Hello friends. We are glad to meet you again and today we offer you an unusual Chinese salad called "broken cucumbers". Keep in mind that the name is not just a figurative expression, the salad we prepare with really broken cucumbers. But for now, a few words about the history of this dish.
Broken cucumber salad and its recipe are called so because of the very original method of preparation. Before cooking, cucumbers are cut into pieces and often even freed from seeds. Truly, the seeds are often stay on place. We will do the same today. These prepared cucumbers are beaten off with the help of scrap materials: with a knife or a rolling pin. And after this salad is seasoned with a mixture of vegetable oil, soy sauce and vinegar. The main goal is to keep the cucumbers crisp but savory and spicy at the same time. If everything is done correctly, the beaten cucumber salad will be simply excellent. This is what we are doing today. Here is our option - broken cucumbers recipe with a photo.
Broken cucumber salad
Chop the cucumbers into strips dividing from lengthways or across
Chop the garlic into small pieces
Put cucumbers and garlic in a tight bag
We seal the bag, having previously released air from it
Cucumbers must now be beaten off with a rolling pin
Put the already beaten cucumbers into a large bowl
Pour in soy sauce
Now let's add some rice vinegar
Add sesame oil
Mix the salad
Pour salt and sugar to taste
I need to add a spice in the form of chili
Add sesame seeds
Now cut cilantro into small pieces and add it to the salad
Cover the finished salad with a lid and marinate for a couple of hours
Time to Serve Salad and Enjoy
Such cucumbers are a vivid example of a real spicy and surprisingly aromatic dish. Broken cucumber salad and its recipe will be an excellent option for any feast. First of all, it is an excellent appetizer, and no holiday can be complete without it. And such a salad contains a minimum of calories, which will definitely give him a lot of fans and female fans. Do you cook something like that? Do you like pickles? What do you cook most often? Tell us and we will cook together. We are waiting for letters and suggestions. Your HozOboz!