Name: Curtido (Salvadoran Pickled Slaw) recipe
Ingredients: 1 head cabbage, finely shredded;1 white onion, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick;1 large carrot, grated;4 red bird's eye chile peppers, grated;1 ½ tablespoons salt, or to taste;3 cups boiling water;½ cup vinegar;1 tablespoon oregano

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Ingredients

1 head cabbage, finely shredded 1 white onion, halved and sliced 1/4-inch thick 1 large carrot, grated 4 red bird's eye chile peppers, grated 1 ½ tablespoons salt, or to taste 3 cups boiling water ½ cup vinegar 1 tablespoon oregano

Nutrition Info

34.1 calories carbohydrate: 7.8 g cholesterol: : - fat: 0.2 g fiber: 3.3 g protein: 1.6 g saturatedFat: 0.1 g servingSize: - sodium: 1074.9 mg sugar: 4.1 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Mix cabbage, onion, carrot, and chile peppers together in a large bowl. Sprinkle salt evenly on top. Cover with boiling water. Cool to room temperature, about 1 hour.
Pour vinegar over cabbage mixture, add oregano. Mix together carefully.
Cover and refrigerate until flavors combine, 8 hours to overnight.

Recipe Yield

10 servings

Recipe Note

This is a condiment served with almost any meal in El Salvador. It goes great with tamales and pupusas!

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