Daikon Pickles - #2

Total Time: 15 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb daikon radish, cut into paper thin slices
• 10 slices fresh gingerroot (paper thin slices)
• 2 small green jalapeno peppers, cut into paper thin rings
• 1 pinch red pepper flakes
• 1 cup unseasoned japanese rice vinegar
• 6 tablespoons cider vinegar
• 2 tablespoons distilled vinegar
• 1/3 cup sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon lemon zest

Recipe

• 1 cover the daikon with boiling water and let sit for 1 1/2 minutes. drain and immediately cool down with an ice bath. drain again.
• 2 combine the remaining ingredients in a saucepan and bring to a boil. stir as it's coming up to temperature. when it gets to the boil, add the daikon slices, cover the pot and remove from the heat.
• 3 cool to room temperature, transfer from the saucepan into a clean container and then store in the refrigerator, still in the pickling liquid.