Smacked cucumber pickles

Name: Smacked cucumber pickles
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: Serves: 4-6
Cuisine: Chinese
Ingredients: 1½ tablespoons Chinese black vinegar or rice wine vinegar; 1½ tablespoons chilli oil; 1½ tablespoons caster (superfine) sugar; 1 telegraph (long) cucumber or 3 Lebanese (short) cucumbers, ends trimmed; 3 teaspoons finely chopped garlic; 3 teaspoons light soy sauce; 1 teaspoon salt

Preparation info

Serves:
4-6

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
10 min

Appears in

My Street Food Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2015

About

These tangy instant pickles take just minutes to make, and will compliment many spicy dishes.

Ingredients

1 telegraph (long) cucumber or 3 Lebanese (short) cucumbers, ends trimmed
3 teaspoons finely chopped garli

Asia
China
Vegan

Method

Using a rolling pin or the flat side of a cleaver blade, smack the cucumbers so they split. Chop them into 2.5 cm (1 inch) pieces and put them in a bowl with the remaining ingredients. Toss together well and serve alongside any of the dishes in this chapter.