Freshly Pickled Vegetables

Sweet and sour sliced or shredded vegetables can be quickly prepared as a side dish to enjoy with may grilled or BBQ meats.

Chrouk Bunlai, Freshly pickled vegetables are a quick and easy side dish to accompany grilled or BBQ meats.
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Course: Side Dish
Cuisine: Cambodian
Keyword: Pickle, Vegetable
Servings: 10
Author: Chef Channy

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic thinly julienned
  • 1 tbsp ginger thinly julienned
  • 1/4 cup Granulated sugar heap
  • 1 tsp sea salt heap
  • 1/2 cup white vinegar
  • 1 cup water
  • 5 Persian cucumbers thinly sliced
  • 2 Fresno chili de-seeded and julienned

Instructions

  • Prepare the brine: in a medium bowl add the following ingredients: garlic, ginger, sugar, salt, vinegar, and water. Mix well and set aside.
  • Soak julienned Fresno chili in a bowl of cold water, set aside. This prevent the red color of the chili bleed into the brine.
  • Add in sliced cucumbers into the brine. Drain the Fresno chili and add it into the brine, mix well. Let the brine soak into the vegetables, and chilled for at least 15 minutes before serving.

Notes

This is a perfect side dish for Steak on a Stick or Grilled Lemongrass Chicken
This recipe is also good for more chunkier and thicker slices of vegetable, just let it marinade at least 2 hours.  Other vegetables that good for pickling include: daikon, carrots, cauliflower, papaya (shred), red bell pepper, cabbage, and jalapeno.   
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Published by Chef Channy

Chef Channy is a survivor of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia. Chef was formally trained as an engineer and worked in Aerospace industry building jet fighters, and in Biotech industry building instruments that assist oncologist diagnoses and treats cancer patients. Additionally, Chef published her award winning memoir ShortHairDetention.com; and created a non-profit organization to support educators with teaching about Cambodian Genocide: CambodianGenocideResourceCenter.org. Currently, Chef spends most of her time perfecting Cambodian recipes for her food manufacturing company AngkorFood.com and cooking at her restaurant AngkorChef.com in downtown San Jose.

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