Homemade Korean carrots with seasoning

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 2 hr 30 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make homemade Korean carrots with seasoning? Very simple and easy. First, prepare the necessary ingredients on the list. Choose carrots that are juicy and tasty. You can choose sunflower or olive oil. If you don’t want the carrots to be too spicy, replace the hot pepper flakes with paprika or add nothing at all. You can replace regular vinegar with white wine vinegar.

2. STEP 2

   

   Wash the carrots and peel them. The weight of peeled carrots should be 600 g, so take it with a reserve. Grate the carrots using a special grater for Korean carrots. If you don't have a grater, you'll have to cut it by hand with a sharp knife.

3. STEP 3

   

   Place the resulting carrot sticks in a bowl, sprinkle with salt and lightly knead to release the juice from the carrots. The juicier the carrot itself, the more juice it will produce. In this case, straight, hard chips will become soft and pliable.

4. STEP 4

   

   Add garlic cloves passed through a press to the carrots.

5. STEP 5

   

   Heat the vegetable oil in a frying pan or small saucepan until the first bubbles appear on the surface. It is important not to overheat the oil, otherwise the spices in it will burn. Add Korean carrot seasoning, ground coriander, and hot (or sweet) pepper flakes to the pan. Warm everything together for a few seconds to allow the spices to release their flavor, and remove from the heat. How to choose a frying pan and oil, read the articles linked at the end of this recipe.

6. STEP 6

   

   Pour the hot oil and spices into the carrots. Add vinegar, add black pepper and sugar. If the carrots are already sweet, there is no need to add sugar. I added it because I like a more pronounced sweet taste.

7. STEP 7

   

   Mix the carrots thoroughly with the spices so that the spices and oil are evenly distributed throughout the carrots. Cover the bowl with cling film and place in the refrigerator for 2-3 hours, stirring occasionally. If you don’t have time to infuse at all, then at least hold it for 20 minutes so that the carrots cool down. Bon appetit!

Comments on the recipe

Little bear

22.10.2023

4.8

Great recipe. I also love this appetizer - Korean zucchini with carrots

Maystin

22.10.2023

4.7

I wanted crispy, tasty Korean homemade carrots with seasoning. And I found this wonderful recipe. I didn’t use store-bought spices for the carrots, but made my own impromptu collection. It included: ground black pepper, paprika, turmeric and coriander lightly ground in the pulp. I crushed the garlic on a fine grater. I did everything according to the recipe. It was not easy to wait for it to sit in the refrigerator. I and the whole family really liked the result. And of course, these carrots are much better than store-bought ones. The recipe is excellent, I recommend it!

Meringue

22.10.2023

4.6

Our whole large family loves this salad. Thanks for the recipe. It's a little different from mine, but only slightly. The only difference is that I fry one onion in oil.

Alina

22.10.2023

4.9

Awesome recipe!! ! I cooked it the day before yesterday, only with 1 kg, and added a little more pepper. The salad turned out incredibly delicious!!! My mother and I couldn’t tear ourselves away, although it was bitter, but the fork was still reaching for the salad!!! I'm bookmarking the recipe!!! Today I will cook again!!!)

Ira

22.10.2023

4.5

What a joy your recipe is for me and my family! We love loin carrots, but it’s not very convenient to constantly buy them at the market... And now you can make them at home, following your wonderful recipe. And your homemade one tastes even better! Thanks for the recipe! I will cook more.

Elena

22.10.2023

4.7

I love Korean carrots, but I’ve never cooked them myself. My ex-husband’s mother once spoiled us with such carrots; they were Koreans and ate “natural” Korean salad))) in all forms. Store-bought carrots cannot be compared. Now I’m ready to cook it myself. I don’t know how I’ll do it, but I think it will turn out delicious. I'll write back later..

Elena

22.10.2023

4.6

Today I prepared the salad again, because... I couldn’t even try it the first time, the household swept everything under the broom))) I made some changes to my taste, instead of ground pepper I added half a chilli (dried) and, since we all love garlic very much, instead of two cloves I put four. I left the rest as original.