Japanese Takuan Pickle

Total Time: 720 hrs Preparation Time: 720 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 300
• 20 -25 daikon radishes (10 kg)
• 1 kg rice bran powder (nuka powder)
• 500 g sugar (organic best)
• 150 g salt

Recipe

• 1 wash daikon well. bundle two daikon by leaves and using clothes line dry in a location with sun and good ventiliation. bring them indoors at night. takes 1 week drying.
• 2 after 1 week drying, mix together rice bran or nuka, salt, and sugar or brown sugar (organic is good). cut off the leaves and keep for use later.
• 3 place about 1-2 cm layer of nuka mixture in the bottom of a large pickling container. place daikon neatly in layers on top of the mixture.
• 4 top off with the remainder of nuka mixture. place the leaves from the daikon on top.
• 5 place a heavy plastic over the the mixture. place a heavy rock or another object for weight. the weight needed is usually 2-3 times the weight of daikon. if 1 daikon weighs 1 pound then about 2-3 pound weight.
• 6 after 1 month it is ready to slice and eat. see photos of the steps at http://www.recipezaar.com/bb/viewtopic.zsp?t=320927.
• 7 serving is a total guess.