Fermented Vegetable Sauce by @simonauscher
8 servings
🍋
1
Lime
🧅
1 kg
Red onions
🧅
1 kg
Yellow onions
🍅
200 g
Green tomatoes
🫑
200 g
Sweet pepper
🧄
50 g
Garlic
🌿
0.5 bunch
Coriander
🍈
200 g
Pickled green figs
🫙
15 g
Coriander seeds
🍶
100 ml
Coriander vinegar
🧂
50 g
Salt
🧃
200 ml
Fermented juice
🫙
6 g
Kuzu
50 g
Turnip chlorophyll
Slice
lime
red onion
Green tomatoes
Finely slice the lime, red onion, yellow onion, green tomato, mild guindilla peppers, garlic, coriander, and pickled green figs.
Combine
lime
red onion
Coriander seeds
Combine all the sliced produce with 15 g coriander seeds and 100 ml coriander vinegar in a large mixing bowl.
Weigh
salt
Red onions
Green tomatoes
Weigh the complete vegetable mixture, then calculate 2% of its total weight in salt; use about 50 g salt for a roughly 2.5 kg mixture.
Mix
salt
Red onions
Green tomatoes
Mix the calculated salt thoroughly into the vegetable mixture until the vegetables begin releasing liquid.
- Step

Pack the salted mixture and its liquid into clean airtight glass jars, leaving about 2 cm of headspace.
Fill
Red onions
Green tomatoes
Sweet pepper
Fill and seal a vacuum bag with water, then place it on top of the vegetables as a weight to keep them submerged.
- Step

Red onions
Green tomatoes
Sweet pepper
Ferment the jars at 25°C for 4 days, keeping the vegetables submerged beneath their brine.
Strain
fermented vegetable juice
Red onions
Green tomatoes
Strain the fermented mixture and measure 200 ml of fermented vegetable juice for the finished sauce.
Whisk
fermented vegetable juice
kuzu starch
Red onions
Whisk 6 g kuzu starch into the 200 ml fermented vegetable juice in a saucepan until no lumps remain.
Heat
fermented vegetable juice
kuzu starch
Heat the juice mixture over low heat, whisking continuously until it lightly thickens and becomes glossy.
Stir
ice
Set the saucepan over a bowl of ice and stir the sauce until fully cooled.
Stir
turnip chlorophyll
Stir 50 g turnip chlorophyll into the cooled sauce until the color is evenly bright green.
Transfer
Pass the sauce through a chinois strainer, then transfer it to a clean storage bottle.
Refrigerate
Red onions
Green tomatoes
Sweet pepper
Refrigerate the finished sauce and serve it cold over roasted vegetables, grilled fish, or meat.
Fermented Vegetable Sauce by @simonauscher
8 servings
🍋
1
Lime
🧅
1 kg
Red onions
🧅
1 kg
Yellow onions
🍅
200 g
Green tomatoes
🫑
200 g
Sweet pepper
🧄
50 g
Garlic
🌿
0.5 bunch
Coriander
🍈
200 g
Pickled green figs
🫙
15 g
Coriander seeds
🍶
100 ml
Coriander vinegar
🧂
50 g
Salt
🧃
200 ml
Fermented juice
🫙
6 g
Kuzu
50 g
Turnip chlorophyll
Preparation Steps
Step 1/14
Finely slice the lime, red onion, yellow onion, green tomato, mild guindilla peppers, garlic, coriander, and pickled green figs.
Step 2/14
Combine all the sliced produce with 15 g coriander seeds and 100 ml coriander vinegar in a large mixing bowl.
Step 3/14
Weigh the complete vegetable mixture, then calculate 2% of its total weight in salt; use about 50 g salt for a roughly 2.5 kg mixture.
Step 4/14
Mix the calculated salt thoroughly into the vegetable mixture until the vegetables begin releasing liquid.
Step 5/14
Pack the salted mixture and its liquid into clean airtight glass jars, leaving about 2 cm of headspace.
Step 6/14
Fill and seal a vacuum bag with water, then place it on top of the vegetables as a weight to keep them submerged.
Step 7/14
Ferment the jars at 25°C for 4 days, keeping the vegetables submerged beneath their brine.
Step 8/14
Strain the fermented mixture and measure 200 ml of fermented vegetable juice for the finished sauce.
Step 9/14
Whisk 6 g kuzu starch into the 200 ml fermented vegetable juice in a saucepan until no lumps remain.
Step 10/14
Heat the juice mixture over low heat, whisking continuously until it lightly thickens and becomes glossy.
Step 11/14
Set the saucepan over a bowl of ice and stir the sauce until fully cooled.
Step 12/14
Stir 50 g turnip chlorophyll into the cooled sauce until the color is evenly bright green.
Step 13/14
Pass the sauce through a chinois strainer, then transfer it to a clean storage bottle.
Step 14/14
Refrigerate the finished sauce and serve it cold over roasted vegetables, grilled fish, or meat.
Composition
Ingredients
Types
Ingredients
Notes
Allergens
to inform
Dietetics
Dietary regimen
Calories
20 kcal
Macro nutrients
Nutritional Information
Minerals
Vitamins
Preparation
Time Information
Preparation
30 minutes
Cooking
10 minutes
Overall
40 minutes
Difficulty
Level
Hard (3/4)
Steps
14 steps
Equipments
Utensils
Appliances
Type
Origin
Source
Platform
Original Creator
@simonauscher
Origin
Cuisine
Geographic
France, Europe
Various
Aspect
Texture
Flavors
Other
Price
Low
Recommended Preservation
fridge
Preservation Infos