub it with your hands, and then press the pickled radish with a large stone or a basin filled with water, and leave it overnight.

The next step is to blow dry the dried radish. Spread the salted dried radish flat in the sun for a day or two. Then soak the dried radish in boiling water, so that the dried radish will become crispy when eaten. The last step is to blow the dried radish for about a day. When it is half dry, add pepper, five-spice powder or fennel, and then you can put it in bottles and jars.

The radishes are usually edible when they are put into the jars. They are fragrant and can be eaten anytime. Wang Guizhen said that the whole pickling process is actually very easy and can be completed in about 3 days. The most important thing is good sunshine, preferably three consecutive sunny days, because the dried radishes will become greasy if they are dried intermittently on rainy days.