Carrots cooked for a long time fell in love with our man. They learned to cook it on their own, add it to salads and eat it in its pure form. A characteristic feature of such a dish is rubbing the vegetable with a thin long straw. Grater for Korean carrot is no longer a novelty in the kitchens of hostesses. If you are just going to buy it, our tips may come in handy.

Korean carrot grater

This kitchen helper is not in short supply and can be purchased at any hardware store. There are many different types graters for Korean carrots from the cheapest and simplest in terms of design to the more expensive ones.

1. The cheapest option is a manual grater. Outwardly, it resembles a grater for shredding cabbage. You just hold it with one hand over the bowl, and rub the carrots with the arc. Depending on the direction in which the vegetables are cut, the straws are long or short. Among the advantages can be called a low price and availability, you can even buy it on the market. It is made from both plastic and wood. If you are not sure about the quality of the plastic used, it is better to give preference to a wooden grater for Korean carrots. As for the shortcomings of this model, it is worth noting the high probability of injury to the fingers, and it is not very convenient to keep the grater constantly overhang.
2. A mechanical carrot grater with a container and holder is a better option. This design is convenient in that you do not have to hold everything in your hands. You simply place the blades on the container and then secure the vegetable with the holder. Injuries to the fingers in this case are excluded. The only thing that can be inconvenient is the small size of the container.
3. An electric grater for Korean carrots significantly saves time and effort. It makes sense to purchase it if you are preparing large volumes. As an alternative, you can purchase a universal harvester with a special nozzle. Modern household appliances are designed for cutting vegetables into cubes, straws or slices, including long thin straws. So when buying, you can immediately purchase a universal device for everything. The fact is that the cost of such a kitchen appliance is quite high, so buying an expensive processor just for cooking Korean carrots is a waste of money.
4. There is also a grater for Korean carrots in the form of a knife. Outwardly, it is very similar to a potato peeler or. It is also one of the cheapest types. There is always a chance of injuring your fingers, and you can cook a relatively small amount of carrots with such a knife.

Modern kitchen helpers have a stylish design and are able not only to perform their main function, but also to complement the interior of the kitchen. But it is not worth buying an expensive device for one-time or occasional use.

If you want to buy a Korean carrot grater to please your loved ones with a popular snack from time to time, the mechanical type is best. Firstly, we always try to make the volume of any dish so that it is enough for at least a couple of days. And secondly, household kitchen injuries are a frequent phenomenon. So the container with a holder here will be the most convenient.

For a summer residence, a knife or a manual grater for Korean carrots is quite enough. You can always cook tasty dish, if suddenly the guests decide to come to you. But for large volumes for sale, you should think about an electric grater for Korean carrots. Such a device has a special receiving container in which you simply put a few vegetables and then push them through the press. Such a grater is able to process a huge amount of carrots in a short time. In other cases, manual or mechanical models are quite sufficient.

First, some facts from history. Korean carrot is not a Korean dish at all, and in Korea they have not even heard of it. The fact is that Korean immigrants came up with it already in the USSR, when for their beloved and traditional spicy salad from Chinese cabbage could not find the main ingredient. Then they decided to replace it with carrots, which were in abundance everywhere in the Soviet Union. Thus, Korean-style carrots are an analogue of the traditional Korean dish "kimchi".

Non-Korean residents of the post-Soviet space have been very fond of this salad ever since the first showcases with Korean snacks. He became a frequent visitor to holiday tables and often began to appear in our daily diet. Naturally, food lovers wanted to learn how to cook it with their own hands, but it is not so easy to do it without knowing the secrets and tricks of cooking. carrots in Korean.

To cook Korean-style carrots at home with the “very” taste that we all love so much, you will need the following:

• A special Korean-style carrot grater (that’s what it’s called on sale), which allows you to cut carrots into long thin strips;
• juicy carrot;
• Sugar;
• Salt;
• Vinegar 9%;
• Vegetable oil;
• Red hot coarsely ground pepper.

One of the key points proper cooking of this dish - cutting carrots into long thin strips. If you do not have a special grater, it is better to cut the carrots exactly as you need by hand.
The products shown are included in basic recipe Korean carrots, garlic, coriander, ground black pepper, sesame seeds, fresh cilantro can be additionally added, onion- it depends on individual taste preferences. It is not necessary to use coarsely ground red pepper, but it is in this form that the creators of the dish use it.

Korean-style carrots (carrot-cha)

Korean Carrot Salad Recipe - 1

It will take for 1 kg of carrots:

• 1 tbsp Sahara,
• 2 tbsp vinegar 9%,
• 1 tsp salt without a slide,
• 50 g vegetable oil.

How to cook carrots in Korean:
Cut the carrots, sprinkle them with sugar and salt, sprinkle with vinegar, mix with your hands, letting the carrots soak in the marinade evenly, kneading it slightly, leave for 10-15 minutes.

Add red pepper to the juiced carrots to taste, depending on the desired spiciness of the salad, mix again with your hands.

Heat up in a frying pan vegetable oil to the maximum, but do not bring it to a boil, pour hot oil over the salad, mix.

Ready Korean-style carrots should be infused overnight at room temperature, then they are put in the refrigerator, carrots prepared according to this recipe can be stored for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator in a tightly closed container.

If you want to add additional ingredients to the base, for example, black pepper, then this should be done simultaneously with the addition of red pepper, only garlic is added last - after the salad is poured with oil, because. otherwise it will turn green due to the boiling oil.

Using the proposed recipe, at home you can cook delicious crispy Korean-style carrots with the same wonderful taste, however, we note - as, for example, salted cabbage, this dish can turn out slightly differently each time depending on the quality of the same carrot. To choose exactly your favorite taste of this salad, you will need to try and experiment, but we will try to reveal some tricks for preparing different ingredients so that the salad always turns out delicious.

Korean carrot salad recipe - 2

Korean-style carrots are very tasty, have a sharp and spicy taste.

The onion in this recipe is used only for flavoring the oil, the fried onion itself is not put to the carrots. The amount of pepper, vinegar, garlic, coriander can and should be adjusted to your taste.

	Ingredients: 500 g carrots 100 g onion 100 ml unscented vegetable oil 2-3 garlic cloves 2-3 tbsp 6% vinegar (or 1-2 tablespoons 9% vinegar) 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp Sahara 1 ⁄ 2 tsp salt 1 ⁄ 3 tsp red hot pepper 1 ⁄ 3 tsp ground black pepper
	Peel the carrots, grate on a special grater for Korean carrots (if there is no such grater, you can cut into very thin long strips). Add salt, mix and mash the carrots a little with your hands. Leave for 30 minutes, during which time the carrots will release juice.
	Peel the onion, cut into arbitrary large pieces.
	Pour vegetable oil into a heated frying pan. Add the onion and cook for 10-15 minutes, until the onion is golden brown.
	Drain the liquid from the carrots, but do not squeeze (the carrots will remain quite juicy). Put the garlic squeezed through the garlic press to the carrots. Add vinegar, coriander, sugar, two types of pepper.
	Pour hot oil from the pan over the carrots, holding the onions with a spatula (fried onions are not needed).
	Mix thoroughly. Taste carrots, if necessary, add some more of the mentioned seasonings to taste. Leave to insist for 2-3 hours (or more, it will become even tastier).
	Korean-style carrots are an excellent addition to meat, boiled potatoes, and can also be a component of many salads.

Little tricks for preparing ingredients for carrots in Korean

♦ Oil, along with carrots, largely determines the final taste of the dish, its experienced housewives it is recommended not just to warm up, but to make fragrant using various techniques.

So, you can throw chopped garlic into the heated oil and pepper it, warm it up, remove the garlic and pour the salad with fragrant oil.

♦ Another option is to put the onion cut into quarters and fry it until brightly browned, then remove it, and put spices in the oil - coriander, sesame, red pepper and warm over medium heat without boiling, then pour over the salad, but before that, pour a bunch black pepper on carrots and pour oil on this particular pile.

♦ The following technique also helps to give the salad the same flavor: put the onion cut into half rings in a bunch on the prepared carrots, also pour red and black pepper, chopped garlic, coriander on top, and pour hot oil over this bunch.

♦ One of the secrets of the bright taste of store-bought Korean carrots is monosodium glutamate (flavor enhancer), but not every housewife will decide to improve the taste of salad in this way because of the harm of this seasoning. For sale, the salad is simply sprinkled with glutamate crystals and mixed.

♦ You can diversify the taste of carrots in Korean by adding warmed in a dry frying pan to a light brown hue sesame or season the salad with a few drops of sesame oil.

♦ It is not necessary to bring vegetable oil to a boil.- used to be done to get rid of the specific taste of unrefined oil. In addition, when the boiling point is reached, the oil begins to release carcinogens. Korean-style sunflower oil for carrots can be replaced with cotton or corn oil, as well as ghee.

♦ Ready salad can be seasoned with fresh finely chopped cilantro.

♦ If carrots are sweet on their own, then sugar can be omitted.

♦ If you don’t really like crispy carrots or don’t have time to infuse the salad, then ready salad in the oven or under a lid in a frying pan, the main thing is not to overcook - the carrots should only slightly change color and become softer.

♦ If you don't like spicy salad, then soften it will help. Walnut- just grind it and add it to the finished salad.

♦ If you pour hot oil on black pepper sprinkled on carrots in a bunch, then it loses its bitterness and pungency, becoming instead very fragrant.

♦ For carrots in Korean, you can make a blank: pour the necessary spices into a jar, pour them with hot oil, let it brew. If necessary, simply pour the right amount of fragrant oil into the pan, heat up and pour over the salad.

Korean carrot recipe with chicken

Recently, Korean-style carrots are often used not only as an independent dish, but as part of the ingredients of various salads.
Here is a recipe for one of the most popular chicken salads.

You will need:

• 200 g of carrots in Korean,
• 170 g hard cheese,
• 2 chicken fillets,
• 2 large tomatoes,
• 1-2 sweet pepper,
• 1 medium cucumber
• 1 bunch green onion,
• mayonnaise.

Boil the chicken until tender, cool, cut into thin strips.

Combine prepared foods with Korean carrots

Cut the cucumber, tomatoes and peeled peppers into strips.

Add grated cheese, chopped onion. Season with mayonnaise and mix.

Bon Appetit!

Carrots in Korean in 10 minutes

To help you - more video recipes for cooking carrots in Korean:

As a family, we really love Korean-style carrots, but we try not to buy ready-made, but prefer to cook it at home. Firstly, homemade Korean-style carrots are much tastier for us than store-bought ones, and secondly, there is always confidence that it is fresh, made carefully and that various flavor enhancers, etc. were not used in its preparation.

Before, we just rubbed carrots on a combine. Long stripes were obtained, but they were too thin and differed markedly in shape from the “Korean” one. And my mother's friend advised us to buy a special Korean-style carrot grater. But very persistently convinced that the grater necessarily must be a firm Borner . The fact is that the graters of other manufacturers, which she acquired earlier, became unusable after a year: the blades became dull, sometimes fell off, the plastic cracked. And with a grater Borner she forgot about these problems.

Description from the manufacturer:

If you are a modern housewife and follow the latest in the field of kitchen appliances, and your goal is to reduce the time spent on cooking, then you should undoubtedly be interested in the products of Borner GmbH. Borner GmbH has been specializing in the production of graters for over 50 years. For many years of work, the plant has created a whole system of graters and vegetable cutters "Borner" for different types of cutting to the taste of cuisines around the world.

Shortly before the New Year, we bought ourselves a grater Roko from Borner . On sale they were 3 colors: green, orange and white. We liked the orange grater more.

On the advice of the seller, we also bought a special vegetable holder. The fact is that the blades of all products Borner very sharp, sharpening is double-sided and you can cut yourself easily. For safety when working with this grater, such a vegetable holder is needed.

It has special pins that pierce vegetables and they sort of fit on them and hold tightly.

In order to get a long and thin straw, we insert the carrot into the vegetable holder so that we rub it long side to knives, i.e. horizontally. You need to rub evenly and only in one direction - away from you. The longer the carrot, the longer the straw will turn out. If you need a short straw, then insert the carrot into the holder vertically. If someone wants to grate an onion on this grater, then it will be cut into small and thin pieces and it can be rubbed in both directions.

Characteristics:

Material: plastic, metal. Size: 32.5 cm x 12.5 cm x 2.5 cm.

The body of this grater is made of impact-resistant plastic, and the knives are made of stainless steel. Country of origin: Germany. Grater price Borner Roko 570 rub, vegetable holder 345 rub but I think you can find it cheaper.

Homemade carrot "in Korean":

On a grater Borner Roko rub 4 large carrots, add 3 tsp sugar and 1 tsp salt, mix and leave for 20 minutes. During this time, chop the onion and fry it in 1/3 cup sunflower oil then remove the onion. Add 1/2 tsp of black and red pepper to the carrots, 1 tbsp. a spoonful of vinegar, 2 teaspoons of roasted and ground cilantro and pour hot oil. We mix everything well. Garlic lovers can add 3 medium cloves, but I do not like the taste of garlic in this carrot and I do not add it. After 4 hours, the carrot is ready.

Price: $5.56

I did not buy this grater, they sent it to me for free. However, the review will be objective and truthful.

Theoretically, this grater is designed for rubbing carrots with long strips a la “Korean-style carrots”. By the way, the radishes in the photo, sliced ​​thinly and thinly, and the “roses” in the photo were not made with this grater, the Chinese inserted them for beauty.

A clumsy description from the seller's website:

hourglass spiral cutting style

Make vegetables and fruits with screw cutting

This handy cutting tool creates beautiful mounds of julienne, carrots, zucchini, cucumbers and other vegetables for garnish, toppings and salad ETC

Ease of use

Safe and durable

Could create two sizes: thin size (2 * 3mm), thick size (3.5 * 5mm)

Size: 125 x 75 x 75mm / 4.92 x 2.95 x 2.95inch

Net weight: 100g / 35.3oz

Although I am not a fan of Korean carrots, I decided to try this grater.

Staged shot with some apparently well-known chef in narrow circles. Well, where without a child? One of the rules of advertising: if the product is torn, when shooting it must be given into the hands of either a fashion model or a child ...

First impression: quite solid and inexpensive product. Good plastic, metal strips on the sides. Shiny and very sharp knives.

The grater is double-sided. On the one hand, the knives are located more often and the grater rubs (cuts) thinner strips, on the other hand, the knives are located less often and the cutting is coarser. There is a plastic cover with protrusions so as not to cut your fingers and drown the carrot as deep as possible into the funnel of the grater.

Looking ahead, I’ll say that despite the presence of this cover-holder, there are still not weak wastes of 3-4 centimeters. This is a lot.

Carrots are rubbed by "screwing" into the funnel of the grater. Spirals of carrots come out from the sides. On the product page, on the website, everything is beautiful. In reality, everything is not quite so, or rather not at all.

I expected vegetables to be cut neatly. Nothing like this. The cutting is sloppy, of different thicknesses and lengths, as you're lucky. The result does not look very aesthetically pleasing, it can go for a salad, but with a regular grater it turns out faster and more beautiful.

Waste is very large, what to do with these bits later?

In general, I am disappointed with the grater. There is definitely no place for this product in my kitchen. I can give to someone on the condition of self-pickup ...

Conclusions: cheap, mediocre quality, mediocre result, a thing that will simply take up space in the kitchen. I don't recommend buying...

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In modern stores you can find a large number of devices that make life easier for every housewife. Many women have vegetable cutters and food processors, but they do not always have attachments that are suitable for Korean carrots. In this case, other devices must be considered. An excellent choice is a special Korean-style carrot grater, the automatic electric or manual wooden version of which has gained considerable popularity.

What is a Korean carrot grater

A Korean-style carrot cutter is a hand-held device or an electric device with which you can chop carrots into long, thin and fine straws. Unlike some combines and other vegetable cutters, such devices can be equipped with different nozzles, thanks to which the thickness and cross section of the straw is regulated. The larger the holes, the coarser the vegetable will be chopped.

What does it look like

If the manual device is an ordinary flat grater in the form of a rectangle or square, then the mechanical counterpart is already a more complex device: it is equipped with a handle that rotates and a fixed nozzle. Often devices of this type are supplemented with clamps for carrots. The electrical device is similar to a meat grinder, but unlike it, it has special nozzles. Such household appliances work on batteries or mains. A feature is the absence of manual labor and a good grinding speed.

How to use

In the case of a handmade product, everything is clear - you need to use it according to the principle of a conventional grater, when you need to rub a vegetable on a plate with pointed holes with vigorous movements back and forth. Using a mechanical-type grater for Korean carrots is also simple - you need to use a handle in it, which rotates the vegetable and grinds it. Everything is very simple with an electric grater, because. the principle of operation is similar to an electric meat grinder. In a few seconds, it can be used to chop a large amount of carrots - this method of cutting is very convenient.

Types of graters for carrots in Korean

First of all, all devices of this type are divided into household and professional: the latter differ from the former in durability and speed. In addition, for professional products, the nozzle blade can be very sharp and durable. You can order a suitable device with delivery by mail in a specialized online store. In addition, a tool for cutting vegetables into long strips can be:

• mechanical;
• electric.

Manual

When planning to buy a Korean-style carrot grater, pay attention to the manual fixture. On sale in Moscow, St. Petersburg and other cities, you can find dozens of products from different manufacturers. They differ from each other in the size of the holes and the plates themselves. Some of them are suitable for a coarse grater, others for a finer and thinner one. In any case, a manual grater will help you cut vegetables the way you need to cook carrots. Alternatively, you may be interested in:

• model name: straw shredder А10824190;
• price: 199 rubles;
• characteristics: manual, plastic, there are special knives for the correct cutting of carrots in Korean, production - Russia;
• pros: cheap, easy to clean, easy to use;
• cons: not very comfortable to hold.

Check out another great tool for cutting vegetables with quality straws. The product has a convenient handle that simplifies the chopping process:

• model name: Gio Casa 2310;
• price: 395 rubles;
• characteristics: material - plastic, stainless steel, there are two inserts for rubbing fruits and vegetables, the number of faces - 1, production - Italy;
• pluses: quality, you can grate any other fruits, vegetables;
• cons: more expensive than analogue.

Handicrafts are simple. Such a budget option It is an ordinary plastic container with metal teeth built into the lid. Another cheap option:

• model name: Prof-Nikis 1238722;
• price: 76 rubles;
• characteristics: material - plastic, metal, dimensions - 27.5x8.7x1.6 cm, weight - 0.08 kg, manufacturer - Belarus;
• pluses: low cost;
• cons: no handle.

Electrical

The question arises, what does an electric-type Korean carrot grater look like? In essence, it resembles a meat grinder. This device includes a rotating mechanism and a motor. In addition, several nozzles are included in the kit of the electric device. Such a grater shreds quickly and efficiently, so it is advisable to use it with a large amount of work. Multifunctional electric shredder and grater at home:

• model name: KT-1318-1 Kitfort;
• price: 2190 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - metal, plastic, included - 2 shredding, 3 grater knives, cable length - 70 cm, number of nozzles - 5 pieces, speeds - 1;
• pluses: multifunctionality, quick-detachable blades;
• cons: no.

The next option is also great for making Korean salads. The device has a large and small grater. There is an ice knife, nozzles for cutting vegetables into slices, in the form of sticks, more:

• model name: multifunctional vegetable cutter Katyusha Bradex;
• price: 2099 rubles;
• characteristics: operating time - 30 minutes, continuity of operation - up to 3 minutes, maximum weight of loaded products - 1.8 kg, 5 replaceable nozzles, 2 additional blades;
• pluses: suitable for any vegetables, fruits and even ice;
• cons: no.

Many electric devices that cut Korean-style carrots into thin strips are multifunctional devices. You can cook delicious homemade salads with carrots, chopped straws, using:

• model name: Philips HR1388/50;
• price: 5990 rubles;
• characteristics: number of speeds - 1, nozzles - 6 pieces, 5 inserts in a stainless steel disc, cord - 1.5 m, weight - 1 kg, materials - plastic, stainless steel;
• pluses: power, excellent quality;
• cons: it's expensive.

Mechanical

If an electric grater for Korean carrots did not suit you, for example, high cost or a set of functions and nozzles that you will not use, then take a closer look at the mechanical counterpart. Often devices of this type are supplemented with clamps for carrots.. Some products even have a plastic bowl with a lid. One of the products in this category:

• model name: mechanical grater-sharpener;
• price: 350 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - stainless steel, plastic, dimensions - 7x13 cm, weight - 0.17 kg;
• pluses: ease of use, strength, safety;
• cons: no handle.

Pay attention to another device that works on the principle of a meat grinder. First of all, it is intended for chopping Korean carrots and cheese:

• model name: with clamp cover;
• price: 320 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - metal, plastic, there are three nozzles, color - white, weight - 200 g, manufacturer - China;
• cons: no.

The following mechanical grater for Korean salads is also very convenient to use. A plastic fixture is suitable not only for Korean carrots, but also cabbage and other vegetables:

• model name: mechanical FV;
• price: 370 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - steel, plastic, number of cutting surfaces - 2, dimensions - 70x70x130 mm, manufacturer - China;
• pros: easy to wash, easy to disassemble;
• cons: no handle.

Wooden

If you are interested in buying a slicer or other device for slicing Korean-style carrots, then a wooden grater may suit you. Such a product can even cost less than a plastic counterpart. The grater below cuts perfectly even straws from both carrots and other vegetables and fruits. cook Korean salad it will make it easier:

• model name: wooden 419-021;
• price: 37 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - wood, metal, production - Ukraine;
• pluses: low cost, ease of use;
• cons: no handle.

Check out another wooden fixture. Sharpened and sharp blades of the product are made of stainless steel:

• model name: wooden 62498;
• price: 41 rubles;
• characteristics: base material - wood, blades - stainless steel;
• pluses: affordable cost, convenience, practicality;
• cons: no handle.

The following grater for chopping carrots is a kind of composite material. The tree in it is used only for the manufacture of the lower base:

• model name: shredder-grater 10003;
• price: 770 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - wood, metal, safe food-grade plastic, weight - 0.35 kg, manufacturer - Russia;
• pluses: strength, durability;
• cons: it is more expensive than analogues.

Korean carrot knife

A regular Korean carrot knife has gained considerable popularity. This device is compact and easy to use. The knife is optimal if you only need to chop a few vegetables, but for cutting a large number carrots, it is not very convenient. A good buy would be:

• model name: vegetable peeler + Korean carrot knife Ghidini 265B;
• price: 200 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - steel, polymers, weight - 0.07 kg;
• pluses: ease of use;
• cons: it is expensive for a handmade product.

A knife for cutting vegetables is good because it is very compact and does not take up much space during storage. Another product category:

• model name: Fackelmann 49014;
• price: 200 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - plastic, stainless steel, length - 4 cm, knife - 15 cm, manufacturer - China;
• pluses: ease of use;
• cons: expensive for a manual model.

A well-chosen product will become a real assistant in cooking. different salads. One of the cheapest options:

• model name: M-Plastic E0009;
• price: 20 rubles;
• characteristics: materials - plastic, metal, weight - 26 g;
• pluses: low cost, simplicity;
• cons: the cost is relevant for bulk purchases.

How to choose a Korean carrot grater

To get chopped carrots of the desired length and thickness, take the purchase of a grater for this task seriously. You can save on buying it if you look for a suitable product in large stores, because. They often run promotions and sales. Selection Recommendations:

• Decide on the type. If you are looking for an inexpensive option, then opt for a manual attachment, but it will not be suitable for chopping large volumes of vegetables. A Korean-style mechanical shredder for carrots can become the “golden mean”. An electric one is often a multifunctional harvester that is not only suitable for cutting carrots, but it is expensive.
• holder material. Many devices are made of plastic, but wooden products can also be found in stores. The latter are stronger, not prone to mechanical damage, but heavy.
• Blades. They must be made of steel and at the same time remain sharp for a long time. It would be better if they were self-sharpening.
• Nozzles. The more there are, the better. Some kits consist of five nozzles, allowing you to shred in different ways.

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