Achara zuke (turnips in vinegar dressing) Recipe

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Achara zuke (turnips in vinegar dressing)

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Ingredients:

4	oz	White turnips
1	tsp	Salt
		1 ea Dried red pepper
		1 ea 1" square kombu, washed
1/4	cup	Rice vinegar -=OR=- ?c
		-- white vinegar
4	tsp	Sugar
		Soy sauce

Procedures:

1	Starting a day ahead, peel the turnips &, one at a time, slice them in the following fashion: make thin slices down to within 1/8" of the base, move the turnip a half turn clockwise & make similar slices intersecting the first ones.
2	Now cut each turnip into quarters.
3	In a mixing bowl, stir the salt into ?c cold water.
4	Add the turnips.
5	Soak in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
6	The following day, cover the dried red pepper with cold water & soak at room temperature for about 1 hour, or until soft.
7	Cut off the top of the pepper, remove & discard the seeds, slice the pepper crosswise into very thin rings.
8	Wrap the piece of kombu in a damp towel and let it rest for about an hour, or until it is soft and pliable.
9	Cut into strips 1" by 1/8" wide.
10	Drain the turnips & squeeze them firmly until dry.
11	Combine the vinegar, ?c cold water, sugar & a sprinkle of soy sauce in a 1 ?to 2 qt jar & stir thoroughly.
12	Add the turnips, pepper rings and kombu, & stir again.
13	Cover tightly with a jar cover or plastic wrap, & refrigerate for at least 12 hours before serving.
14	Will keep for 3 or 4 days.
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