Showing posts with label Fridge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Fridge. Show all posts

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Quick Pickling - a Great Way to Clean the Fridge

heck, putting vinaigrette on salad is the quickest pickling possible.
I am obsessed with condiments. To me, condiments complete a meal. So when I learned how to quick pickle produce, every weekend turned into an adventure in brining. And that’s all there is to it, mastering a brine and fiddling with flavor. With quick pickling, you can celebrate produce that is in season, but it’s an even better method for preserving what you’d like to hang on to in your refrigerator just a while longer.
A brine is essentially a salt-based soaking liquid originally developed to preserve food. Quick pickling adds vinegar, sugar and water.  That’s it!  Understand the ratio, consider the food pairing potential, and start slicing. All you need is a foundation recipe and flavor enhancing becomes your namesake.
The recipe that jump started my quick pickling craze is David Chang’s...

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