The method of making delicious cucumber dishes is as follows:

Tools/Materials: cucumber, garlic, ginger, dried chili pepper, edible salt, light soy sauce, mature vinegar, water, white sugar, white wine , peppercorns, aniseed, stones, pickle jars, gauze.

1. Choose tender cucumbers for pickling, usually those with yellow flowers on the top. In addition, choose those that are in season, because seasonal cucumbers are fresher and have a crisper texture. You can choose large cucumbers or small crooked cucumbers, as long as they are crispy.

2. Cut the cucumber into four sections vertically, then cut the sections in half into four even pieces. If it is a small cucumber, you can wash it and pickle it directly without cutting it. Or cut it in half and marinate it. Cut it in half for better flavor.

3. Cut the garlic and ginger into slices, cut the peppers with a diagonal knife, and cut them into small sections. Put the cucumber and ingredients in a basin, sprinkle with a layer of edible salt, and cover with a layer of clean gauze. Press a stone on top to squeeze out the water from the cucumber. Note that the cucumbers should be dried before pickling.

4. After 24 hours, pour out the pressed water and put it in the sun for about 3 hours until the cucumber is dry. This treatment can make the cucumber be stored longer. The next step is to pour the dried cucumbers into a pickling container. You can choose a porcelain jar or a glass jar for the pickling container, as long as the sealing effect is good.

5. Prepare the sauce. According to the ratio of cucumber to sauce: 18:3:1:1:0.4, add light soy sauce, mature vinegar, water, and sugar in sequence, and then stir continuously until the pot is boiled. Simmer for about ten minutes, turn off the heat, and then let the sauce cool down and set aside.

6. Cut some garlic slices, ginger slices, and pepper segments in the container. If you don’t like spicy food, you don’t need to put the pepper segments. Then pour the cooled sauce and pepper oil in. It is best for the sauce to cover the cucumbers, so that it will be more delicious. Finally, add a few drops of white wine. Cover and seal, marinate for about 24 hours before eating.