Semi-dried turnip

 

turnip

 

Local turnip grown during summer is surprisingly sweet and juicy, quite like Asian Daikon. I give it the same drying treatment as for Daikon and have very good result, more firm texture to eat as pickle or to be stir-fried.

 

drying turnip

 

1. Cut turnip into pieces, season with around 1% its weight of salt, mix well and rest for an hour.

2. Spread turnip on a sieve and dry outside when sunny under a net, or indoor if humidity is low for a few days, or in the oven at 50˚C for a few hours. Turnip will shrink a bit and texture is firmed up. 

 

pickle semi-dried turnip

stir-fry semi-dried turnip

 

Can eat as such with a dip, or pickle in diluted soy sauce sugar solution, or use in stir-fry.