Pickled daikon and carrots
The pickly crunch you should master since it's in so many Vietnamese recipes. Luckily Vietnamese pickles (Đồ Chua) is cheap and easy to make!
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb daikon radish
- 1/2 lb carrots
- 1 tbsp salt
- 1/2 c water
- 5 tbsp granulated white sugar
- 4 tbsp distilled vinegar
- filtered water
Steps
- Peel 1/2 lb daikon radish and 1/2 lb carrots, then cut with mandolin slicer medium to small matchsticks. Smaller cuts will pickle faster.
- In a large bowl, sprinkle with 1 tbsp salt evenly and toss to evenly coat. Let it sit on the counter for 15 minutes to pull moisture out of the veggies.
- Rinse thoroughly in sink to remove salt. In small handfulls, squeeze hard to remove as much moisture as you can.
- Add daikon and carrot to jars, filling almost to the top.
Vinegar Solution
- Bring 1/2 c water to a boil then add 5 tbsp granulated white sugar, mix to dissolve, then add 4 tbsp distilled vinegar.
- Pour this liquid evenly into your jars. Add just enough filtered water to submerge the veggies.
- Screw on the lids, store at a sunny window until pickled to your taste, checking every 12 or 24 hours. It usually takes 2-5 days depending on the temperature. In the cold spring about 65 °F outdoor temperature, it took ~3 days to reach a level of pickling I liked before moving jars to the fridge.
- Refrigerate when ready, for up to 4 weeks, or until too sour or veggies lose their crunch.
From hungryhuy.com (“Vietnamese Daikon & Carrot Pickles Recipe (Đồ Chua)”) by https://www.hungryhuy.com/#/schema/person/77ba703312129b3930232d1c829f0ff0 — captured August 8, 2026
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