Description
Zesty pickled shiitake mushrooms and carrots dance with tangy Asian-inspired flavors, bringing crisp texture and bold culinary excitement to your plate. Refrigerate these quick pickles for a week, and savor their versatile charm alongside grilled meats or as a vibrant sandwich topping.
Ingredients
Scale
Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup dried shiitake mushrooms
- 1 carrot, peeled and sliced into thin rounds
Pickling Liquid:
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup rice vinegar
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup soy sauce
- 1/4 cup mirin (Japanese sweet rice wine)
Instructions
- Hydrate dried shiitake mushrooms in warm water for 20 minutes until they become plump and soft.
- Create a pickling liquid by combining rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, and mirin in a saucepan, heating over medium temperature and stirring until sugar completely dissolves.
- Drain mushrooms thoroughly and slice carrots into uniform pieces.
- Add prepared mushrooms and carrot slices to the simmering pickling liquid, reducing heat to low.
- Gently simmer the vegetables for 15 minutes, allowing them to absorb flavors and become tender while the liquid reduces slightly.
- Remove saucepan from heat and allow the pickled vegetables to cool completely at room temperature.
- Transfer cooled mushrooms and carrots with their pickling liquid into a clean glass jar.
- Refrigerate the pickled vegetables for a minimum of 2 hours to enhance flavor infusion before serving.
Notes
- Soak shiitake mushrooms thoroughly to ensure maximum flavor absorption and soft texture.
- Try different vinegar types like apple cider or white wine vinegar for unique flavor profiles.
- Adjust sugar levels to create a balanced sweet-tangy pickled result that complements various dishes.
- Store pickled vegetables in sterilized glass jars to extend refrigerator shelf life up to two weeks.
- Prep Time: 25 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Appetizer, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: Japanese
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 133kcal
- Sugar: 14g
- Sodium: 660mg
- Fat: 0.2g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 1.5g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg