Homemade Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry)

Name: Homemade Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry)
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 5 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Ingredients: 2 inches daikon radish (9.5 oz, 270 g); 2 Japanese or Persian cucumbers (7.8 oz, 220 g); 1 lotus root (renkon) (boiled; 3.5 oz, 100 g); 1 Japanese eggplant (4.59 oz, 130 g); 1 knob young ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm; young ginger has a mild flavor; use less for regular ginger); 5 shiso leaves (perilla/ooba); Diamond Crystal kosher salt (weigh your prepared vegetables to calculate the amount to use; you‘ll need 3% of the total vegetable weight; I used 20 g or roughly 2 Tbsp); For the Pickling Solution:; ½ cup soy sauce; ½ cup mirin; 6 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned) (rice vinegar is milder than other kinds of vinegar; if you substitute another type, please adjust the amount); ½ cup water; 1 piece kombu (2 x 2 inches, 5 x 5 cm per piece); 6 Tbsp sugar; ½ Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds

Prep 15m

Cook 5m

Total 20m

This Homemade Fukujinzuke recipe creates Japanese pickles perfect for curry, with daikon, cucumber, eggplant, and lotus root pickled in a sweet and tangy soy, mirin, and rice vinegar solution. The pickles are flavored with kombu, ginger, shiso, and sesame seeds, adding depth to their crunchy texture.

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Ingredients

(Servings: 3)

2 inches daikon radish (9.5 oz, 270 g)

2 Japanese or Persian cucumbers (7.8 oz, 220 g)

1 lotus root (renkon) (boiled; 3.5 oz, 100 g)

1 Japanese eggplant (4.59 oz, 130 g)

1 knob young ginger (1 inch, 2.5 cm; young ginger has a mild flavor; use less for regular ginger)

5 shiso leaves (perilla/ooba)

Diamond Crystal kosher salt (weigh your prepared vegetables to calculate the amount to use; you‘ll need 3% of the total vegetable weight; I used 20 g or roughly 2 Tbsp)

6 Tbsp rice vinegar (unseasoned) (rice vinegar is milder than other kinds of vinegar; if you substitute another type, please adjust the amount)

1 piece kombu (2 x 2 inches, 5 x 5 cm per piece)

½ Tbsp toasted white sesame seeds

Nutrition Facts

Calories

204kcal

10%
Fat

4g

0%
Saturated Fat

0g

0%
Carbohydrates

35g

1%
Fiber

2g

0%
Sugar

24g

1%
Protein

5g

0%
Cholesterol

0mg

0%
Sodium

2,091mg

104%

Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Homemade Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry)

Ingredients

For The Pickling Solution

Steps

Nutrition Facts

Homemade Fukujinzuke (Japanese Pickles for Curry)

Ingredients

For The Pickling Solution

Steps

Nutrition Facts Nutrition facts are based on 1 serving. If servings is not specified, 6 is assumed for the total recipe.

Nutrition Facts