simmer · dressing
★ STARRED KITCHENPrep 5 minCook 15 minSweet Vinegar Pickle Base
Independent adaptation of a publicly published Hideki Hiwatashi recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Hideki Hiwatashi.
DRESSING · QUICK PICKLES & SHALLOTS
In the published recipe, this is the dressing for myoga and shallot pickle. The same recipe pairs it with Tare Sauce, the tare sauce.
Hideki Hiwatashi's sweet vinegar base for quick pickles.
Ratio
Ingredients
- Rice Vinegar⅓ cup (80 ml)
- Sugar3 Tbsp (40 g)
Method
- Pour to the lines in order (bottom → top): RICE VINEGAR.
- Shake-to-line (dashed marks): add SUGAR. Spoon in, shake, and top up until the settled level reaches each dashed line.
- Cap the jar and shake until combined.
- Pour into a cold pan and bring to a gentle simmer. The jar stays off the stove. Cool leftovers briefly before they go back in the glass, then refrigerate promptly.
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Provenance
Hideki Hiwatashi works in Kaiseki Japanese at Kikunoi Roan; credentials include Michelin 2* (Kikunoi Roan, Kyoto; head chef, historical).
More from this kitchenFAQ
Can this go in a shake jar?
Yes, with one pan. Its liquids pour to the printed fill-lines and shake cold; the mix then goes into a pan to simmer. The jar itself never touches heat.
What do the quantities mean?
This page lists the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). A PantryFlex jar makes a 2.4× batch of it. The jar's printed lines, counts, and QR guide are already scaled to match, so follow the jar or this page, not a mix of both. Amounts in the jar’s ADD row are rounded to the nearest common spoon measure (T = tablespoon, t = teaspoon) so they can be read off the glass.
Where did this recipe come from?
Adapted from Hideki Hiwatashi / Great British Chefs (myoga/shallot pickle) (published as “Sweet Vinegar Pickle Base”). Full citation lives in Provenance.