Daikon for the winter: recipes without sterilization

Daikon is a very popular product in East Asia. In recent years, it can increasingly be found on the shelves of Russian stores. This vegetable is suitable for fresh consumption and preparation of various dishes. Delicious daikon recipes for the winter are a great way to preserve the beneficial properties of a fresh product for a long time.

What can you do with daikon for the winter?

Daikon is often otherwise called Japanese radish, and, indeed, radish and radish are the closest relatives of this exotic vegetable. Its undoubted advantage is that, while possessing the same beneficial properties, it has a mild taste and wide possibilities for use in cooking.

This vegetable cannot be found in the wild, as it was bred through selective breeding. It is distinguished by the following advantages:

• ease of cultivation and high yield;
• large size of root vegetables (2-4 kg);
• all parts can be used for food;
• does not absorb harmful substances from the air and does not accumulate heavy metal salts.

Unlike the same radish, daikon is well stored fresh for a long time - the root crop can remain in the cellar until spring.

Another way to preserve daikon for the winter is canning and preparing preparations.

Rules for canning daikon for the winter

There are a large number of recipes for preparing daikon for the winter. It is important to select fresh, strong root vegetables (if the vegetable is too soft, it will fall apart when cooked).

First, the vegetable is thoroughly washed in cold water and the skin is removed. After this, it is washed again and left for a while to dry.

To make the preparations tasty, you should listen to the advice of experienced housewives:

• To remove the slight bitterness that is characteristic of all varieties of radish, after washing the chopped vegetable, you need to sprinkle it with a little salt and let it sit.
• For the marinade, you should use rice or white table vinegar (no more than 3.5%). Grape and apple are not recommended to be added to daikon, as they have their own specific taste.
• When marinating hotly, sugar must be added, and when marinating coldly, you don’t have to add sugar, but you need to add more salt.

It is the preparation of the correct marinade that will ensure the good taste of the product and its long-term storage.

Classic recipe for pickled daikon for the winter

Canned daikon for the winter according to a classic oriental recipe is an unusual but very tasty dish.To prepare it you need:

• 500 g root vegetable;
• 3 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
• 3 tsp. table salt;
• 60 g rice or table vinegar;
• spices to taste (1 tsp each turmeric, paprika, etc.)

Cooking method:

1. Prepare Japanese radish: rinse, peel, dry and cut into cubes.
2. Prepare glass containers: wash the jars, steam and dry.
3. Place chopped vegetables in jars.
4. Bring the water in a saucepan to a boil and add granulated sugar, salt and spices, pour in the vinegar and mix thoroughly.
5. Cool the resulting marinade and pour it into jars of daikon.
6. Screw the lids on the jars tightly and turn them over. Leave the jars in this position for a week at a temperature of 20-25 °C.
7. The dish is ready to eat: you can try it or put it away for storage.

Korean daikon for winter

Among the recipes for canned daikon for the winter, you can highlight the Korean pickling method. For this you will need:

• 1.5 kg of root vegetables;
• 4-5 cloves of garlic;
• 3.5 tsp. table salt;
• 1.5 tsp. mustard seeds;
• 80 ml vegetable oil;
• 80 ml of rice or table vinegar;
• 1 tsp each spices (ground pepper, coriander).

Cooking method:

1. Prepare the ingredients: thoroughly rinse and peel the root vegetables, chop using a special grater for Korean carrots.
2. Place the grated vegetable in an enamel bowl, chop the garlic and add to the main ingredient.
3. Sprinkle table salt, mustard seeds and spices on top.
4. Mix vegetable oil and vinegar in a separate container. Pour the mixture over the daikon.
5. Mix all ingredients thoroughly and leave for 1.5-2 hours.
6. Stir the vegetable mixture again and transfer to glass jars pre-treated with boiling water.
7. Screw the lids on the jars, turn them over and leave for several days at room temperature.

Winter preparations: Japanese pickled daikon

The recipe for pickled daikon for the winter is in many ways similar to the classic method. To prepare such a preparation you need to take:

• 500 g of fresh root vegetables;
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar;
• 1 tsp. table salt;
• 2 tbsp. l. rice vinegar;
• 4 tbsp. l. soy sauce;
• 200 ml water;
• 1 tsp each spices (saffron, coriander).

Cooking method:

1. Peel thoroughly washed vegetables, cut into bars, sprinkle with a little salt to remove bitterness, and dry.
2. Place the chopped daikon in a specially prepared container, sprinkle it in layers with salt and sugar, and leave for 15 minutes.
3. After 15 minutes, drain off the released juice.
4. Add soy sauce and vinegar to boiling water and cool the resulting marinade slightly.
5. Pour the marinade over the daikon, close the container tightly with a lid and leave for 1-2 days.

How to pickle daikon for the winter with turmeric

Another interesting recipe for storing daikon in jars for the winter is using turmeric. To prepare the snack you will need:

• 200 g root vegetables;
• 100 ml water;
• 100 ml rice or table vinegar;
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt;
• 0.5 tsp. turmeric.

Cooking method:

1. Prepare the daikon: wash, peel, cut into half rings or strips and sprinkle with a little salt.
2. Add vinegar, salt, sugar and seasoning to a saucepan with water. Keep the mixture on the fire until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Transfer the prepared vegetable to a jar and pour in the resulting chilled marinade.
4. Screw the lid on the jar and put it in the refrigerator for a day.

Recipes for daikon salads for the winter

When preparing such preparations, you should follow the general rules for selecting and preparing ingredients:

1. You need to use ripe fresh root vegetables.
2. The vegetable should not be too soft and overripe.
3. To get rid of the specific bitterness of this product, chopped root vegetables should be sprinkled with a little salt and left for about 1-2 hours.
4. You can cut the main component for salads into strips or circles, or using a special grater.

To make the preparations tasty and stored for a long time, you should consider some tips:

1. Glass jars in which salads are placed, as well as their lids, must first be washed and treated with boiling water or steam.
2. Vinegar appears as a preservative in most recipes; rice vinegar, which has a mild taste, is best suited for daikon.
3. To give the dish an unusual color and additional taste, you can use various spices - turmeric, paprika, saffron, etc.

Winter salad of daikon, carrots and garlic

Among the recipes for daikon with carrots for the winter, the most popular is salad with garlic.

To prepare it you need:

• 1.5 kg of root vegetables;
• 600-700 g carrots;
• 3 cloves of garlic;
• 1 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
• 1.5 tbsp. l. salt;
• 50 ml vegetable oil;
• 60 ml vinegar;
• 2 onions.

Cooking method:

1. Washed and peeled carrots and daikon are chopped using a special grater for Korean carrots, and the onion is cut into thin half rings.
2. Place the vegetables in an enamel bowl and add chopped garlic.
3. Sugar and salt are poured into the resulting mixture, and oil and vinegar are also poured.
4. The salad is thoroughly mixed and left for 1 hour.
5. Place the vegetables with the marinade in glass jars and place in boiling water for 15 minutes.
6. Carefully screw the lids on the jars and put them under a thick blanket for a day.

Winter daikon salad with onions

Recipes for daikon dishes for the winter are very diverse. Another salad option is with onions.

For preparation you will need:

• 500 g daikon;
• 3-4 onions;
• 1 tsp. granulated sugar;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt;
• 30 ml vegetable oil;
• 30 ml vinegar.

Cooking method:

1. Wash and peel the vegetables, cut the radish into strips and the onion into half rings.
2. Add salt, granulated sugar and vinegar to a saucepan with water and heat until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Place the vegetables in jars and pour in the chilled marinade.
4. Screw the jars tightly and leave for 1-2 days.

Daikon for the winter in jars: spicy salad with cucumbers and coriander

Also among the recipes for daikon for the winter you can find a way to prepare it with cucumber and coriander.

Ingredients:

• 300 g root vegetables;
• 1 kg of cucumbers;
• 300 g carrots;
• 6 cloves of garlic;
• 50 ml vegetable oil;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt;
• 1 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
• 0.5 tsp. coriander seeds;
• 1 tsp. red pepper.

Cooking method:

1. Wash and peel the carrots and daikon, and then chop finely.
2. Wash the cucumbers and cut into small cubes (you can also remove the hard skin).
3. Mix butter, ½ part salt, sugar, pepper and coriander and leave for a while (until the sugar dissolves).
4. Mix the prepared vegetables with the remaining half of the salt, place in jars and leave for 2-3 hours.
5. Heat the oil mixed with spices.
6. Pour hot marinade into jars of vegetables and place in boiling water for 10-15 minutes.
7. Close the jars tightly with lids and leave for 3-4 days.

An unusual recipe for daikon salad for the winter with sake and herbs

Recipes for preparing daikon for the winter also contain very unusual preparation options, for example, with sake. It will require the following ingredients:

• 1 kg of root vegetables;
• 100 ml sake (if you don’t have the drink, you can take vodka half diluted with water);
• 5 tbsp. l. granulated sugar;
• 1 tbsp. l. salt;
• 1 chili pepper;
• ½ tsp. turmeric;
• 1 tbsp. l. cranberries;
• 500 ml water;
• 4 cloves of garlic;
• orange peel;
• greenery.

Cooking method:

1. Wash, peel and cut the daikon into thin slices.
2. Grind the garlic, herbs and part of the orange peel, cut the chili pepper into slices.
3. Mix chopped ingredients, turmeric and cranberries.
4. Add salt, sugar and sake to boiling water, stir until completely dissolved.
5. Cool the resulting marinade.
6. Transfer the vegetable mixture to a jar and pour in the marinade.
7. Screw the lid on the jar and leave for 2-3 days.

Rules for storing daikon preparations

If fresh daikon fruits need to be stored in a cool, dry place in order for them to retain all their beneficial properties, then room temperature is more suitable for storing canned preparations based on it.

If you follow the rules for preparing the marinade and pre-sterilize the jars, daikon preparations can be perfectly stored for many months.

Conclusion

Very tasty daikon recipes for the winter allow you to preserve the beneficial properties of the root vegetable for a long time. Various cooking options will allow you to please your family and friends with original dishes.

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