Quick-Pickled Red Cabbage (Atchara)

Sour flavors are important in Filipino cooking, and quick pickles both heighten the sourness and serve as palate-cleansers, balancing and cutting through fattier dishes. This cold-flash-pickling method works with all kinds of vegetables (green papaya, radishes, and carrots are traditional), but red cabbage is an easy and gorgeous place to start. Store in the refrigerate for up to 3 days.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Calories: 26 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon white sugar
• 1 ½ teaspoons ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 2 teaspoons whole coriander seeds
• 1 Thai chile, chopped
• 1 pound red cabbage, finely shredded
• ½ cup spiced cane vinegar

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Toss cabbage with vinegar, sugar, coriander, pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Massage spices into cabbage using your hands. Adjust seasoning as desired with additional sugar or salt. Stir in Thai chile. Cover and chill until sugar and salt dissolve, at least 30 minutes.