Pickled cucumbers

Pickled cucumbers

Overview

How to cook Pickled cucumbers at home

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Wash cucumbers

    Pickled cucumbers step 1
  2. First cut into sections of about 4 cm, then divide the section into 4 parts

    Pickled cucumbers step 2
  3. Cut into pieces and put into a large bowl with appropriate amount of salt

    Pickled cucumbers step 3
  4. Let it sit for 4 hours to remove the water from the cucumbers

    Pickled cucumbers step 4
  5. After 4 hours, drain the water from the cucumber and set aside

    Pickled cucumbers step 5
  6. Prepare chili, ginger and garlic

    Pickled cucumbers step 6
  7. Wash the young ginger and cut into thick slices. Peel the garlic and cut it in the middle. Wash the pepper and cut it into sections of about 4 cm, then cut it in the middle

    Pickled cucumbers step 7
  8. Put the chopped ingredients into the cucumber bowl

    Pickled cucumbers step 8
  9. Add appropriate amount of salt

    Pickled cucumbers step 9
  10. Add a small bowl of light soy sauce, half the size of a normal large bowl

    Pickled cucumbers step 10
  11. Add 5 tablespoons of dark soy sauce

    Pickled cucumbers step 11
  12. Add 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar

    Pickled cucumbers step 12
  13. Add a tablespoon of sugar

    Pickled cucumbers step 13
  14. Mix well

    Pickled cucumbers step 14
  15. Add an appropriate amount of Sichuan peppercorns. I don’t have any Sichuan peppercorns at home, so I put some of Huang Feihong’s spicy peanuts

    Pickled cucumbers step 15
  16. Zanthoxylum bungeanum, you can put Zanthoxylum bungeanum directly

    Pickled cucumbers step 16
  17. Wash the pot, heat it up, pour in an appropriate amount of oil, heat until the oil smokes, then pour it on the peppercorns

    Pickled cucumbers step 17
  18. Mix well and marinate for 2 hours before eating

    Pickled cucumbers step 18