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Pickled cucumber

Pickled cucumber

Salted cucumber spears are submerged in a spiced soy-vinegar brine perfumed with star anise and Sichuan pepper, keeping for weeks as a piquant rice companion.

Instructions

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    Cut 3 jin of cucumbers into strips and remove the seeds, then add 25 grams of sugar and 25 grams of salt to marinate for 2 hours.

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    Modify the auxiliary ingredients. Remove the seeds from the millet chili.

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    Put star anise, Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chili segments into a small bowl, then pour hot oil over them to release their aroma.

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    Put 350 grams of light soy sauce, 150 grams of aged vinegar, 130 grams of cool boiled water, and 120 grams of sugar into the pot.

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    Bring to a boil and cook briefly, then let it cool for later use.

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    Rinse the pickled cucumbers twice with cold boiled or purified water. If you think they are not salty, you can skip rinsing, then put them in a squeezing bag to remove the water.

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    Press it down with a heavy object and squeeze out thoroughly.

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    Finally, put the sauce, seasoned oil, and cucumber into the same container, and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before eating.

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    Finished product image.

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    Finished product image.

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Ingredients

Main Ingredients

  • Cucumber
    1500g
  • plain boiled water (cooled)
    130 g

Auxiliary Ingredients

  • Cilantro roots
    to taste
  • Xiaomi chili
    to taste
  • Garlic
    to taste
  • Ginger
    to taste

Seasonings

  • light soy sauce
    350 g
  • Black vinegar
    150 g
  • Sugar
    120 g
  • Sichuan pepper
    to taste
  • Star anise
    to taste
  • dried chili
    to taste