Musaengchae (Korean Spicy Radish Salad)

spicy julienned radish salad (pronunciation: [mu.seŋ.tɕʰe] / moo-seng-cheh)

Makes 2 cups · 27 kcal per serving

Ingredients

• 300 g Korean radish
• 3 g salt
• 12 g Korean red pepper (coarse)
• 6 g garlic
• 15 g scallion
• 9 g white sugar
• 12 g rice vinegar
• 3 g sesame seeds

Method

1. 1. Julienne the radish, toss with all the salt listed under Radish, rest ~10 min, then gently squeeze out the water.
2. 2. Mix in the gochugaru first (it dyes the radish red), then the garlic, green onion, sugar, and vinegar; add carrot and/or fish sauce if using. Taste before adding any extra salt.
3. 3. Finish with sesame seeds.
4. Best the day it's made; keeps a couple days refrigerated.