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Homemade Yuzu Kosho (Citrus Chili Paste) Recipe by Felice - Cookpad Homemade Yuzu Kosho (Citrus Chili Paste) Yuzu kosho is a spicy (and salty) Japanese condiment made with zest from yuzu citrus and hot green chilis. Usually green. more This citrus chili paste is a fresh take on the traditional Japanese yuzu kosho, substituting limes and lemons and orange and grapefruit for the tough to find yuzu. It's fragrant and salty and hot. You'll want a microplane and a mortar and pestle for this recipe.
To begin with this recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have homemade yuzu kosho (citrus chili paste) using 3 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you cook that.
The ingredients needed to make Homemade Yuzu Kosho (Citrus Chili Paste):
- Take 4 small green chilis (Japanese or Thai work well)
- Get 10 small yuzu or other fragrant citrus like Meyer lemons
- Take 2 tbsp sea salt
While yuzu kosho in paste form is concentrated and delicious, I like to add some citrus juice so you can use it as a sauce. Yuzu isn't the easiest citrus to find, but you can get it in fall at Japanese supermarkets. If you can't find yuzu, this is also delicious made with other citrus zests such as Meyer lemon, lime, or even orange. We'll happily make room on our condiment shelf for yuzu kosho, a blend of citrus zest, garlic, chile, and salt.
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!
If you can't find yuzu, this is also delicious made with other citrus zests such as Meyer lemon, lime, or even orange. We'll happily make room on our condiment shelf for yuzu kosho, a blend of citrus zest, garlic, chile, and salt. It adds aromatic acidity (and some heat) to rice dishes, noodle soups, fish, and. As for the paste, the yuzu fruit is finely zested, which is pulverized along with minced chilies and salt, then left to ferment. It really is easy enough to seek out Yuzu Kosho in an international market, but, having gotten used to keeping preserved lemons on hand, I liked the idea of citrus zest fermented with chilies.
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