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Great recipe for Homemade Yuzu Kosho (Citrus Chili Paste). Yuzu kosho is a spicy (and salty) Japanese condiment made with zest from yuzu You can substitute meyer lemon or other fragrant citrus for yuzu, and red chilis for green (though the color will change). If you have a microplane, it.
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To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook homemade yuzu kosho (citrus chili paste) using 3 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook it.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Yuzu Kosho (Citrus Chili Paste):
- Take 4 small green chilis (Japanese or Thai work well)
- Make ready 10 small yuzu or other fragrant citrus like Meyer lemons
- Prepare 2 tbsp sea salt
Traditionally, yuzu kosho is made from fresh chiles (such as green or red Thai or bird's eye chiles), fermented with salt and yuzu zest. I compared my homemade yuzu kosho with a bottle of store-bought. The store-bought variety was overly salty. Yuzu kosho is a pasty Japanese condiment made from fresh chiles (most often green or red Thai or bird's eye chiles) then fermented with salt along with zest and juice from yuzu, a tart and fragrant citrus fruit that grows in East Asia.
Instructions to make Homemade Yuzu Kosho (Citrus Chili Paste):
- Wash the yuzu skin well and zest with a microplane or zester. You can also use a knife to carefully slice off the peel, then cut into small pieces. Try not to get any of the white part underneath the skin as it's a bit bitter.
- Chop up the green chilis and add all ingredients to a mortar & pestle (Japanese suribachi if you have it) or a small food processor. Using a mortar & pestle will bring out the fragrance and flavor of the citrus a bit better.
- Grind or process until you have a yellow-ish green paste.
- Scrap into a glass jar (don't use plastic or metal because the yuzu kosho could pick up unwanted flavors).
- Cover with a bit of plastic wrap and put on the lid. Store in the fridge for several months. It's quite salty and spicy so you only need to use a little at a time!
The trifecta of chiles, citrus, and salt come together in a powerful and. An intensely citrusy and aromatic Japanese hot sauce, yuzu kosho is used in Japan to enliven a variety of foods, including sashimi, grilled chicken It traces its origins to the southern Japanese island of Kyushu, where kosho refers to chiles in the local dialect. The area had traded with Korea and. Yuzu-kosho is made of chili and yuzu (citrus). It has very hot taste and smells refreshing. "kosho"means "pepper corn" in Japanese.
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