Korean Carrots

4 servings

30 minutes

Soviet and post-Soviet Koreans living in the Far East (they are also called Koryo-saram) came up with this simple but incredibly delicious salad. All you need for it is carrots, vegetable oil, vinegar, garlic, ground pepper, sugar and salt.

Energy value per serving

• Calories: 186.1
• Proteins: 4.3g
• Fats: 8g
• Carbohydrates: 24.7g

Ingredients

• Carrot: 1 kg
• Onion: 0.5 head
• Garlic: 1 head
• Ground red pepper: 0.5 tsp
• Ground black pepper: 0.5 tsp
• Ground coriander: 1 tsp
• Salt: 1 tsp
• Sugar: 1 tsp
• Vinegar 9%: 3 tbsp
• Vegetable oil: 30 ml

Cooking steps

1. Prepare the necessary ingredients.

2. Grate the carrot on a special grater or a regular fine grater.

   Required ingredients:

   • Carrot: 1 kg

3. Crush garlic into the carrot.

   Required ingredients:

   • Garlic: 1 head

4. Add salt and sugar.

   Required ingredients:

   • Salt: 1 teaspoon
   • Sugar: 1 teaspoon

5. Add black pepper and coriander. Pour in vinegar.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ground black pepper: 0.5 teaspoon
   • Ground coriander: 1 teaspoon
   • Vinegar 9%: 3 tablespoons

6. Chop the onion finely.

   Required ingredients:

   • Onion: 0.5 head

7. Fry it in vegetable oil.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 30 ml

8. Once the onion turns golden, remove it from the heat, add red pepper and stir.

   Required ingredients:

   • Ground red pepper: 0.5 teaspoon

9. Add spiced oil to the carrot, straining it through a sieve; the onion is not needed.

   Required ingredients:

   • Vegetable oil: 30 ml

10. Mix everything well and let it steep for a couple of hours.