What's Atchara or Atsara?
Atchara or Atcharang Papaya is an appetizer made from pickled green papaya. Julienned or grated green papaya are placed in small airtight containers and soaked for a week in cooked vinegar and sugar mixture with carrots, cucumber, onions, garlic, ginger, pepper corn, and red bell pepper.
The classic Atchara as far as I know is made up of grated green papaya , carrots and cucumber. This dish is probably the all time best appetizers in the Philippines. Every single province or region in the Philippines has it's own variation or version. This salivating sweet and sour tasting appetizer is usually served with fried dishes such as fried tapa, longganisa, tocino, and even lechon manok.
With that quick simple Atchara course in mind let's start cooking. Please follow all the steps in preparing to achieve desired results.
How to Make Atchara Easily Recipe & Tutorial
Ingredients we need:
3 to 4 lbs green papaya, julienned
2 medium sized carrots, julienned
1 large onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 tbsp whole peppercorn
1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
1 knob ginger, cut into thin strips
1/4 cup salt (to dehydrate papaya)
1 1/2 tsp salt (for the brine or syrup)
2 cups white vinegar
1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
2 small boxes raisins
Step by Step Cooking Procedure:
1.)Place the julienned / gratted papaya in a large bowl and combine 1/4 cup salt then mix until the salt is well distributed.
2.)Cover the bowl and place inside the refrigerator overnight (the salt will dehydrate the papaya).
3.)Place the julienned / gratted papaya in a colander or strainer then rinse with running water.
4.)Using cheesecloth (or any cloth) as a container, put the rinsed papaya inside the cloth and squeeze until all the liquid comes out.
5.)Put the papaya back in the large bowl and combine with carrots, garlic, ginger, onions, whole pepper corn, bell pepper, and raisins
6.)Heat the saucepan and pour-in the vinegar and bring to a boil.
7.)Add the sugar and 1 1/2 tsp salt then stir until well diluted
8.)Turn of the heat and allow the syrup to cool down until temperature is low enough to handle.
9.)Place the combined vegetables and spices in a sterilized airtight jar and pour-in the syrup
10.)Seal the jar and place inside the refrigerator for a week (or 5 days minimum to achieve the expected texture and flavor).
11.)Serve cold with fried dishes. Enjoy!
Trivia: One of the most agonizing part of making Atchara is you have to wait for 5 days to a week before you can devour your Atchara.
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What's Atchara or Atsara?
Atchara or Atcharang Papaya is an appetizer made from pickled green papaya. Julienned or grated green papaya are placed in small airtight containers and soaked for a week in cooked vinegar and sugar mixture with carrots, cucumber, onions, garlic, ginger, pepper corn, and red bell pepper.The classic Atchara as far as I know is made up of grated green papaya , carrots and cucumber. This dish is probably the all time best appetizers in the Philippines. Every single province or region in the Philippines has it's own variation or version. This salivating sweet and sour tasting appetizer is usually served with fried dishes such as fried tapa, longganisa, tocino, and even lechon manok.
With that quick simple Atchara course in mind let's start cooking. Please follow all the steps in preparing to achieve desired results.
How to Make Atchara Easily Recipe & Tutorial
Ingredients we need:
- 3 to 4 lbs green papaya, julienned
- 2 medium sized carrots, julienned
- 1 large onion, thinly sliced lengthwise
- 10 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
- 2 tbsp whole peppercorn
- 1 large red bell pepper, cut into strips
- 1 knob ginger, cut into thin strips
- 1/4 cup salt (to dehydrate papaya)
- 1 1/2 tsp salt (for the brine or syrup)
- 2 cups white vinegar
- 1 1/3 cups granulated sugar
- 2 small boxes raisins
Step by Step Cooking Procedure:
1.)Place the julienned / gratted papaya in a large bowl and combine 1/4 cup salt then mix until the salt is well distributed.
2.)Cover the bowl and place inside the refrigerator overnight (the salt will dehydrate the papaya).
3.)Place the julienned / gratted papaya in a colander or strainer then rinse with running water.
4.)Using cheesecloth (or any cloth) as a container, put the rinsed papaya inside the cloth and squeeze until all the liquid comes out.
5.)Put the papaya back in the large bowl and combine with carrots, garlic, ginger, onions, whole pepper corn, bell pepper, and raisins
6.)Heat the saucepan and pour-in the vinegar and bring to a boil.
7.)Add the sugar and 1 1/2 tsp salt then stir until well diluted
8.)Turn of the heat and allow the syrup to cool down until temperature is low enough to handle.
9.)Place the combined vegetables and spices in a sterilized airtight jar and pour-in the syrup
10.)Seal the jar and place inside the refrigerator for a week (or 5 days minimum to achieve the expected texture and flavor).
11.)Serve cold with fried dishes. Enjoy!
Trivia: One of the most agonizing part of making Atchara is you have to wait for 5 days to a week before you can devour your Atchara.
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