Vietnamese Carrot Pickle




Vietnamese Carrot Pickle

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This is full of simple flavor and you can put it together in a few minutes. When I was a young boy I used to look in the fridge and see all this bits of pieces of food and think I need to go food shopping!! now after 35 years of cooking I have to laugh! I never throw anything out, but have learned how to use what I have. This blog is also about how to buy at the supermarket and cook, which saves money!!!!


INGREDIENTS

1 garlic clove, crushed
1 fresh long red chili, chopped finely
1/4 cup (60 ml) fresh lime juice
1/4 cup (60 ml) fish sauce
1/4 cup, grated palm sugar
1/2 cup (125 ml) water
1 medium carrot, peeled, and grated coarsely


METHOD

1. Combine all the ingredients together and that's it!!

Location: South East Asia

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