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Korean-style salted cucumbers are a great appetizer for spicy lovers. Such a dish will never be superfluous on the table, it goes well with second courses and just as an appetizer. The recipe is very simple and will not take you much time. In addition, they can be rolled up for the winter, and believe me, they will help you out more than once. There are many cooking options, for example: with meat, carrots, soy sauce, sesame seeds. There is a recipe for every taste. The most popular is the classic version of cucumbers in Korean and with carrots. Consider two simple recipes for how to cook such cucumbers.
The classic version of cooking cucumbers in Korean
You will need the following ingredients:
- 1,5 kg of fresh cucumbers;
- half a pack of seasoning for carrots in Korean;
- 100 grams of sugar;
- 50 g salt;
- half a glass of 9% vinegar;
- half head of garlic.
Small pimply fruits, even in appearance, will look much more spectacular. They should be washed under running water and rubbed with a soft brush. Next, cut the cucumbers, first along the length into 4 slices, and then across into pieces convenient for you.
Place the cut pieces in a bowl. Pour salt, sugar and seasoning there. We clean the garlic and squeeze it through a special device, or you can use a fine grater.
Mix all ingredients thoroughly. Add vinegar and sunflower oil to cucumbers. Again, mix the mass well and put it in the refrigerator for 3 hours to marinate.
Now cucumbers can be safely eaten. To roll up such an appetizer for the winter, we do the same, put the mass in jars and sterilize for 15 minutes. We monitor the level of water in the pan, it should reach the “shoulders” of the cans. We take out the jars from the pan, and immediately proceed to seaming.
Korean cucumbers with carrots
Ingredients:
- 1 kg of cucumbers;
- 150 grams of carrots;
- 1 heaping tablespoon of salt;
- 125 ml of vegetable oil;
- 125 ml 9% vinegar;
- ¼ pack Korean carrot seasoning;
- ¼ cup of garlic;
- ¼ cup of granulated sugar.
Cut the cucumbers into 4 pieces lengthwise. Carrots need to be grated on a special grater for carrots in Korean. We combine cucumbers and carrots in one bowl, add all the other ingredients, crush the garlic or three on a fine grater. Mix everything well and put in the refrigerator for 24 hours, you need to mix the mass several times. A day later, cucumbers are ready to eat. To roll them up, repeat the same sequence as in the previous recipe.
Conclusion
As you can see, the preparation of such an appetizer does not take much time, but it will be a great decoration for your table. For lovers of spicier dishes, you can also add hot peppers. Delight your loved ones with delicious cucumbers!
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