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    Pickled Daikon Skin

    Last Modified: September 28, 2018 by Elaine| 3 Comments

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    Last week when I visit my mom, I play as a kitchen assistant as usual. When I was peeling white radish for our favorite spicy braised beef with white radish, my mom insist that I should save the skins. Actually I do not like the idea because the skin is quite stiff to chew and over rawly spicy for me.

    The next day, when we were enjoying the launch, I was absolutely fascinated about a side dish, white, slightly sour and sweet with a well balanced crunchy texture. Guess what? That's the skins we saved in the previous day. It is one of the greatest Chinese style side dishes.

    pickled radish skin|China Sichuan Food

    I know some of you might think this is completely unnecessary. Why not using whole radish skin as we did previously? My answer is the skin tastes much better. Go ahead and check it  yourself at just a small cost.

    Firstly peel two skins of daikon and then add around 1 tablespoon of salt. Mix well and set aside overnight. In the next day, add pure water to slightly soak the skins to remove extra salt.

    pickled radish skin|China Sichuan Food

    Slightly squeeze and then add sugar, light soy sauce, vinegar and sesame oil.

    pickled radish skin|China Sichuan Food

    (optional) add a small handful of coriander stem sections.

    pickled radish skin|China Sichuan Food

    That's the best side dish for meat meals.

    pickled radish skin|China Sichuan Food

    I strongly recommend matching it if you plan to cook the following dishes

    1. Red cooked pork belly
    2. Lu Rou Fan
    3. Roasted pork belly with honey

    Pickled Daikon Skin

    Elaine
    A very easy and healthy side dish, pickled daikon skin
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    Prep Time 5 mins
    Cook Time 5 mins
    Total Time 10 mins
    Course Salad
    Cuisine Chinese
    Servings 2
    Calories 17 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 skins of a daikon
    • 1 tbsp. salt , for pickling
    • 1 tsp. black vinegar
    • ½ tbsp. light soy sauce
    • 1 tsp. sugar
    • ½ tbsp. toasted sesame oil
    • 1 handful coriander stem

    Instructions
     

    • Wash the daikon carefully and then peel the skin off.
    • In a large bowl, add around 1 tablespoon of salt and mix well. Set aside overnight. The skin becomes soft very quickly.
    • In the next day, add pure water to soak the pickled daikon skins for 5 minutes. This helps to remove the extra salt. Slightly squeeze and drain.
    • Add all the seasonings, mix well and sever as a side dish.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 17kcalCarbohydrates: 3gSodium: 3076mgPotassium: 68mgSugar: 3gVitamin C: 6.6mgCalcium: 8mgIron: 0.1mg
    Keyword Daikon
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    pickled radish skin|China Sichuan Food

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    1. Susanne

      December 10, 2016 at 11:48 pm

      I really do like recipes like this one as i really oppose to throwing anything edible away and also am aware of that most of the taste and the nutricious elements are in the skin and right below.

      Daikon is nearly a staple in supermarkets in my country, but only the really huge ones which is a bit of a challenge for a single household like mine. I'll have look for organic ones as I'm suspicious about what the conventially grown ones will contain in their skins.

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    2. IB

      January 27, 2020 at 9:30 am

      Thank you so much for sharing. Delicious...even better than the main daikon dish I prepared!

      Reply
      • Elaine

        January 27, 2020 at 2:08 pm

        Haha, thanks for your feedback. The skin is a magic ingredient.

        Reply

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