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Hakusai no Asazuke (Quick-Pickled Napa Cabbage)
Serves 2–3 · About 1 hr 15 min (1 hr of this is just leaving it in the fridge)
A pickle made by rubbing napa cabbage with salt and kombu, then leaving it in the fridge for a while.
① Cut the napa cabbage→② Rub with salt in a bag→③ 1 hr in the fridge→④ Squeeze and serve
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How to make it
1
Cut the napa cabbage
- Wash the napa cabbage and, on a cutting board, cut apart the white stem part and the green leaf part
- Cut the stems 1 cm wide
- Roughly cut the leaves 3–4 cm wide
- Cut the kombu into thin strips, 5 mm wide, with kitchen scissors
How to tell it's doneEverything is cut, with the stems, leaves and kombu in separate piles.
2
Put in a bag and rub with salt
- Put the napa cabbage (stems and leaves) and kombu in the storage bag
- Add 1 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp sugar
- Close the bag and rub everything through the bag for 1–2 minutes
How to tell it's doneThe napa cabbage is a little soft, and a little water has come out at the bottom of the bag.
3
Press out the air and put in the fridge
- Press the air out of the bag with your hands, then close it
- Put in the fridge for 1 hour or more (overnight is OK too)
- Rub it lightly through the bag once partway, so the flavor spreads
How to tell it's doneAll the napa cabbage is soft, and there is more water in the bag.
4
Squeeze out the water and serve
- Take the napa cabbage out of the bag and squeeze lightly in both hands to press out the water
- Put in a bowl. You can eat the kombu too
- Taste it, and if bland, pour on a little soy sauce
ReadyKeep in the fridge and eat within about 2 days.
Be carefulIf you squeeze too hard, the napa cabbage gets tough. Stop when water no longer drips.
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If it didn't work out
Too saltyRinse quickly with water before squeezing. Next time, use less salt: 3/4 tsp.
It does not get softIt was not in the fridge long enough. Leave it another 30 minutes–1 hour.
The flavor is weakYou did not rub it well in step 2. Pour on a little soy sauce when you eat.
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