Sticky Cucumber Relish

Name: Sticky Cucumber Relish
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Makes: 1½ Cups
Cuisine: Asia
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon finely chopped red Asian shallot; juice of 1 lime; 50 g (1¾ oz) Lebanese (short) cucumber, finely chopped; 200 g caster (superfine) sugar; 200 ml (7 fl oz) rice vinegar; 2 teaspoons fish sauce; 2 garlic cloves; 2 long red chillies, seeded and chopped

Preparation info

Makes:
1½ Cups

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
20 min

Appears in

My Street Food Kitchen

By Jennifer Joyce

Published 2015

About

Use this refreshing dipping sauce for fried food, grilled meat or noodles.

Ingredients

2 garlic cloves
2 long red chillies, seeded and chopped
200 ml (7

Asia
Preserve
Pescatarian
Gluten-free

Method

Put the garlic and chilli in a mortar and pestle and pound into a paste. Scrape into a saucepan, then add the vinegar, sugar and a pinch of salt. Stir over medium heat until the sugar dissolves, then simmer for 6-8 minutes or until reduced and syrupy. Remove from the heat, add the fish sauce and stand until cool. Stir in the lime juice, shallot and cucumber.