A busy woman still needs her curtido. So does the lazy woman! Salvadoran-Nicaraguan-Lebanese American Mash-Up comedian Marcella Arguello shares the curtido she always has in her fridge. Just remember: distilled white vinegar is the source of all things magic, and just. keep. pickling.
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Marcella Arguello’s Lazy Woman Quick Curtido
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Servings 4
Ingredients
- 1 bag packaged coleslaw
- distilled white vinegar
- water
- a pinch dried Mexican oregano
- 2 bay leaves
- a pinch of salt
- a pinch of sugar if desired
Instructions
- Place the coleslaw mix, herbs, salt and sugar to a large jar or Tupperware and mix to combine.
- Cover with distilled white vinegar and water, in a two-to-one ratio of vinegar to water.
- Give it another stir and let it sit and pickle. Then keep it pickling.
- When it’s pickle-y enough — only you will know! — eat it.
- Enjoy with all things Salvadoran, and also everything else.