Quick Spicy Asian Pickles Recipes

SPICY ASIAN PICKLE CHIPS

Steps:

• Combine the sugar, sriracha, coriander seeds, garlic, 3 teaspoons salt and 1 cup water in a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Place the cilantro, cucumbers, lime zest and chile in a heatsafe bowl and pour the hot sugar mixture over them. Stir in the vinegar. Let cool to room temperature. Serve or refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.
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SPICY VIETNAMESE QUICK PICKLED VEGETABLES

Steps:

• Inspect 2 mason jars for cracks and rings for rust, discarding any defective ones. Immerse in simmering water until vegetables are ready. Wash new, unused lids and rings in warm soapy water.
• Divide carrots, radishes, cucumbers, and jalapeno peppers evenly into the 2 clean jars.
• Combine water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil and cook until sugar is dissolved, about 3 minutes. Turn off heat and let cool for 2 minutes. Pour mixture over the vegetables in the jars and let come to room temperature, about 30 minutes.
• Screw on lids and refrigerate at least 1 hour before serving.

QUICK & SPICY ASIAN PICKLES

Steps:

• Whisk rice vinegar, sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, and crushed red pepper in large bowl. DO AHEAD Can be made 1 day ahed. Cover and Chill. Slice cucumbers crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Add cucumber slices to vinegar mixture; toss. Cover and chill ten minutes to 1 hour, tossing occassionally.

CHINESE STYLE SPICY PICKLED CUCUMBERS

Steps:

• Toss the cucumber wedges with the salt and let them stand in a bowl for 20 minutes.
• Drain the cucumbers in a colander, rinse them under cold water, and pat them dry on paper towels.In a bowl dissolve the sugar in the vinegar, stirring, add the cucumbers, and toss them to coat them with the mixture.
• In a small skillet heat the sesame oil and the vegetable oil over moderately high heat until the oil is just smoking, add the gingerroot and the redpepper flakes, and stir fry the mixture for 5 - 10 seconds, or until the red pepper flakes are several shades darker.
• Remove the skillet from the heat and let the oil cool to room termperature.
• Pour the spiced oil over the cucumbers, toss the mixture well and let it marinate at room temperature for 1 hour.
• Refrigerate and cover, stirring occasionally. Use within 5 days.

QUICK AND SPICY CHINESE CABBAGE PICKLE

Steps:

• Wash the cabbage leaves, and discard any discolored parts. Dry by spinning in a salad spinner or in several layers of paper towels. Chop up roughly.
• Mix together all the dry ingredients and orange zest in a bowl. If you're using a stock cube, crumble it up finely.
• Put the cabbage in the plastic bag, and the dry ingredients + orange zest. Close the bag with plenty of air in it (so it's like a balloon) and shake all around until the ingredients are evenly distributed.
• Open the bag, expel as much air as you can, and close again. Massage and toss the bag around, bruising the cabbage. Quite a lot of moisture will come out of the cabbage and melt the salt etc. Try not to burst the bag with over-enthusiastic kneading.
• You can eat this right away, or leave in the refrigerator in the bag for about an hour (you can do it over night too).
• To serve, drain off the excess moisture (which is delicious, but rather salty...though some people like to drink it off!). Drizzle with the optional lemon juice or sesame oil. Serve with any Japanese style meal. Makes a great bento box item.

SPICY QUICK PICKLES

Steps:

• Stuff the cucumbers, chiles and scallions into a 1-quart glass or plastic jar with a tight-fitting lid.
• In another 1-quart jar, combine the water, vinegar, salt, sugar and sambal oelek. Close the jar and shake vigorously until the salt and sugar dissolve. Pour over the cucumbers, cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours (preferably overnight) or up to 1 month.