Pickled Veggies (Vietnamese style)
Ingredients
- 1 large carrot shredded/grated
- 2 small cucumbers sliced into ribbons with a vegetable peeler
- 1/2 small onion sliced into thing rings
- 1/2 cup rice vinegar, unseasoned
- 1/3 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp kosher salt
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1 chile, halved lengthwise
Instructions
- Combine the carrots, cucumbers and onions in a medium bowl
- In a saucepan, bring the vinegar, granulated sugar, salt, peppercorns and chile to a boil.
- Turn down the heat and let it simmer for 3 minutes.
- Turn off the heat and let it cool for 5 minutes.
- Pour over the vegetables and toss to coat. (I discarded the chile before doing this to keep the heat down).
- Cover and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. The mixture will keep, chilled in the brine, for 1 week.