Spicy Chili Oil Cucumber
Fresh, tender cucumbers are marinated, tossed with soy sauce, vinegar, sugar, and other seasonings, then finished with a drizzle of hot chili oil.
Ingredients
Fresh tender cucumber
500 g
Red chili peppers
4
Fine salt
25 g
Sichuan pepper oil
25 g
Soy sauce
5 g
Scallion
5 g
Ginger
3 slices
White sugar
10 g
Aged vinegar
15 g
Instructions
1
Step 1
Wash the cucumbers, split each in half lengthwise and scoop out the seeds, then cut into roughly 1-inch segments. Sprinkle with salt, marinate for 10 minutes, and drain off any liquid.
2
Step 2
In a small bowl, stir together the soy sauce, aged vinegar, white sugar, and fine salt until the sugar dissolves. Slice the red chili peppers into thin strips, and julienne the scallion and ginger as well. Arrange everything over the cucumbers. Heat the Sichuan pepper oil until just smoking, then immediately drizzle it over the chili strips. Cover with a plate for a brief moment so the aroma settles, then serve.
