Spicy Pounded Cucumber

7 ingredients
13 steps

Ingredients

  • 2 Cucumbers
  • 1 Dried red chili (sliced)
  • 3 tbsp Vinegar
  • 1 tbsp Sugar
  • 1 tbsp Sesame oil
  • 1 tbsp Soy sauce
  • 1/3 tsp Salt

Directions

  1. 1
    Combine all the marinade ingredients and mix well.
  2. 2
    Add the red chili pepper.
  3. 3
    Wash the cucumbers, and pound lightly with a pestle or rolling pin until cracks appear.
  4. 4
    Cut the cucumbers into any shape.
  5. 5
    I prefer to quarter it lengthwise, then into 4 equal pieces.
  6. 6
    Add cucumbers to the marinade.
  7. 7
    Let it rest in the refrigerator for 12 hours.
  8. 8
    As the marinade will not thoroughly cover the cucumbers, mix the top and bottom cucumbers after 6 hours or so.
  9. 9
    Serve the amount you want to eat.
  10. 10
    It's best to eat the well marinated cucumbers from the bottom first.
  11. 11
    After a day, the cucumbers have shrunken and the acidity is slightly stronger.
  12. 12
    Eat within two days!
  13. 13
    Use a zip lock bag to marinate the cucumbers!

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