Easiest Way to Prepare Perfect Curtido (pickled vegetables)

Hey everyone, it’s Jim, welcome to my recipe page. Today, we’re going to make a distinctive dish, curtido (pickled vegetables). One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Curtido (pickled vegetables) is one of the most popular of current trending meals on earth. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes delicious. They’re nice and they look wonderful. Curtido (pickled vegetables) is something which I’ve loved my entire life.

Curtido is an El Salvadoran pickled cabbage slaw recipe that is traditionally served with Pupusas. Because Curtido is pickled with vinegar, it actually lasts for quite awhile in the fridge. Curtido is a Salvadoran cabbage slaw or relish made with finely shredded cabbage, red onion, carrot, oregano, and vinegar. This is a must-try, authentic Salvadorian recipe.

To begin with this particular recipe, we must prepare a few components. You can have curtido (pickled vegetables) using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Curtido (pickled vegetables):

1. Get 2 lbs green beans
2. Take 1 very large carrot
3. Take 1 large red onion, white is ok
4. Get 2 celery stalk
5. Take 1 red pepper
6. Make ready to taste Salt
7. Prepare to taste Black pepper
8. Take pinch Mexican Oregano large
9. Take 5 Bay Leaves
10. Get 4 tbsp Vinegar (any is ok we had red wine)if a stronger use less
11. Prepare Olive oil
12. Make ready 1 tbsp Hot sauce (optional)
13. Prepare 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Note: I always allow the completed curtido to sit overnight before serving. Curtido - A cultured Salvadorian Slaw (similar to kraut) with cabbage, carrots, onion and oregano. Simple to make and FULL of healthy probiotics - use curtido on tacos, pupusas, quesadillas. Fermented curtido is an El Salvadorian spicy & tart slaw made from cabbage, carrots, onions and I chose to serve the curtido on grilled corn tortillas with julienne cut Granny Smith apples, queso fresco.

Steps to make Curtido (pickled vegetables):

1. Boil green beans until soft. Cut in half by hand.
2. Boil carrot until softened but still firm in middle. Chop in long wedges about the same length as beans.
3. Quickly sauté carrots and beans in some Olive oil, 2tbsp of vinegar, salt, and pepper to taste. About 2 mins remove from heat to stop cooking and put it in a non-metal bowl.
4. Cook the olive oil with Mexican Oregano and Bay Leaves. Then cook until translucent the onion, celery, red pepper with salt and pepper to taste. About 4-5min. Then add Worcestershire and hot sauce at the end. Remove from heat and place in bowl with beans and carrots.
5. Mix the vegetables and let cool at room temp. Put in fridge for at least 2 hrs or overnight for more flavor.

Simple to make and FULL of healthy probiotics - use curtido on tacos, pupusas, quesadillas. Fermented curtido is an El Salvadorian spicy & tart slaw made from cabbage, carrots, onions and I chose to serve the curtido on grilled corn tortillas with julienne cut Granny Smith apples, queso fresco. Often served alongside pupusas , curtido is quick to assemble, but aged over three days so the shock of pink cabbage can develop high notes and deep flavor. These spicy pickled vegetables are so good! Once you try these spicy pickled vegetables, you can't stop eating it!

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