Maangchi Chicken-mu
Official video showing the same refrigerated cubed radish pickle.
Official cooking video · Maangchi · YOUTUBEEasy Korean Chicken-mu: Sweet-Sour Pickled Radish (8 Sides)
Unlike fermented kkakdugi, chicken-mu is a quick sweet-sour refrigerated radish pickle served with Korean fried chicken. The time includes two hours of chilling, not heating.
Ingredients
servings: 8 · Check ingredients
Steps
- 01
Wash and peel the radish, then cut into roughly 8 mm cubes. Prepare a clean airtight container.
- 02
Stir 95 mL vinegar, 1/3 cup sugar, 1 tbsp salt and 180 mL water until dissolved.
- 03
Coat the radish in the brine, transfer to the container, keep the cubes in contact with brine and refrigerate immediately.
- 04
Chill for at least two hours and serve cold. This pickle is not shelf-stable.
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Before you cook
Not canned or shelf-stable. Use a clean container and promptly refrigerate at 4°C or below. The source mentions approximately two weeks refrigerated, but discard if mold or an off smell develops. The 120 minutes denotes passive chilling.
Allergens: 기본 재료의 주요 표시 알레르겐은 없지만 제품 라벨 확인 / no major declared allergen in the basic ingredients; check labels / 基本材料に主な表示アレルゲンはありませんが製品表示を確認
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