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The Hirshon Vietnamese Brined Dried Vegetables – Dưa Món

June 12, 2016 by The Generalissimo Leave a Comment

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The Hirshon Vietnamese Brined Dried Vegetables - Dưa Món
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Citizens, Dưa món is a mix of brined vegetables, a Vietnamese version of an Italian giardiniera that is ubiquitously found on tables of feasting Vietnamese families during lunar new year celebrations. It’s commonly eaten with traditional banh chung and banh tet, but can really be used as a vegetable side for a meat entree. Each family may have their own recipes that vary slightly, but they all consist of carrot, daikon, and leeks brined in a prepared fish sauce.

The vegetables in dua món have an extra crunchiness and bite that’s different from the regular do chua that’s used in banh mi or spring rolls. The secret is to start with dried vegetables, which after sitting in the fish sauce for a few days soak up tons of flavor but instead of being soggy and are crunchy with a toothy bite that’s truly addicting.

If you have a food dehydrator (the excellent Presto 06300 Dehydro Electric Food Dehydrator is under $40 on Amazon) you can start days or weeks in advance by drying all your vegetables.

If you don’t have one and still want to dry your vegetables, you can sun dry them or use your oven either on the lowest setting with the door cracked open for 3-4 hours or about 5-6 hours with just the pilot light on.

Make sure you use a top-quality fish sauce for this recipe. By good, TFD means a fish sauce that contains only anchovies and salt. There should not be any additional ingredients like sugar, hydrolyzed soy protein, MSG, etc.

The dưa món should be ready after soaking 24 hours and will taste better and better as the days go and the flavors are absorbed by the vegetables. It will keep at least a month refrigerated.

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Ingredients

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  • 1 1/2 cups dried julienned daikon
  • 1 1/2 cups dried julienned carrots
  • 1 1/2 cups dried green papaya, thinly sliced into 1 inch squares
  • 1 8 oz. can of Vietnamese or Chinese pickled leeks – if unavailable, try using pickled garlic instead
  • 5 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 5 whole Thai chiles, stems removed and smashed
  • 1 cup quality fish sauce such as Red Boat Fish Sauce, preferably the 40 degree North version
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup water
  • 1 cup of pickled leek juice from can
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  • 1 quart food safe jar or container with lid

Instructions

  1. In a large bowl, warm the water for about 30 seconds in the microwave and and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Add the fish sauce and reserved pickle leek juice and stir to combine. Add the mixture to your clean jar.
  2. Add the ingredients into the jar and season to taste. Allow to soak at least 24 hours at room temperature. Serve with banh chung and banh tet. Lasts for at least 3 weeks at room temperature and months in the fridge.
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Nutrition

  • Calories: 394.81 kcal
  • Sugar: 64.48 g
  • Sodium: 5720.43 mg
  • Fat: 0.92 g
  • Saturated Fat: 0.16 g
  • Trans Fat: 0.0 g
  • Carbohydrates: 92.75 g
  • Fiber: 5.42 g
  • Protein: 9.82 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg

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