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She made this delicious spicy pickled cabbage salad. My mother later asked her if she could please share the recipe with us, and she did (along with her family recipe for the BEST Tres Leches Cake I have ever had in my entire life posted somewhere on my blog but it has no pictorials)
Well we made this dish just how she told us and since then it has been a hit in my house we make this REALLY OFTEN it is perfect because it makes a LARGE portion and can last in the fridge for over a week or longer since it's pickled. We just pull it out of the fridge for any meal of the day and eat tons of it as a side dish.
PERFECT FOR SUMMER HEAT also because you don't have to use the stove or oven :)
Ingredients:
-1 cabbage head (shredded)
-2 Serrano chili peppers or other green spicy chili peppers or milder ones like Jalapeño
-1 1/2 cups white distilled vinegar
-1 cup of water
-1 tablespoon salt (if using a giant cabbage hear or a fairly large one use 2 tablespoons)
-2 medium tomatoes diced
-1 medium or small onion minced
-2 spicy Serrano chili peppers or other green spicy chili pepper minced finely (OPTIONAL this is for adding way later)
Directions:
(1)Put shredded cabbage in a large bowl.
(2)In a blender, add water, vinegar, salt, and 2 chili peppers. Blend until chili peppers are destroyed and liquefied.
(3)Add blended contents to shredded cabbage and toss well together. Let rest in refrigerator AT LEAST 3 hours and toss every 1 hour if possible or every now and then. You can also just leave it OVERNIGHT to pickle in the fridge and toss every now and then.
(4)After pickling toss with the tomato, onion, and Serrano chilies or other green chilies.
(5)This is COMPLETELY optional, after tossing with everything you may drain all the excess liquid if desired, I simply use a giant spoon or something with openings to scoop out the pickled cabbage, I also like to leave the liquid because it pickles the tomato, onion, and chili pepper overtime and gets stronger and more intense.
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is really spicy for some people so it is optional to add 2 extra chili peppers, taste it first, you may want to add less chili peppers if you find you can't tolerate heat. But in my household and many others here WE LOVE SPICY!
Also be careful with your hands, when handling the chili peppers they will get spicy and if you touch your eyes it will burn, I don't wear gloves or anything I don't mind the spicyness on my hand, I just don't rub my eyes and am careful.
6 comments:
I think this is Salvadoran, they eat this with just about everything, especially.... Pupusas!!!
Cristina Campos,
It's similar to the typical Salvadorian one and can be used the same way, except it's spicy and has fresh chopped tomato and stuff :) central American countries share a lot of the same dishes I guess :) Thanks for visiting my blog :D
I prepared this recipe today and it's so yummy ! just like back in Mexico ! !
Kary2121,
Glad it worked out well :)
This "ensalada de repollo" is quintessential Nicaraguan, and it is served with every meal. We had this salad at home at lunch time, which is the heaviest meal of the day. One dish that you may like to try is Vigoron: boiled yuca ( cassava root), chicharron (pork rind), and ensalada de repollo. This typical dish is sell by street vendors as a snack. Another tasty dish with ensalada de repollo is Vaho: beef, yuca, ripe and green plantains, cover with plantain leaves and steamed for about 4 hours.
Nathan, thank you for your recipes. I can't wait to make las costillas de puerco en salsa roja con nopales.
Hello Anonymous,
Thanks for visiting my blog, I love love love this curtido de repollo! I love Yuca too, I really enjoy it with any fried pork or meat. If you have a recipe for "Vaho" please feel free to share, I love all starchy tubers and veggies.
Best Regards,
Nathan
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