Korean cuisine is famous for its variety and unusual approaches to cooking various dishes. In general, Korean food is sharp enough, spices, especially red pepper (imported by the Portuguese only in the XVI century), are used abundantly in preparation, which helps to preserve foods longer in a warm and humid climate. Thanks to the use of pepper, many Korean dishes have characteristic red-orange shades. Garlic and soy sauces are also widely used. In Korean culinary traditions, sharp vegetable snacks are widely represented, in particular, snacks from tomatoes. Tomatoes in Korean in different versions: red ripe, pink, yellow and green - will be a good alternative to the dishes of our usual everyday menu.
Learning to cook tomatoes in Korean, you can surprise guests and their home. Light spicy salads from tomatoes in Korean style are suitable for partying in Asian style and will be very appropriate on a casual table in the warm season.
Tomatoes in Korean - recipe
This snack has an acutely-sour-sweet taste. You can cook it in advance, put it in the fridge and, by the time you arrive from work or the appearance of unexpected guests, you will already have what to put on the table for a start. Ideally, salt and sesame oil should be bought in an Asian shop, in the supermarket department or in the Asian grocery market.
Ingredients:
- tomatoes ripe - 2 kg;
- sweet pepper of different colors - 4 pcs .;
- pepper red spicy - 1-2 pcs .;
- garlic - 8-12 denticles;
- salt - 2 tbsp. spoons;
- sugar - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- sesame oil - 4 tbsp. spoons;
- vinegar 6 or 9% - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- freshly ground horseradish - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- greens are different (dill, parsley, etc.).
Preparation
Sweet and hot bitter pepper, as well as garlic is moved in a meat grinder. To this mixture, add sugar, oil, salt, vinegar and kneaded greens. Thoroughly mix.
Tomatoes are washed, cut into slices, if the tomatoes are not large, then it is enough to cut each tomato in half or into 4 parts, crosswise.
In a jar of suitable size or a container we put on the bottom of grated horseradish, on top - a layer of tomatoes and polish pour. Then lay the next layer and fill it again. In principle, you can simply put the tomatoes and pour over the top with a fill. Close the container with a lid tightly and place it in the refrigerator. From time to time we turn it over. After 8-12 hours, the snack is ready.
Green Tomatoes in Korean
Ingredients (per 2 liters):
- small green tomatoes - 2 kg;
- onion - 3-5 pcs .;
- sweet pepper - 4-5 pieces;
- pepper, spicy fresh - 2 pcs., red and green;
- garlic - 12-16 denticles;
For marinade:
- vegetable oil - 30 ml;
- sugar - 2-4 tablespoons;
- salt - 2-4 tablespoons;
- water - about 800 ml;
- The greens are different with stems.
Preparation
At the bottom of the cans we put greens. On top - cleanly washed vegetables: onion, cut into rings, peppers - quarters, tomatoes, punctured with a toothpick in several places, garlic and hot pepper - whole. Boil water and add oil, salt, sugar, vinegar. Salt and sugar should dissolve completely. Fill the hot marinade with the contents of the can. Sterilize for 10 minutes, curl and turn over. Cover with a warm blanket.
The taste will be very special.
You can also please yourself and your loved ones with other recipes of vegetables cooked in Korean style: white cabbage , color , Peking or carrots .