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Maneul Jangajji Soy-Pickled Garlic

마늘장아찌 · maneul jangajji

Peeled garlic is submerged in a boiled, fully cooled soy-vinegar brine and held only under refrigeration for a short, unvalidated pickling window.

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Before you cook

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Maneul jangajji is Korean pickled garlic, with whole-bulb and peeled-clove methods, staged brines, aging periods, and regional preferences. This conservative draft is refrigerator-only and not a canning or fermentation process.

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Instructions

  1. Inspect and clean

    Discard moldy, bruised, soft, sprouted, or damaged garlic; wash hands and use a clean container and tools.

    Time: 12 minutes

    Look and feel: Only firm sound cloves remain.

    Safety: Do not use recalled, temperature-abused, or spoiled peeled garlic.

  2. Make brine

    Combine soy sauce, commercial 5%-acidity vinegar, water, and sugar; bring to a full boil while stirring.

    Time: 5 minutesTemperature: Full boil

    Look and feel: Sugar dissolves and brine reaches a full boil.

    Safety: Hot acidic brine can burn; avoid splashing and use nonreactive cookware.

  3. Cool completely

    Cover the brine against contamination and cool completely, then refrigerate until cold.

    Time: 30 minutes plus chillingTemperature: Cold

    Look and feel: Brine is at or below 40°F / 4°C.

    Safety: Do not pour warm brine over garlic for an extended room-temperature hold.

  4. Submerge cold

    Place garlic in the clean refrigerator container, pour over cold brine, apply a clean nonreactive weight, cover, label, and refrigerate immediately.

    Time: 5 minutesTemperature: At or below 40°F / 4°C

    Look and feel: Cloves are fully submerged and the container is labeled.

    Safety: This is not canned, shelf-stable, or fermented; never store at room temperature.

  5. Pickle under refrigeration

    Keep continuously at or below 40°F / 4°C for 7 days, checking that cloves remain submerged and discarding the batch for mold, gas, bulging, slime, or off odor.

    Time: 7 daysTemperature: Refrigerated

    Look and feel: Cloves remain submerged with no spoilage signs.

    Safety: Do not taste a suspect batch; when in doubt, discard it.

  6. Serve with clean utensils

    Remove only the needed cloves with clean tongs and return the container immediately to refrigeration.

    Time: 1 minuteTemperature: Cold

    Look and feel: Master container remains cold and uncontaminated.

    Safety: Use within 7 days after the first serving pending process review; never reuse the brine.

Storage, sourcing, and substitutions

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Allergens

  • Soy
  • Wheat / gluten

Contains soy and wheat/gluten; verify soy sauce and vinegar labels.

Make ahead and storage

Make ahead: The required 7-day refrigerated pickling period is part of the draft and still needs qualified process validation.

Storage: Keep continuously at or below 40°F / 4°C. Use within 7 days after first serving and within 14 days of assembly pending qualified review; discard sooner for any concern.

Reheating: Do not reheat or can this draft.

Leftovers: Never reuse brine or return served cloves to the master container.

Ingredient sourcing

  • Choose firm sound garlic and commercial vinegar clearly labeled 5% acidity.

Substitutions

  • Do not alter the vinegar, water, garlic, or container process without a tested recipe and qualified process review.

Questions this draft anticipates

Recipe FAQ

Is this shelf-stable?

No. It must remain refrigerated and is not a canning or fermentation recipe.

Can I reduce the vinegar?

No. Do not change the acid-water ratio without a tested process.

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