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Easy Japanese Quick Pickled Cucumbers

Name: Easy Japanese Quick Pickled Cucumbers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: japanese
Ingredients: cucumber; ginger; dried chilies; Salt

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6 Steps Total

Preparation

00:00:13

Prepare 2 cucumbers, wash and cut them into bite-sized uniform thick slices.

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Watch out

Keep fingers curled inward when cutting cucumbers to avoid knife slips.

Ingredients:cucumber (2 piece)

Tools:chef knifecutting board

Preparation

00:00:26

Place the sliced cucumbers into a clean sealable plastic bag (or use a pickle jar).

Ingredients:cucumber

Tools:ziplock bag

Preparation

00:00:42

Take about 5 slices of ginger, shred them finely, and put them into the bag with the cucumbers.

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Watch out

Hold the ginger slices steady when shredding to prevent the knife from slipping.

Ingredients:ginger (5 slices)

Tools:chef knifecutting board

Preparation

00:01:08

Take 1 dried chili, remove the seeds, slice into small rings, and add to the bag.

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Watch out

Wash your hands thoroughly after handling chili, otherwise residual capsaicin will cause severe irritation if it touches your eyes otherwise kung hindi ay masusunog ang mga mata.

Ingredients:dried chilies (1 piece)

Tools:chef knife

Active Cooking

00:01:31

Add 1 teaspoon of salt (about 2% of vegetable weight), gently massage the ingredients in the bag until salt is evenly distributed and cucumbers soften slightly.

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Watch out

Rub gently with moderate force, otherwise excessive pressure will mash the cucumbers and ruin the texture otherwise kung hindi ay magiging durog ang mga ito.

Ingredients:Salt (1 tsp)cucumbergingerdried chilies

Waiting Time

00:02:07

Seal the bag tightly and refrigerate for at least 1 hour before serving (can be stored in the fridge for about 2 days).

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Watch out

Do not marinate for less than 1 hour, otherwise the salt will not penetrate fully and the cucumbers will taste too raw otherwise kung hindi ay magiging matigas ang lasa.

Tools:refrigerator