How to pickle dried carrots How to pickle dried carrots

Dried carrots are the most common side dish in Sichuan. They are very chewy, sour, spicy and refreshing, and are especially delicious. So how should this kind of dried carrots be pickled? What is its pickling method? Let me share with you how to pickle it.

How to pickle dried carrots

Ingredients for pickled carrots

When pickling carrots, you need to prepare not only carrots, but also coriander, chili oil, pepper powder, sesame oil, salt, vinegar and other ingredients. In addition, you need to prepare some sugar, soy sauce and MSG. The next step is to prepare a clean pickle container.

Steps for pickled carrots

1. Wash the prepared carrots with clean water to remove the moisture on the surface, then use a knife to cut them like radish slices without cutting them off. After cutting, turn them over and cut them into slices in the other direction but do not cut them off. This way the carrots will be like springs after being cut and will be especially easy to absorb the flavor.

2. Hang the cut carrots with strings and place them in the sun to dry. It will take eight to ten days for the moisture in the carrots to disappear. Collect the dried carrots, wash them with clean water, and soak them in clean water for ten minutes.

3. Take out the soaked dried carrots and squeeze out the water, then tear them into small pieces. Wash and cut the coriander into sections, put them together with the dried carrots, add salt, vinegar, sugar, light soy sauce, pepper powder and other seasonings, mix well, and marinate in a cool place.

4. After three or four days, the dried carrots will be flavorful and the pickled carrots you make yourself can be eaten. Use clean, oil-free chopsticks when eating, otherwise the pickled carrots will go bad.