4 korean pickled vegetables Recipes

asian short-grain white or sushi rice, water, flat-leaf spinach , stems discarded, fresh soybean or mung-bean sprouts, trimmed, carrots, zucchini, trimmed, drained preserved fiddlehead fern stems (also called bracken fern, kosari, or warabi; optional), vegetable oil, fresh shiitake mushrooms , stems discarded and caps cut into very thin slices (2 cups), chopped garlic (from 4 cloves), salt, asian sesame oil, sesame seeds, toasted and coarsely chopped, eggs, korean hot-pepper paste (sometimes labeled gochujang ), by 3-inch) sheets toasted nori (dried laver, preferably seasoned), cut into thin strips with scissors, accompaniments: packaged cabbage kimchi (korean spicy pickled cabbage) or other vegetable kimchi

carrot, sliced in 1/4 inch slices, chinese cabbage, sliced in 1 inch pieces, cauliflower , cut into flowerets, salt, green onions, finely chopped (with tops ), salt, garlic salt, crushed red pepper flakes

you can substitute sushi rice for the short-grain rice; if using medium- or long-grain rice, increase the amount of water to 3 cups and simmer until the grains are tender, 18 to 20 minutes, before letting the rice sit off the heat in step 2. regular rice vinegar can be substituted for the seasoned rice vinegar., pickled vegetables, bean sprouts, carrot , peeled and grated on the large holes of a box grater, cucumber , peeled , halved lengthwise, seeded, and sliced 1/4 inch thick, seasoned rice vinegar, rice, short-grain white rice (see note ), water, beef , spinach, and eggs, blade steak , trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch-thick slices (see illustrations below), soy sauce, vegetable oil, shiitake mushrooms , wiped clean, stemmed, and sliced thin, garlic cloves , minced or pressed through a garlic press (about 1 tbsp), baby spinach, salt and ground black pepper, eggs , cracked into 2 small bowls (2 eggs per bowl), toasted sesame oil