Slice these vegetables into matchsticks, then pickle for a delicious Chinese accompaniment to BBQ pork – perfect for filling bao buns
Ingredients
- ½ mooli (about 225g), peeled and cut into matchsticks
- 1 carrot, cut into matchsticks
- 3 tbsp rice vinegar
- 3 tbsp caster sugar
Method
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Pack the mooli and carrot into a jar or small bowl. Mix together 250ml warm water and the vinegar, sugar and 2 tbsp sea salt until the sugar and salt have dissolved.
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Pour the mixture over the mooli and carrot. Pop on the jar lid or cover the bowl with cling film and leave for at least 1 hr or up to 3 days. Will keep for 1 week in the fridge.